[vtk-developers] [ANNOUNCE] New module system landing

[Ben Boeckel]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2019 at 15:23:18 -0800, Bill Lorensen wrote:
> I'm not sure if I asked this before? Can the old and new module system
> coexist?

>From VTK's side, not really (i.e., it can't provide both at the same
time). There are just core incompatibilities between the two (the
current one is allergic to imported targets and the new one strongly
prefers them).

For projects providing VTK modules, it won't be easy, but should be
possible.

For projects just consuming VTK, supporting VTK 8.2 and 9.0 at the same
time is possible with a few if blocks and variables for abstraction. I
plan on getting to WikiExamples after ParaView has its merge.

--Ben