[vtkusers] Getting Started Questions

David Cole david.cole at kitware.com
Fri Sep 5 15:03:19 EDT 2008 

ctest -R "^TestName$"
in the build directory will run just tests that match the regular expression
"^TestName$"


On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Labitt, Bruce
<labittb1 at tycoelectronics.com>wrote:

> I just tried your suggestion.  We are getting a little closer.  Now 7%
> of the tests pass vs 4% before.
>
> The first 19 tests pass, then it gets a bit patchy.  I notice that lots
> of python related tests fail.
>
> -Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Jackson [mailto:mike.jackson at bluequartz.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 2:35 PM
> To: Labitt, Bruce
> Cc: vtkusers at vtk.org
> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Getting Started Questions
>
> Someone else can chime in here but I think there is a way to just run
> one test. What you need to do is run one test that fails and figure
> out _why_ it failed. Did it fail because it couldn't find the
> libraries? or did it fail because OpenGL or the Window Manager mucked
> things up?
>
> Try this?
>
> in your terminal (assuming bash) "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=
> $LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/home/me/VTK-build/bin"
>
> and then try "make test" again.
>
> If everything goes just fine, then "make install" will install
> everything into the "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX" location which is probably /
> usr/local. If you want to "sandbox" the installation change the
> "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX" to /usr/local/vtk-5.2 and build again.
>
> Mike
>
> On Sep 5, 2008, at 2:18 PM, Labitt, Bruce wrote:
>
> > I just did everything all over again.  It appeared that make
> > completed.
> > [100%] Built target VTKExamplesTarget is the last line.
> >
> > However, make test results in 4% of tests passing - all others fail.
> > This is the same as before.  I did not use RPATH.
> >
> > I'm trying again - maybe I messed something up.  I started with a
> > blank
> > VTK-build directory again.
> >
> > If [VTK-build] $ make        completed, then
> > [VTK-build] $ make test      should work if all is good?
> >
> > If make test is good then I do sudo make install, yes?
> >
> > -Bruce
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David E DeMarle [mailto:dave.demarle at kitware.com]
> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:25 AM
> > To: Labitt, Bruce
> > Cc: Mike Jackson; vtkusers at vtk.org
> > Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Getting Started Questions
> >
> > And unless you did a make install the only thing that configuring and
> > building vtk would change is the build directory.
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Labitt, Bruce
> > <labittb1 at tycoelectronics.com> wrote:
> >> I was wondering about make clean.  Doesn't that clean up stuff that
> > vtk
> >> may have scattered thru my disk, libraries etc?  I am definitely
> > blowing
> >> away VTK-build.
> >>
> >> -Bruce
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Mike Jackson [mailto:mike.jackson at bluequartz.net]
> >> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:04 AM
> >> To: Labitt, Bruce
> >> Cc: vtkusers at vtk.org
> >> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Getting Started Questions
> >>
> >> The surest way to get a complete rebuild is to just blow away
> >> everything in the VTK-Build directory. Rerun ccmake setting all your
> >> custom selections that you want. The rebuild.
> >>
> >> You can try running cmake ../VTK from the VTK-Build directory and see
> >> if the newer ATI stuff is picked up. I am not sure how to tell that
> >> though. I would just blow away and start over. The build is
> >> relatively
> >> quick on a newer machine. 15 Minutes or so.
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Mike Jackson - Principal Software Engineer
> >> www.bluequartz.net
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sep 5, 2008, at 10:56 AM, Labitt, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >>> I originally used ccmake and set "t" for the advanced view.  I did
> > not
> >>> use RPATH originally.  In ccmake I set enabling python.
> >>>
> >>> BUILD_TESTING is on.  I just did a make test and found that most
> > tests
> >>> failed.  Umm, 916 out of 952 tests failed!
> >>>
> >>> I just realized that I built vtk BEFORE I installed the ATI3D
> > drivers.
> >>> That means I did not have "opengl" stuff installed.  So, do I need
> >>> to
> >>> rebuild vtk?  I presume yes.
> >>>
> >>> If I need to rebuild, then what do I do?
> >>>
> >>> make clean ? to uninstall everything
> >>>
> >>> Then delete the contents of /VTK-build
> >>> and execute
> >>> [VTK-build]$ env CC=/usr/bin/gcc CXX=/usr/bin/g++ ccmake ../VTK
> >>>
> >>> This is because I want to do a out-of-source build.
> >>>
