[vtkusers] Error compiling vtk 6.3.0 on win32 (VC++ 2010)

[David Gobbi]

On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 12:39 PM, pof <jd379252 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Le 16/09/2015 17:37, Ben Boeckel a écrit :
>
>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 23:22:23 +0200, pof wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to build vtk6.3.0 dlls (using CMake to generate the MSVC
>>> project files).
>>> - For win64, everything compile and links fine.
>>> - For win32, there is a repetitive compilation error complaining about
>>> VTK_SIZEOF_CHAR.
>>>
>>> Apparently, the mistake is in the vtkConfigure.h file, in which the line
>>>       #define VTK_SIZEOF_CHAR
>>> is uncomplete.
>>> Modifying as
>>>       #define VTK_SIZEOF_CHAR = 1
>>> solves the problem, i.e. it compiles and links
>>>
>> Hmm, that doesn't look like the right fix (it should be just '1',
>> without the '='). We do have VS2010 builds, but they are all 32bit. Our
>> 32bit builders are VS2012. I guess one should be bumped down to VS2010
>> to test it out.
>>
>> But this looks like a very weird case anyways. I don't know why char
>> would fail, but the rest would succeed. Any thoughts from those more
>> familiar with this part of VTK's configure?
>>
>> --Ben
>>
>

> My mistake Ben, of course, the correct fix is (as you mentioned):
>      #define VTK_SIZEOF_CHAR = 1
>

Doesn't look fixed to me ;)

My primary Windows builds are VS2010 32-bit, and I've never seen this
problem.  Is it possible that there are header files on your system other
than those in VS2010 that might be confusing the build?  E.g. do you have
mingw-gcc or cygwin installed on your system?

 - David
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