[vtkusers] make install failure on OSX10.2.6? python import error

[Karl Garsha]

Hello Daniel,
It is important that you download the CVS version of VTK for OS X with 
Python2.3.  Python2.3 nessecitated some changes to the way VTK creates 
the Python wrappers.  This should fix the problem you are experiencing.

To accomplish this, make sure you are connected to the internet and open 
a terminal.  Type:

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous at public.kitware.com:/cvsroot/VTK login
(respond with password vtk)

next, check out the source code:

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous at public.kitware.com:/cvsroot/VTK checkout VTK

You should probably make sure you have the most recent version of CMake 
as well.
 
Regards,
Karl G.

Dr. Daniel James White PhD wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> After some effort with cmake and CMakeCache.txt editing I have 
> managed  to compile and link vtk using carbon windowing interface with 
> python  and tcl wrapping. The make install step gave no errors.
> I then ran the setup.py install script for the python wrapping (  
> VTK/Wrapping/Python/setup.py )
> No problems there.
>
> However when attempting to import vtk within the python interpreter, 
> I  get an import error, eg
>
> [danwhites-ibook:/Applications/Mayavi/mayavi] danwhite% pythonw
> Python 2.3 (#2, Jul 30 2003, 11:45:28)
> [GCC 3.1 20020420 (prerelease)] on darwin
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import vtk
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>   File  
> "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site- 
> packages/vtk_python/vtk/__init__.py", line 27, in ?
>     from common import *
>   File  
> "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site- 
> packages/vtk_python/vtk/common.py", line 7, in ?
>     from libvtkCommonPython import *
> ImportError: Failure linking new module: libvtkCommonPythonD.dylib:  
> dyld:  
> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/Resources/Python.app/ 
> Contents/MacOS/Python can't open library: libvtkCommonPythonD.dylib   
> (No such file or directory, errno = 2)
>
> >>>
>
> I am trying to run mayavi and of course this problem prevents it from  
> working.
>
> The file libvtkCommonPythonD.dylib was built in the make process
> (in VTK/Common/libvtkCommonPython.dylib),
> But maybe it wasn't installed to the location it is being looked for  
> in? This is the only copy on my system.
>
> Do I need to specify something extra in my CMakeCache.txt file to get  
> this file (and maybe others) installed in the right place?
>
> The test programs in the VTK/bin directory, eg TimeRenderer work fine.
>
> any ideas anyone?
>
> I'd love to get Mayavi working on my iBook, so I can show off the 
> great  new volume rendering module at the ELSO conference in Germany 
> this  weekend....
>
> cheers
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> Dr. Daniel James White BSc. (Hons.) PhD
> Cell Biology
> Department of biological and environmental science
> PO Box  35
> University of Jyväskylä
> Jyväskylä FIN 40014
> Finland
> +358 (0)14 260 4183 (work)
> +358 (0)414740463 (mob)
>
> http://www.chalkie.org.uk
> dan at chalkie.org.uk
> white at cc.jyu.fi
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