Build Instructions

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CTK is a new and rapidly evolving system. These instructions are valid as of may, 2010.

Download

If you have a git hub account:

git clone git@github.com:commontk/CTK.git

(configure your ssh id for access)

Anonymous checkout:

git clone http://github.com/commontk/CTK.git

Build with CMake

mkdir CTK-superbuild
cd CTK-superbuild
ccmake ../CTK
make

CMake Configuration

  • set QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE for 4.6 development install if needed
  • turn on the parts of CTK you want to build


Simple Git

These are shortcuts for people used to the 'cvs or svn style' of source code management:

Checkout

  • checkout
git clone git@github.com:pieper/CTK.git

(or use anonymous option listed above)

Update

git pull --rebase

Commit

  • commit (commit is to local version, push sends it to upstream server)
git add <changed files>
git commit -m <message>
git push

Intermediate Git

  • check update before merging (look at diff):
git fetch
git diff origin master
git rebase
  • Making a repository hosted on github that can track git.vtk.org [1]
  • If you have changes pending that you aren't ready to commit, you can't rebase on top of them unless you do this:
git stash
git pull --rebase
git stash pop
  • to get the code from a branch
git clone <repository> <dir>
cd <dir>
git checkout origin/<branchname>

Links

List of needed tools and libraries used when building CTK:

  • Git: To download source code
  • Qt: Dependency needed. You need to compile it in your machine before building CTK
  • CMake: Cross-platform build system
  • Patch for Windows: Needed to apply patches to external thirdparty libraries source code
  • SVN: To update some third-party libraries automatically like PythonQt
  • CVS: To update some third-party libraries automatically like KWStyle

Optional:

  • Python: If you plan to use Scripting
  • DoxyGen: To generate documentation from source code on your machine
  • GraphViz: To generate documentation from source code on your machine