We are still waiting on answers but I think that we will drop VS6 support. We didn't look into other compilers yet. Once the dashboard is clean, let's try this again. It would be a good test to see which compilers are hopeless and which ones need some work.
-berk 2009/4/25 Takuya OSHIMA <[email protected]>: > Hi Mark, > > Thanks for the mention about the reader. In fact, it was once checked > into the CVS late last year, but reverted back to the original version > due to too many dashboard errors especially on older and minor > platforms (VS6/SunOS/HP-UX/AIX). > > Perhaps I can make a one-time effort of getting rid of all the > reported errors provided that the VTK developers are collaborative > (except an ICE generated by only one of the VS6 dashboard machines for > which I totally have no idea about a solution unless I have direct > access to that particular machine). But I don't think I am so diligent > and patient as to keep asking the VTK developers for repetitive > dashboard trials and errors each time I make improvements or bugfixes > in order to maintain the reader ongoing. > > However as a bright side, I am aware of the recent "Can we drop Visual > Studio 6 support?" discussion held on the vtk-developers list. During > the discussion there were not only VS6 but also some other outdated > platforms named as retiring candidates. If it materializes, the > contribution could be easier since most of the remaining (similar) > platforms listed on the dashboard are accessible around me and thus I > should be able to prepare on my part. > > Regards, > Takuya > > Takuya OSHIMA, Ph.D. > Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University > 8050 Ikarashi-Ninocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, JAPAN > > From: "Olesen, Mark" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Paraview] Error when opening openFOAM case > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:20:21 +0200 > >> > I've been having trouble for weeks getting ParaView to work. I've >> > finally gotten a build that loads and seems to work well until I try >> > to load an openFOAM casefile. In ParaView, I open the file >> > (casename.foam) and then it asks for a reader because the program >> > doesn't know how to read the file and then it crashes with this >> > message in the terminal. >> > >> > /Volumes/openFOAM/ThirdParty/ParaView3.5 -> >> > bin/paraview.app/Contents/MacOS/paraview >> > terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::length_error' >> > what(): basic_string::_S_create >> > Abort trap >> >> >> This error is quite familiar (even on Linux). You have a few possible >> courses of action: >> >> - use foamToEnsight* to convert to EnSight formats >> >> - use the library plugin supplied with OpenFOAM (loads files with >> ".OpenFOAM" extension) >> >> - use Takuya OSHIMA's updated version of the OpenFOAM reader. Actually, >> can someone explain why this isn't included in VTK by default? It seems >> to work fairly well and Takuya is quite diligent about providing fixes >> and improvements. >> >> Here's some further information: >> >> http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Contrib_Parallelized_Native_OpenFOAM_R >> eader_for_ParaView >> >> >> /mark >> >> This e-mail message and any attachments may contain >> legally privileged, confidential or proprietary Information, >> or information otherwise protected by law of EMCON >> Technologies, its affiliates, or third parties. This notice >> serves as marking of its "Confidential" status as defined >> in any confidentiality agreements concerning the sender >> and recipient. If you are not the intended recipient(s), >> or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this >> message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby >> notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying >> of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. >> If you have received this message in error, please >> immediately notify the sender and delete this e-mail >> message from your computer. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
