[vtkusers] Make install error on ubuntu

[David Doria]

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Gestuality us <600gestures at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to install VTK on ubuntu and I am facing a problem.
>
> So far, I installed cmake and mesa using the following commands:
> sudo apt-get install mesa-common-dev
> sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-glx
> sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri
> sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
> sudo apt-get install freeglut3
> sudo apt-get install cmake-curses-gui
>
> I untarred the VTK5.10.1 and then ran a ccmake VTK5.10.1 and gave the
> locations as follows:
>  OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR               /usr/include
>  OPENGL_gl_LIBRARY                /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1.2
>  OPENGL_glu_LIBRARY               /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglut.so.3.9.0
>  OPENGL_xmesa_INCLUDE_DIR         /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libOSMesa.so.6.5.3
>
> I was able to configure, generate and exit without any errors.
>
> Now, if I try to do a $sudo make install, I am getting a whole bunch of C++
> errors.
> Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong? I have g++ installed, is there
> anything else I need to install?
>
> Thanks,
> Shripad D

"a whole bunch of C++ errors" is pretty hard to trouble shoot. Please
copy and paste the errors.

David