VtkMy development

Compiling vtkMy

NOTE: vtkMy classes and programs are gradually being migrated to vtkski and Bone Lab Applications.

In order to build vtkMy, you must first build vtkski. Refer to vtkski Development.

Required Software

To build vtkMY, you will require SVN and VTK, as well as possibly Qt, ITK and FLTK, depending on which parts you want to build. Refer to the instructions for relevant platform:

• Development on OS-X
• Development for Linux
• Development on Windows

OBSOLETE

The following instructions are obsolete, but are kept here temporarily for reference.

Building On Windows

1. Download vtkMy source using WinCVS (see SmartCVS below as option to WinCVS)
   • a. Verify home directory as set up in Step 5.a.i.
   • b. Open menu Remote-> Checkout Module
     • Enter the following settings:

   Module name and path on server: vtkMy

   Local folder to checkout to: C:\pack\

   Check box: CVSROOT

   CVSROOT: :ssh:username@m177.enme.ucalgary.ca:/localhost/cvsroot

   • • Click Ok
     • You will be prompted for your password to access the machine
     • Wait for checkout to complete
2. Build vtkMy using Cmake
   • a. Open Cmake
   • b. Choose C:\pack\vtkMy\src as source code
   • c. Make C:\pack\vtkMy\bin binary code location
   • d. Click ‘Configure’ and choose desired compiler
   • e. Click the ‘Show Advanced Values’ check box and verify the following settings, all others can be left as defaults:

   BUILD_APPLICATIONS: ON

   BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ON

   BUILD_TEST_PROJECTS: ON

   BUILD_MIXED_PROJECTS: ON

   BUILD_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY: 2.4

   CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: C:/Program Files/VTKMY

   USE_ITK: ON

   USE_QT: ON

   USE_FLTK: OFF

   • f. Click ‘Configure’, all red values should turn grey
   • g. May have to click configure again if any red values are still present
   • h. Click ‘Ok’, wait as Cmake will close automatically
3. Add the following environment variables:
   1. Open the Control Panel
   2. Double click and open 'System'
   3. Go to the 'Advanced tab' and click on the 'Environment Variables' button
   4. In the System Variable Section click on the 'Path' variable and click 'edit'
   5. Add the following values separated by semi-colons

   C:\pack\vtkMy\bin\Debug

   C:\pack\vtkMy\bin\Utilities\tetrapack\Debug

   C:\pack\vtkMy\bin\Utilities\aimpack64\Debug

   C:\pack\vtkMy\bin\Unsorted\Debug

4. Build vtkMy using Visual Studio (or desired program)
   1. Open C:\pack\vtkMy\bin\vtkmy.sln (.dsw)
   2. Click ‘Build’