Building vtkExtensions

Procedure (POSIX environments)

Setup
1. Get your kit together. You'll need the following.
  - CMake cross-platform build tool
  - VTK, The Visualization Toolkit
2. Acquire the latest vtkExtensions source release
  $ mozilla http://sourceforge.net/projects/vtkextensions/
3. Unpack the vtkExtensions source archive
  $ gzip -dc vtkExtensions-0.1.0.tgz | tar -xvf -
4. Create the build directory (out-of-source builds are preferred)
  $ mkdir vtkExtensions-build $ cd vtkExtensions-build
Prepare
- using Installed CMake and VTK
  Simply ensure installation of a cmake executable and the VTK library.
- using Built, but not installed, CMake and VTK (example code illustrates both csh and bash usage)
  
  Locate the CMake executable.
  
  csh $ setenv CMAKE_EXE ../kitware/cmake-1.8.2-build/bin/cmake
  
  bash$ export CMAKE_EXE=../kitware/cmake-1.8.2-build/bin/cmake
  
  Locate the VTK (build) directory.
  
  csh $ setenv VTK_DIR /usr/local/src/VTK-4.2.4-build
  
  bash$ export VTK_DIR=/usr/local/src/VTK-4.2.4-build
  
  Locate the vtkExtensions (source) directory.
  
  csh $ setenv VTK_EXTENSIONS_SOURCE_DIR ../vtkExtensions-0.1.0
  
  bash$ export VTK_EXTENSIONS_SOURCE_DIR=../vtkExtensions-0.1.0
  
  Optionally, toggle generation of developer documentation.
  
  csh $ setenv BUILD_DOCUMENTATION ON
  
  bash$ export BUILD_DOCUMENTATION=ON
  
  Optionally, specify the build type (Debug | DebWithRelInfo | Release | ...).
  
  csh $ setenv CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug
  
  bash$ export CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
Configure
- using Installed CMake and VTK
  $ cmake ../vtkExtensions-0.1.0
- using Built, but not installed, CMake and VTK
  $ ${CMAKE_EXE} \ -DVTK_DIR:PATH=${VTK_DIR} \ -DBUILD_DOCUMENTATION:BOOL=${BUILD_DOCUMENTATION} \ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} \ ${VTK_EXTENSIONS_SOURCE_DIR}
Build
1. Calculate dependencies and currency.
  $ make depend
2. Create the binaries.
  $ make
3. Optionally, generate the developer documentation.
  $ cd ./Utilities/Doxygen
  $ make DoxygenDoc

Summary (POSIX environments)

using Installed CMake and VTK

tar -xzvf vtkExtensions-0.1.0.tgz
mkdir vtkExtensions-build
cd vtkExtensions-build
cmake ../vtkExtensions-0.1.0
make depend
make

using Built, but not installed, CMake and VTK

tar -xzvf vtkExtensions-0.1.0.tgz
mkdir vtkExtensions-build
cd vtkExtensions-build
.../bin/cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/.../VTK-build .../vtkExtensions-0.1.0
make depend
make

Building vtkExtensions (release 0.1.0)

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