[vtkusers] Solution to get VTK on RedHat 7.0

[Jan Vittrup Hansen]

Another solution:

  rh70 rpms are now at the kitware ftp site.

  regards, Jan...


On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, you wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> The steps to get running VTK on RedHat are (always as root):
> 1. Install RedHat 7.0
> 2. Upgrade the RedHat with bugfixes from ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0
> 3. Install the graphics card drivers if possible. To the Matrox G400
> install drivers from the Matrox website 
> (http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/latest/home.cfm). I don't have a
> Matrox but I think these are the drivers to get acceleration on linux.
> 4. Install TCL, Python and JDK (optional if you only want C++)
> 5. Install VTK:
>   5.1. cd to /usr/local/src
>   5.1. Run "tar zxvf vtk32-src-unix.tgz" and cd to vtk3.2
>   5.2. Edit /usr/local/src/vtk3.2/user.make (like in attach)
>   5.3. Run "./configure --with-tkwidget --with-shared --with-tcl 
> --with-java --with-python --with-patented --with-contrib"
>   5.4. Run "gmake" to build VTK
>   5.5. Run "gmake install"
>   5.6. Run ldconfig to update your libraries (I'm not sure that this is
> needed)
>   5.7. To use vtk in java add /usr/local/lib/vtk.jar to your CLASSPATH and
> add /usr/local/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
> 6. Install VTK data files from kitware and set the VTK_DATA variable to
> point to the directory vtkdata created.
> 8. Now you can run the demos.
> 
> I think I don't forget any step.
> 
> This works for me. I expect the same for you.
> 
> 
> On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Francesco Vespignani - Euganea Medica s.r.l. wrote:
> 
> > Dear Carlos, I have seen form vtkusers list that you worked a lot for
> > installing (complie etc.) vtk on red hat 7.0. I am nearly new both in
> > RedHat and in vtk (i used vtk with VisualC++ in MS windows98 and i
> > used digital unix some years ago) so that it is a bit difficult for me
> > follow your mails to understand exactly what to do. If you could send
> > me the final steps you think are needed for working with vtk under
> > RedHat 7.0 i would appreciate it very much.  I have a Matrox Millenium
> > G400 graphic card and i want to cofigure --with-tcl (not phyton or
> > java for the moment). I'd like to use --with-mesa or --with-openGL if
> > is possible to use graphic card harware, but for now i can't run the
> > simple mace.tcl program ! Any help form you would be very useful.
> > 
> > tank you very much 
> > (for time spent to read this message :)
> > 
> > bye
> > Francesco
> > 
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Francesco Vespignani
> > 
> > Euganea Medica s.r.l.
> > Via Colombo 13
> > 35020 Albignasego Padova
> > Italy
> > 
> > tel (+39)0498044823
> > fax (+39)0498801599
> > 
> > 
> 
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