[vtkusers] Need Help Compiling VTK on OS X With Python Wrappers and a Local Python Installation

[Berk Geveci]

Did you try setting PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR and PYTHON_LIBRARY to point to
your Python build? Note that these are advanced settings so you will
have to turn on advanced mode in CMake.

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Smith, Mark E CTR USAF AFMC AEDC/ATA
<Mark.E.Smith at arnold.af.mil> wrote:
> I suspect that this question has been answered, but so for I have not
> been able to find the answer. I want to build and install VTK with
> Python wrappers on OS X. I must install VTK locally since I do not have
> root access. I have a local installation of Python. When I build VTK the
> system installation of Python and the libraries in the Python framework
> are used. Thus, when I run my local python and attempt to import vtk I
> get an error like below.
>
> Fatal Python error: Interpreter not initialized (version mismatch?)
>
> I have LD_LIBRARY_PATH and DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH set to the path where my
> local Python libraries exist. I have my path set to pickup my local
> python executable and that is what is reported when I configure with
> ccmake. My local python installation does not have frameworks or dylib
> files. I am using VTK 5.4.2. Any suggestions how to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks
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