[vtkusers] How stable is v.6?

[Berk Geveci]

FYI http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Build_System_Migration describes how to
migrate your CMakeLists.txt files.

-berk


On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 12:13 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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