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0012639ParaView(No Category)public2011-10-10 17:042016-08-12 09:58
ReporterRobert Maynard 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PriorityhighSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version3.12 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
ProjectSandia
Topic Name
Typeincorrect functionality
Summary0012639: Configuration with MESA enabled is a nightmare
DescriptionCurrently you have to set the following flags to properly build with OSMesa.

VTK_OPENGL_HAS_OSMESA is enabled.
OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR set to OSMesa library
OPENGL_gl_LIBRARY is empty if you want offscreen rendering
OPENGL_glu_LIBRARY set the to library built by OSMesa
VTK_USE_X is turned off

Ontop of that VTK_USE_X doesn't properly clear itself once it is toggled on, so if that happens you need to blow away the entire build directory.

We really should have a single non advanced option which is ENABLE_OSMESA which does everything for the end user.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-10-10 17:04Robert MaynardNew Issue
2011-10-10 17:08Alan ScottNote Added: 0027561
2011-10-10 17:11Alan ScottNote Added: 0027562
2016-08-12 09:58Kitware RobotNote Added: 0038081
2016-08-12 09:58Kitware RobotStatusbacklog => closed
2016-08-12 09:58Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-08-12 09:58Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot

Notes
(0027561)
Alan Scott   
2011-10-10 17:08   
Furthermore, if Mesa is turned on, if a user turns on an incompatible switch, at least a warning message should be printed out.
(0027562)
Alan Scott   
2011-10-10 17:11   
OK, I just checked, and VTK_USE_X is turned on by default, and must explicitly be turned off. This is nuts.
(0038081)
Kitware Robot   
2016-08-12 09:58   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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