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VTK Compiling with Debian



Try installing:
libpng12-dev

The 'devel' packages typically include not only the headers, but a
symlink from lib*.so -> lib*.so.# that is needed for compile-time linking.
--Matt

James Kramer wrote:
> Hello to all the great people at BLU.  I moved to Boston over a year
> ago and have been keeping a close watch on the goings on at BLU.  
> Great Place!!!  I'll be more active in the future.  I hope someone can
> give some guidance.  I need to write some code using C++ ,VTK and
> CMake.  I am new to VTK and CMake.  I am having trouble compiling vtk.
> 
> System: Pentium 4 w Nvidia GeForce4
> OS:  Debian 3.1r0
> packages:
> vtk-tcl 4.4.2-6,
> cmake 2.0.5-1
> cpp 3.3.5-1
> ilibpng10-0     1.0.18-1       PNG library, older version - runtime
> libpng12-0     1.2.8rel-1     PNG library )B? runtime
> 
> I am trying to work through the tutorials but cannot get pass Step1 Cone.
> 
> --I compiled successfully using:
> g++ -I/usr/include/vtk -o Cone
> /usr/share/vtk/Tutorial/Step1/Cxx/Cone.cxx /usr/lib/libvtkGraphics.so 
> /usr/lib/libvtkCommon.so -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lGL -lXt -lX11
> /usr/lib/libvtkImaging.so /usr/lib/libvtkRendering.so
> 
> ( However, upon running, I get a warning of missing DRI option.  It
> was removed from XF86Config-4 in order to run in "nvidia" mode. )
> 
> --When I try to compile using cmake:
> 	cmake -i .
> 	make
> I receive the following output:
> 
> Building object file Cone.o...
> c++ -o Cone.o      -Wno-deprecated -I/usr/X11R6/include
> -I/usr/include/vtk -I/usr/include/tcl8.4 -I/usr/include/python2.3   
> -c /tmp/Cxx/Cone.cxx
> Building executable /tmp/Cxx/Cone...
> c++          -Wno-deprecated -I/usr/X11R6/include -fPIC  Cone.o    -o
> /tmp/Cxx/Cone -rdynamic -L/usr/lib/vtk -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lvtkRendering
> -lvtkGraphics -lvtkImaging -lvtkIO -lvtkFiltering -lvtkCommon
> -lpthread -ldl -lm -lvtkDICOMParser -lpng -ljpeg -ltiff -lexpat
> -lvtkftgl -lfreetype -lz -lGLU -lGL -lSM -lICE -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lXext
> -lX11 -lXext -lXt -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lXext
> -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/vtk:/usr/X11R6/lib
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpng
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[1]: *** [/tmp/Cxx/Cone] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/Cxx'
> make: *** [default_target] Error 2
> 
> I tried the following temporary fixes to get around the error:
> 
> 1.edit /usr/lib/vtk/VTKConfig.cmake
>   Changed line:
>     SET(VTK_PNG_LIBRARIES "/usr/lib/libpng.so;/usr/lib/libz.so")
>   to line:
>     SET(VTK_PNG_LIBRARIES "/usr/lib/libpng12.so.0;/usr/lib/libz.so")
> 
> ACTION:
> cmake -i .
> make
> same  -lpng not found error
> 
> 2.edit /usr/share/CMake/Modules/FindPNG.cmake
> Changed line:
> FIND_LIBRARY(PNG_LIBRARY png
> ...)
> to line
>   FIND_LIBRARY(PNG_LIBRARY png12
> ...)
> 
> ACTION:
> cmake -i .
> make
> same -lpng not found error
> 
> I thank you in advance for any help provided:
> 
> 
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