Fwd: Re: vtk & MacOS

[Lisa Sobierajski Avila]

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>Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:01:57 -0400
>From: Yves Starreveld <ystarrev at julian.uwo.ca>
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>To: Lisa Sobierajski Avila <lisa.avila at kitware.com>
>Subject: Re: vtk & MacOS
>
>Problems:
>1) filename length - since some of the source names are >31 chars long,
>though the file system will now keep the files straight, the finder is
>still limited. You need to rename about 20 files (and associated .h
>files), and update all the references to them in the other files. I have
>a Python script which does this in about 2min.
>2) Display - you need to write your own subclasses to implement any
>interactions with the Mac's window manager.
>3) Python/Tk - perhaps just use C++ for now.
>4) Running under OSX - display issues persist, as there is no X-Server
>(Xnext is available, but slow), there is hardware accelerated OpenGL if
>you use a Voodoo2 board.
>5) LinuxPPC - compile and install quite straightforward, runs well. No
>hardware accelerated OpenGL.
>
>Suggestion: wait for OSX Client to arrive in early 2000. Write an
>interface to Quartz for the display issues.
>In the meantime, if you must run vtk on Mac hardware, use LinuxPPC.
>Yves
> 



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