[vtk-developers] vtk remote modules - more than one filter per?

[Aron Helser]

On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 1:54 PM, Brad King <brad.king at kitware.com> wrote:

> On 05/21/2018 11:23 AM, Aron Helser wrote:
> > I would like to combine two or more filters in a single repository.
>
> Certainly two filters can exist in one module.  However, we the module
> infrastructure (intentionally by design) does not allow module behavior
> to be configured with options.  Therefore switching the filters separately
> would require them to be in separate modules.
>
> IIUC you want to have two remote modules in a single repository.  I don't
> think we currently support that.
>
OK, glad I wasn't missing something obvious!


>
> > I think I'm running afoul of the 2-level module globbing of VTK
>
> Yes, the `Remote/` container directory takes up one level.  FYI we
> currently support only modules at *exactly* two levels deep.  This was
> by design for simplicity.
>
> If we want to try to support your use case directly some design work will
> be needed.  However, the current module system will be replaced by a whole
> new module system soon so updates to the current one are discouraged.
>
Just curious when 'soon' might be? version 8.2 ?


> For now I suggest using one repository with a separate branch for each
> module.  Configure it as two different remote modules in VTK's source.
> The `GIT_TAG` in each module will refer to a commit on a different
> branch of the one repository.
>
Thanks! I thought of this as a possibility for organization, but I think it
would feel a lot like separate repositories, so I'll get some feedback
before going this route...


>
> -Brad
>
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