[vtkusers] setting up VTK (one step at a time)

[Rasmus Reinhold Paulsen]

On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Stephen Burks wrote:

> ok so I have been trying for the last couple of days
> to get the VTK software up an running on a Win XP
> system, and I have the following problems. 
> 
> 1) I have downloaded the software (version 4.2) and it
> says the following should be done:
> 
> 1) Install the VTK 4.2 distribution by unzipping into
> the 
>      appropriate directory.
> 
>   2) Execute CMakeSetup. This will pop-up a little
>      GUI that allows you to tailor the build. It then
> starts
>      building .dsw and .dsp files for Microsoft, or
> makefiles for Borland.
>      You'll have to tell CMakeSetup where you've
> placed your VTK source 
>      code, and where to build the object code and
> dll's 
>      (we'll call it "vtkbin").
> 
>   3) When CMakeSetup completes, start up msdev and
> load VTK.dsw.
>      Select ALL_BUILD project, and build it.
> 
> 2) I think I am supposed to use the
> vtk42/lib/vtk/CMake directory, and when I use
> CMakeSetup to create the files needed for Visual
> Studio.NET, I am unable to really do anything with the
> files to be compiled in VS.NET.  Does anyone here have
> any idea as to what is happening that is causing me to
> not be able to compile the programs?  Am I using the
> correct directory to start with in the CMakeSetup
> program, or should I use another dirctory in the
> CMakeSetup program?
> 
> If anyone knows of a pretty comprehensive site (I have
> looked on the internet but have not found anything)
> that gives detailed information on this process, I
> would be more than happy to start with that.

Perhaps you can use something from the installation guide found at (in
the manuals section):

http://www.imm.dtu.dk/~rrp

Regards,
Rasmus