[vtkusers] installing vtk cvs version. tcl works, cpp does not!

[Brad King]

Brian Lading wrote:
> Hello there! 
> 
> I have just installed the cvs version of VTK (a few days old).
> Everything compiles and 'makes' ok. But when I do a testing of the
> examples, eg Medical1.xxx I have no problems with the tcl and the python
> scripts BUT the cpp programs all crashes with a segmentation fault! 
> 
> The cpp programs compiles and links, and it is possible to instantiate
> objects, but its NOT possible to use the objects!, eg for Medical1.cxx:
> 
>   vtkRenderer *aRenderer = vtkRenderer::New();
>   vtkRenderWindow *renWin = vtkRenderWindow::New();
>   renWin->AddRenderer(aRenderer);
>   vtkRenderWindowInteractor *iren = vtkRenderWindowInteractor::New();
>   iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin);
>  
>   vtkVolume16Reader *v16 = vtkVolume16Reader::New();
> /* until this point everything is ok! */
>   v16->SetDataDimensions (64,64);
> --- > Segmentation fault

I cannot duplicate this problem with a CVS version from Monday. 
However, I did have to modify the example to get it to compile because 
the CVS version is undergoing heavy changes right now.  I suggest you 
checkout the "VTK-4-4" branch and use that until the next release.

-Brad