[vtkusers] compiling VTK on Mac OSX with Python

[Martin Costabel]

Dave Reed wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to get VTK with Python support compiled on Mac OS X 10.3. I'm 
> a long time Linux and Solaris user but just getting started with OS X so 
> I'm not up on all the changes that need made.

You could try the Fink package vtk-py23. It is vtk 4.4 and works with 
the python-2.3 installed by Fink.
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> /Users/dreed/VTK/Rendering/tkInternals/tk84OSX/tkIntXlibDecls.h:935: 
> error: declaration
>    of C function `void XQueryColor(Display*, long unsigned int, XColor*)'
>    conflicts with
> /usr/include/X11/Xlib.h:3484: error: previous declaration `int
>    XQueryColor(Display*, long unsigned int, XColor*)' here
> /Users/dreed/VTK/Rendering/tkInternals/tk84OSX/tkIntXlibDecls.h:939: 
> error: declaration
>    of C function `void XQueryColors(Display*, long unsigned int, 
> XColor*, int)'
>    conflicts with
> /usr/include/X11/Xlib.h:3493: error: previous declaration `int
>    XQueryColors(Display*, long unsigned int, XColor*, int)' here
> In file included from /Users/dreed/VTK/Rendering/vtkTkRenderWidget.cxx:38,
>                  from 
> /Users/dreed/VTK/Rendering/vtkTkRenderWidgetPython.cxx:17:
> /Users/dreed/VTK/Rendering/tkInternals/tk84OSX/tkMacOSXInt.h:20:22: 
> tkMacOSX.h: No such file or directory

You need to switch VTK_USE_CARBON off when you build for X11.

-- 
Martin