[vtkusers] How stable is v.6?

[David Gobbi]

Whether it is worthwhile to do the upgrade depends on your specific
requirements. VTK 6 has fixed many bugs and added many features
since VTK 5.10, and I think that it is fair to say that it is more stable
than VTK 5.10.  A summary of new features is provided on the wiki:
http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK

Migrating a large project to VTK 6 could be a lot of work, and I have
several projects that I haven't migrated yet.  An API migration document
is provided here: http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/VTK_6_Migration_Guide
but I haven't seen a similar document that describes exactly how to
migrate your CMakeLists.txt files.

I suppose the real question is whether the migration will become
easier in the future.  Most likely it won't, so there really isn't any
advantage in waiting.

  David

On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:47 AM, Kicki Frisch <Kicki.Frisch at icr.ac.uk> wrote:
> My VTK installation is long overdue an upgrade, but I've been holding off,
> awaiting the verdict on VTK 6. So what do you brave people think, is it
> worth upgrading? Or should I use the last VTK 5.x instead for a while?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kicki.
>
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