[vtkusers] Build error for vtk-5.10.1

[David Gobbi]

So, if I can ask the obvious question, what do you get when you do this:

ls -l /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so

Is it missing?  Is it a broken link?


On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 7:58 AM, TANWEER RASHID <trash001 at odu.edu> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Thanks, but I already have libgl1-mesa-dev installed.
>
> - - - TR
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 10:49 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Tanweer,
>>
>> I suspect that you are missing some of the ubuntu dev packages.
>> For libGL.so, get libgl1-mesa-dev:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev
>>
>>  - David
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 2:04 PM, TANWEER RASHID <trash001 at odu.edu> wrote:
>> > Sorry about that. I accidentally sent before I could finish.
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am trying to build VTK-5.10.1, but I keep getting an error.
>> > My OS is 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04 running on Intel i7. I am trying to build
>> > shared libs. When I build static libs, I don't encounter any problems.
>> >
>> > During Cmake configuration, I am getting the following warnings (for
>> > both
>> > static and shared):
>> >
>> > The target name
>> > "/home/trash001/Downloads/VTK5.10.1-build/Utilities/vtkhdf5/H5Edefin.h"
>> > is
>> > unknown in this context.
>> > This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
>> >
>> > CMake Warning (dev) at Utilities/vtkhdf5/src/CMakeLists.txt:614
>> > (ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND):
>> > Policy CMP0040 is not set: The target in the TARGET signature of
>> > add_custom_command() must exist. Run "cmake --help-policy CMP0040" for
>> > policy details. Use the cmake_policy command to set the policy and
>> > suppress this warning.
>> >
>> > The target name
>> > "/home/trash001/Downloads/VTK5.10.1-build/Utilities/vtkhdf5/H5version.h"
>> > is
>> > unknown in this context.
>> > This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
>> >
>> > CMake Warning (dev) at Utilities/vtkhdf5/src/CMakeLists.txt:621
>> > (ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND):
>> > Policy CMP0040 is not set: The target in the TARGET signature of
>> > add_custom_command() must exist. Run "cmake --help-policy CMP0040" for
>> > policy details. Use the cmake_policy command to set the policy and
>> > suppress this warning.
>> >
>> > The target name
>> >
>> > "/home/trash001/Downloads/VTK5.10.1-build/Utilities/vtkhdf5/H5overflow.h"
>> > is unknown in this context.
>> > This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
>> >
>> > Could not find extension loader. Extensions disabled.
>> >
>> > Configuring done
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The build error (for building shared libs) is as follows:
>> >
>> > [ 30%] Built target vtkEncodeString
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTBitmapGlyph.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> >
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTBitmapGlyphRenderOpenGL.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTCharmap.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTFace.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTFont.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTGLBitmapFont.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> >
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTGLBitmapFontRenderOpenGL.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTGLPixmapFont.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> >
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTGLPixmapFontRenderOpenGL.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTGlyph.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTGlyphContainer.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTLibrary.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTPixmapGlyph.cpp.o
>> > [ 30%] Building CXX object
>> >
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTPixmapGlyphRenderOpenGL.cpp.o
>> > [ 31%] Building CXX object
>> > Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/src/FTSize.cpp.o
>> > make[2]: *** No rule to make target
>> > `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so',
>> > needed by `bin/libvtkftgl.so.5.10.1'.  Stop.
>> > make[1]: *** [Utilities/ftgl/CMakeFiles/vtkftgl.dir/all] Error 2
>> > make: *** [all] Error 2
>> > trash001 at MSVEDE09:~/Downloads/VTK5.10.1-build$
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Tanweer Rashid
>> > MSVE Dept.
>> > Old Dominion University