[vtkusers] new user attempting install on mac OSX

[Glen Lehmann]

on my linux box it's set to /usr/lib/libutil.so but I've never tried 
setting it in os x. it's not necessary for the build so you can just 
leave is as notfound.

good luck,
glen

Byron Amerson wrote:

>thanks Glen,
>
>one more related question:  what about the //Utility library needed for
>vtkpython PYTHON_UTIL_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=
>
>is this set equal to: /sw/lib/python2.2/distutils ?
>
>Byron
>
>On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Glen Lehmann wrote:
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>>Hi Byron,
>>
>>your CMakeCache.txt should have this line;
>>
>>PYTHON_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/sw/lib/python2.2/config/libpython2.2.dylib
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>>as a general rule if you can't "ld" the filepath in a terminal then
>>cmake will complain on os x.
>>
>>glen
>>
>>Byron Amerson wrote:
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>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I am attempting an install of VTK with the goal of then installing mayavi.
>>>Im using a mac imac  ppc running OSX.2.4 with developer tools
>>>installed, all relevant unix apps are installed via fink -- and here is
>>>where I think the problem is. The make sequence gets hung up looking for
>>>the python2.2 libs and python utils lib (does this mean 'distutils'??).
>>>
>>>Fink moves things around a bit, here are what I think are the correct
>>>paths to the pythons libs: /sw/lib/python2.2/   and
>>>/sw/lib/python2.2/distutils/  --Are these correct??
>>>
>>>Are there any fink users out there who have install VTK with the python
>>>wrappers succesfully?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
>>>
>>>The following errors are returned by make:
>>>
>>>Building shared module
>>>/usr/local/VTK-4.2.2/bin/libvtkCommonPython.so...
>>>ld: can't map file: /sw/lib ((os/kern) invalid argument)
>>>make[3]: *** [/usr/local/VTK-4.2.2/bin/libvtkCommonPython.so] Error 1
>>>make[2]: *** [default_target] Error 2
>>>make[1]: *** [default_target_Common] Error 2
>>>make: *** [default_target] Error 2
>>>
>>>
>>>Byron Amerson
>>>MS student
>>>University of Washington
>>>Department of Earth and Space Sciences
>>>
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