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We use [http://www.kitware.com/media/html/BuildingExternalProjectsWithCMake2.8.html CMake External Projects] to provide users/developers with a uber cmake project that can build ParaView and its dependencies and hence we refer to it as the ''ParaView Superbuild''. For instructions on building ParaView itself, providing installed or prebuilt versions of the dependencies, refer to [[ParaView:Build And Install]] instructions. | We use [http://www.kitware.com/media/html/BuildingExternalProjectsWithCMake2.8.html CMake External Projects] to provide users/developers with a uber cmake project that can build ParaView and its dependencies and hence we refer to it as the ''ParaView Superbuild''. For instructions on building ParaView itself, providing installed or prebuilt versions of the dependencies, refer to [[ParaView:Build And Install]] instructions. | ||
The process described here can be used to generate redistributable binaries and is indeed the process we use to generate binaries available for download from [http://paraview.org ParaView] download page. Although, the user can control some of the feature set, advanced capabilities are not exposed requiring users to dig into the cmake files to change esoteric configuration parameters. We summarize the structure of the cmake files at the end of this document. These can be easily customized to adapt for building extra dependencies or plugins or custom applications. | |||
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Revision as of 06:08, 17 August 2012
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Introduction
This page describes how to build ParaView binaries along with most, if not all, of the external dependencies that ParaView needs to generate a full featured build of ParaView.
We use CMake External Projects to provide users/developers with a uber cmake project that can build ParaView and its dependencies and hence we refer to it as the ParaView Superbuild. For instructions on building ParaView itself, providing installed or prebuilt versions of the dependencies, refer to ParaView:Build And Install instructions.
The process described here can be used to generate redistributable binaries and is indeed the process we use to generate binaries available for download from ParaView download page. Although, the user can control some of the feature set, advanced capabilities are not exposed requiring users to dig into the cmake files to change esoteric configuration parameters. We summarize the structure of the cmake files at the end of this document. These can be easily customized to adapt for building extra dependencies or plugins or custom applications.
Prerequisites
- ParaView-Superbuild requires CMake, version 2.8.8 or higher and a working compiler. On Unix-like operating systems, it also requires Make, while on Windows it requires Visual Studio (8 or later). Follow these instructions to download and install cmake. This document assumes familiarity with using CMake.
- On Windows, in order to enable scripting support, Python is required.
