This tutorial will show you step by step how to compile ParaViewGeo from source code using Ubuntu machine. 1- Install python-dev package: sudo apt-get install python-dev 2- Install build-essential package: sudo apt-get install build-essential 3- Install cmake and ccmake: sudo apt-get install cmake sudo apt-get install ccmake 4- Install the right version of Qt libraries. For ParaViewGeo 3.10, use Qt 4.6 (test with Qt 4.6.2) 5- Suppose your source code is in /pvg/src. Create a build directory: cd pvg mkdir build cd build 6- Create the build files using cmake: ccmake ../src 7- Press “C” to configure. 8- Turn ON the following options: PARAVIEW_ENABLE_PYTHON ON PARAVIEW_BUILD_PLUGIN_Stable_Filters ON PARAVIEW_BUILD_PLUGIN_Stable_Readers ON PARAVIEW_BUILD_PLUGIN_Stable_Writers ON 9- Press “C” again and when cmake is done press “G” to generate the build files. 10- Compile (takes one to two hours usually) make 11- When the compilation is done with no errors, add PV_PLUGIN_PATH variable to your path export PV_PLUGIN_PATH=/pvg/build/bin Your will find a shorcut for ParaViewGeo in the /build/bin directory. The following applies to ParaviewGeo 3 only: 12- To load ParaViewGeo plugins, once you started ParaViewGeo: - press tools->Manage Plugins - select the plugins with the names starting with StableFilters, StableReaders and StableWriters. - press “Load Selected” Button. If you want the plugins to be loaded automatically, there is a checkbox associated with each plugin in the “Manage Plugins” window that you can check. |
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