[vtkusers] Cone.java example hangs on Mac OS 10.3.9

[Mike Jackson]

This most definitely has everything to do with RPATH and how the  
native c++ libraries and executables are linked.

if you run the "otool -L [library]" command on one of the libraries  
in the "bin" directory what is the output?

The first few lines will tell you if there is a hard coded path set  
for that library. This is why the paths MUST be exactly the same  
between the 2 machines. There are ways to change this path but it  
gets messy very quick. I would just make sure the paths match between  
computers. If the program you are going to write will eventually get  
deployed to others then you will need to revisit the whole RPATH  
ordeal...

You may also want to try and upgrade to Tiger if at all possible. If  
your are loading Tiger on an older machine and worry about speed  
issues, dont. In my experience, Tiger will run at the same speed as  
Panther on the same hardware. If you can not upgrade for other  
reasons.. then I do not have any suggestions.

Cheers
-- 
Mike Jackson   Senior Research Engineer
Innovative Management & Technology Services


On Aug 8, 2007, at 1:12 PM, Jennifer West wrote:

> I tried moving the Cone file to a new location, but I started  
> getting library problems again. However, everything worked again if  
> I copied all the libvtk* files into the folder with Cone.java -- as  
> long as a copy of the libraries also remained in the bin folder as  
> well.
>
> I haven't worked out these library issues yet - maybe it has  
> something to do with compiling with rpath set to OFF.

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