[vtkusers] Can't generate executable file from Cone.cxx example

[Paolo Grossi]

Greetings to the whole community of VTK,
I'm a newbie user!

After the installation of VTK on my PC (Ubuntu 14.04.2), I was trying to
run the example linked here:
http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Cxx/GeometricObjects/Cone
During the installation I selected the "BUILD EXAMPLE" option.
I also unselected the "BUILD SHARED LIBS" option, because I can't proceed
with the installation if I had selected it.

My steps were:
1) created the file Cone.cxx into the directory
"$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CmakeFiles/Cone.dir" with the
text:

#include <vtkConeSource.h>
#include <vtkPolyData.h>
#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
#include <vtkActor.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
#include <vtkRenderer.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>

int main(int, char *[])
{
  //Create a cone
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkConeSource> coneSource =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkConeSource>::New();
  coneSource->Update();

  //Create a mapper and actor
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> mapper =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
  mapper->SetInputConnection(coneSource->GetOutputPort());

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> actor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
  actor->SetMapper(mapper);

  //Create a renderer, render window, and interactor
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> renderer =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renderWindow =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
  renderWindow->AddRenderer(renderer);
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> renderWindowInteractor =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
  renderWindowInteractor->SetRenderWindow(renderWindow);

  //Add the actors to the scene
  renderer->AddActor(actor);
  renderer->SetBackground(.3, .2, .1); // Background color dark red

  //Render and interact
  renderWindow->Render();
  renderWindowInteractor->Start();

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

2) created the file CMakeLists.txt into the same directory above with the
text:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
project(Cone)
set(VTK_DIR $HOME/build-VTK)
find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
add_executable(Cone Cone.cxx)
if(VTK_LIBRARIES)
  target_link_libraries(Cone ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
else()
  target_link_libraries(Cone vtkHybrid vtkWidgets)
endif()

3) typed the command "ccmake ." into the same directory above, pressed the
C button and the G button

4) typed the command "make" into the same directory above, receiving the
error explained below:

$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:19:27:
error: vtkConeSource.h: No such file or directory
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:20:31:
error: vtkPolyDataMapper.h: No such file or directory
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:21:29:
error: vtkRenderWindow.h: No such file or directory
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:22:23:
error: vtkCamera.h: No such file or directory
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:23:22:
error: vtkActor.h: No such file or directory
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:24:25:
error: vtkRenderer.h: No such file or directory
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:
In function ‘int main()’:
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:34:
error: ‘vtkConeSource’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:34:
error: ‘cone’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:34:
error: ‘vtkConeSource’ is not a class or namespace
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:46:
error: ‘vtkPolyDataMapper’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:46:
error: ‘coneMapper’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:46:
error: ‘vtkPolyDataMapper’ is not a class or namespace
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:56:
error: ‘vtkActor’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:56:
error: ‘coneActor’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:56:
error: ‘vtkActor’ is not a class or namespace
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:65:
error: ‘vtkRenderer’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:65:
error: ‘ren1’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:65:
error: ‘vtkRenderer’ is not a class or namespace
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:74:
error: ‘vtkRenderWindow’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:74:
error: ‘renWin’ was not declared in this scope
$HOME/build-VTK/Examples/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx:74:
error: ‘vtkRenderWindow’ is not a class or namespace
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/Cone.cxx.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Cone.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

I have really no idea about the solution of this problem.
Sorry for my incompetence!
I'm looking forward to hear you.

Thanks,
Paolo Grossi.
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