[vtkusers] Deprecate vtkGeo* classes (Sankhesh Jhaveri)

[Donny Zimmerman]

Thanks Jon and Sankhesh. This definitely sounds like the way to go. I will
do a little more research on remote modules with the links you provided. I
will try to coordinate with you guys to get these classes moved into a
remote module before they get deprecated. Can we start on this before they
get deprecated, or should we wait until deprecation actually happens?

Thanks.

On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 10:19 AM, Sankhesh Jhaveri <
sankhesh.jhaveri at kitware.com> wrote:

> Hi Donny,
>
> Jon beat me to a response. :)
> But yes, we could possibly check-in the module.remote.cmake script to the
> VTK repository for vtkGeoVis remote module. Although, I am not sure how
> useful it would be given that we know of only one user. The remote module
> infrastructure allows you to drop your own custom module.remote.cmake
> scripts to your local checkout of VTK source tree. Just by virtue of having
> this cmake file in the <VTK src>/Remote directory would add a flag for
> the module to the VTK configuration step. You can read all about it on the
> wiki page: https://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Remote_Modules
>
> Having said that, this is still a ways from now. The next major version
> (VTK 9) would just deprecate the classes. They would be removed from VTK in
> the version that follows - 9.1?. Once they’re removed, you’ll need the
> remote module for using them.
>
> Hope that helps.
> Sankhesh
> ​
>
> On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 10:47 AM Jon Haitz Legarreta <
> jhlegarreta at vicomtech.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Donny,
>> yes, the remote modules are available to any VTK user by checking the
>> corresponding checkbox/making the corresponding flag be ON in
>> CMake/CMakeLists.txt.
>>
>> The current remotes are available under the Module group of CMake.
>>
>> The examples Andrew identified could also be part of the remote module.
>>
>> If the classes that should be transferred to the remote are all those
>> Sankhesh listed, and we are set to go, I can help you in the process.
>>
>> HTH,
>> JON HAITZ
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> On 30 May 2018 at 21:18, Donny Zimmerman <zmanvortex at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thanks Sankhesh. Would this remote repository still be a part of the VTK
>> > project so others can utilize these classes? I do not mind maintaining
>> the
>> > repository, but I have never utilized remote modules in VTK so I am not
>> too
>> > familiar with the process.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 1:42 PM, Sankhesh Jhaveri
>> > <sankhesh.jhaveri at kitware.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Donny,
>> >>
>> >> Seems like going the remote module route is the best way to go. We can
>> >> deprecate and eventually remove the classes from core VTK.
>> >> If you like, you can create (and maintain) a repository for the classes
>> >> you need and add a simple CMake script to your local VTK source
>> checkout for
>> >> adding these classes back in.
>> >>
>> >> See the CMake scripts for other remote modules for examples.
>> >>
>> >> Hope that helps.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Sankhesh
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 3:19 PM zmantorn <zmanvortex at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> This has been a work in progress for about 10 years. I have not been
>> able
>> >>> to
>> >>> work on it as much as I would like the last few years, but my oldest
>> just
>> >>> graduated high school so I am hoping to get back to work on it. It is
>> a
>> >>> 3D
>> >>> application written in C++ and C# that shows near real time high
>> >>> resolution
>> >>> radar data by radar angle sweeps and by visualizing a volume of all
>> sweep
>> >>> angles. It is important to show the radar sweep in relation to the
>> >>> curvature
>> >>> of the earth since the radar beam does not follow the curve of the
>> earth.
>> >>>
>> >>> I am not sure what you mean by share my work with you? Do you mean
>> share
>> >>> my
>> >>> entire code base with the community? Share the geo parts only?
>> >>> Unfortunately
>> >>> this software is kind of a hobby at this time so there are not any
>> >>> articles
>> >>> published.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >> Sankhesh Jhaveri
>> >>
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