> >>> Does that sound right?  /VTK has the original files, and /VTKData
> >>> the
> >>> data files.
> >>>
> >>> Directory Structure
> >>> /home/me
> >>> /home/me/VTK   ==> unmolested extracted files
> >>> /home/me/VTK-build ==> where I want stuff to be built
> >>> /home/me/VTKData       ==> unmolested data files
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> -Bruce
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Mike Jackson [mailto:mike.jackson at bluequartz.net]
> >>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 10:02 AM
> >>> To: Labitt, Bruce
> >>> Cc: vtkusers at vtk.org
> >>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Getting Started Questions
> >>>
> >>> Couple ideas, but they may be way off for Linux.
> >>>  First, use "ccmake" to run the "gui" version of cmake. After that
> >>> launches press the "t" key to get the advanced view. Scroll down the
> >>> list and look for VTK_USE_RPATH (I think that is it) and turn that
> > ON.
> >>> This allows running VTK apps from the build directory but will stop
> >>> any type of actual "install" of vtk. This may solve the library
> >>> loading issues.
> >>>
> >>>   Still in ccmake, there is an option to "BUILD_TESTING". Turn this
> >>> on or make sure it was ON. Type "c" to configure again. Type "g" to
> >>> generate new makefiles and exit ccmake.
> >>>  Recompile vtk. If you have a multi-core/multi-processor system use
> >>> "make -j2" to help speed up the recompile.
> >>>  After the compilation reaches 100% you can do a "make test" which
> >>> will run all the tests and report any errors. Simply watch the
> >>> output
> >>> for any tests that fail. If they all pass then you have a good
> >>> build.
> >>>
> >>> Hope some of that helps
> >>> -----
> >>> Mike
> >>> www.bluequartz.net
> >>>
> >>> On Sep 5, 2008, at 9:54 AM, Labitt, Bruce wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks Mike.
> >>>>
> >>>> Believe me, I'm far from a guru myself - that is why I am "here"
> >>>> asking
> >>>> questions.  Instead of using LD_LIBRARY_PATH, shouldn't I just use
> >>>> ldconfig for the new directory of libraries?  I would have thought
> >>>> the
> >>>> build process would have done this already..
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, compile did reach 100%.  Is there a log file showing that
> >>>> everything passes?
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Mike Jackson [mailto:mike.jackson at bluequartz.net]
> >>>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 9:18 AM
> >>>> To: Labitt, Bruce
> >>>> Cc: vtkusers at vtk.org
> >>>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Getting Started Questions
> >>>>
> >>>> I am not a linux guru but it looks like your LD_LIBRARAY_PATH may
> >>>> need
> >>>> to include the VTK-build/bin directory.
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, when you compiled vtk, did the compile reach 100% ?? That
> > would
> >>>> indicate a successful compile.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mike
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sep 5, 2008, at 8:57 AM, Labitt, Bruce wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I'm trying to get started with vtk.  I have downloaded vtk5.2.  I
> >>>>> used
> >>>>> cmake 2.6 to build vtk on a RHEL5.2 clone.  How can I tell if the
> >>>>> build
> >>>>> is really successful?  Can I examine an output file?  Is there a
> >>>>> test
> >>>>> suite I can run?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have built vtk out of place into a VTK-build directory.  Some of
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> files in the VTK-build/bin directory do not run, for instance,
> >>>>> when I
> >>>>> run
> >>>>> [ bin]$./GraphicsCxxTests         the result is
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ./GraphicsCxxTests: error while loading shared libraries:
> >>>>> libvtkRendering.so.5.2: cannot open shared object file: No such
> > file
> >>>>> or
> >>>>> directory
> >>>>>
> >>>>> libvtkRendering.so.5.2 is in the current directory bin
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Other files do run, like Medical1, and Cone6.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I attempted to compile in python support.  I cannot tell if this
> > was
> >>>>> done properly however.  If I type
> >>>>> [ VTK-build/bin] $ vtkpython
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I get
> >>>>> vtk version 5.0.4, vtk source  rather than the expected 5.2.  Is
> >>>>> this
> >>>>> correct?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If I type [ VTK-build/bin]$ ./vtkpython  I get
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ./vtkpython: error while loading shared libraries: libvtkViews.so.
> >>>>> 5.2:
> >>>>> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There is a libvtkViews.so.5.2 in the directory...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> Bruce
> >>>
> >>
>
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