[vtkusers] Nubie OS X question.

[Barry]

Hello Gentlemen

On 2010-10-25, at 8:38 AM, Sean McBride wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:01:31 -0400, Jim Peterson said:
> 
>> Barry wrote:
>>> Hello All
>>> 
>>> So I've been able to build and install vtk in 64 bit on OS X 10.6.4
>>> using Cmake.
>>> 
>>> I Git a copy of SimpleCocoaVTK, made some simple adjustments to get it
>>> to compile in 64 bit for 10.6.
>> Barry,
>> I am not an OS X user, but the above statement attracts my attention. Be
>> sure you built vtk with the VTK_USE_64BIT_IDS checked. I don't believe
>> there should be any "minor adjustments" required to get a 64 bit
>> executable on any platform. be sure you have examined the "Advanced"
>> setting for cmake as advised in the readme files.
> 
> The SimpleCocoaVTK example doesn't actually use CMake because it's
> purpose is to show how to use the VTK libs in an existing Xcode-based
> Mac project.  The minor changes he's probably referring to are Xcode
> project settings to make it build as 64 bit.

Exactly.
And point it's libraries at the VTK 5.7 libraries.


> Turning VTK_USE_64BIT_IDS ON is not required to build VTK as 64 bit.
> Though he may or may not want it on/off for other reasons.
> 
>> No disrespect intended, but I believe "Advanced" should actually read
>> "Now check the detail options to make something that will actually
>> work". In my opinion, many of the options initially hidden are very much
>> required to be examined.
> 
> Agreed.

Yes 

VTK it'self built and installed without issue.

And a vast majority of the test cases even work.
:-)

Thanks for your quick replies.

Barry

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