The VisitBridge is advertised as the preferred method. The vtkSiloReader is not officially supported, but it does still work if you use the older version of silo I linked to in my last email. It's possible that it will fail to read certain silo files that contain new structures not available in the old version.
Pat On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Rakesh Hammond <[email protected]> wrote: > Pat, > > Spot on - during compilation, end up with errors like > /home/satheesh/libs/ParaView3/Servers/Filters/vtkSiloReader.cxx: In member > function ‘vtkDataSet* vtkSiloReader::CreateRectilinearMesh(DBquadmesh*)’: > > Digging around on the error, found that others also had similar problem. > > Am I correct in thinking, SILO is not really supported anymore and have to > go down the VisItBridge route? > > Cheers, > Rakesh > 2010/1/27 pat marion <[email protected]> >> >> This is the version of silo that is known to work for the silo reader >> enabled by PARAVIEW_USE_SILO: >> >> https://wci.llnl.gov/codes/visit/3rd_party/silo060605.sh >> >> You may find that the file vtkSiloReader.cxx does not compile when >> using the version of silo you have installed. Goodluck! >> >> Pat >> >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Dave Partyka <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > You need to point CMake to the actual lib file (.so) not the directory >> > it is >> > in. >> > >> > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Rakesh Hammond >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> I am trying to install PV3.6.2 with the SILO option turned on. When I >> >> try >> >> the Configure in Cmake, it asks me to include the include and header >> >> directories for Silo. >> >> >> >> I have configured and installed Silo 4.7.2 and 4.6.2 on my local >> >> machine. >> >> When I point to the relevant header and lib in CMake and press g to >> >> generate, I get CMake warnings like the following >> >> >> >> WARNING: Target "vtkPVFilters" requests linking to directory >> >> "/home/rakesh/libs/silo-4.7.2/install/lib". Targets may link only to >> >> libraries. CMake is dropping the item. >> >> .... >> >> >> >> WARNING: Target "paraview-real" requests linking to directory >> >> "/home/rakesh/libs/silo-4.6.2/install/lib". Targets may link only to >> >> libraries. CMake is dropping the item. >> >> >> >> >> >> I installed silo by simply typing ./confugure --prefix=install_dir, >> >> make >> >> and make install. >> >> >> >> I am on a 32 bit Ubuntu 9.10 with gcc-4.3.4 and CMake-2.8.0. >> >> >> >> Can some one tell me why I am getting these warnings, i have feeling it >> >> will fall over when I try and build PV with the above warnings >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Rakesh >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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
