[vtkusers] Deprecate vtkGeo* classes (Sankhesh Jhaveri)

[David E DeMarle]

Option 4 - move these to the external module framework and set up a
regression test submitter. That is much like option 2 except the hassle of
maintaining code compatibility as VTK evolves is (hopefully) shared and
lessened among many.




David E DeMarle
Kitware, Inc.
Principal Engineer
21 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
Phone: 518-881-4909

On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 2:13 PM, zmantorn <zmanvortex at gmail.com> wrote:

> I use several of these classes in my weather radar application. I use
> vtkGlobeSource to visualize the curvature of the earth with respect to the
> radar data. I also use vtkGeoAssignCoordinates to convert my map data
> (roads, cities) from lat,lon coordinates into world coordinates. I realize
> I
> may be the only one using these classes, but if they were deprecated I
> would
> have 3 options: 1. Quit using the latest vtk sources and stick with the
> last
> release that supported these classes. 2. Have a custom version of vtk that
> included the classes I use (I would have to repeat this with every vtk
> release). 3. Quit using vtk and look for another library that supports
> earth
> rendering features.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> --
> Sent from: http://vtk.1045678.n5.nabble.com/VTK-Users-f1224199.html
> _______________________________________________
> Powered by www.kitware.com
>
> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/
> opensource/opensource.html
>
> Please keep messages on-topic and check the VTK FAQ at:
> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK_FAQ
>
> Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=vtkusers
>
> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe:
> https://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/vtkusers
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://public.kitware.com/pipermail/vtkusers/attachments/20180529/f6f22e3b/attachment.html>