OVT 2.1 :: Installing under UNIX



Requirements

OVT requires :

Follow the following steps before building OVT:
  1. Install Java
  2. Install OpenGL or Mesa libraries
  3. Install VTK with Java support

Java Installation

You need to install Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) version 1.2 - 1.3.x.

Note that OVT doesnt not work with versions: 1.1.x, 1.4.

Install SUN's implementations of Java (recommended) or Java Port by the vendor other then SUN Microsystems.

To speed up OVT and VTK compilation process you can also install jikes.

OpenGL/Mesa Installation, VTK Installation

For OpenGL/Mesa and VTK installation please refer VTK for OVT page (http://ovt.irfu.se/vtk/)

OVT Installation

  1. Download OVT sources (ovt2g-2.1-XX.src.tar.gz) from http://ovt.irfu.se/download/

  2. Unpack sources: gzcat ovt2g-2.1-XX.src.tar.gz | tar xvf -

  3. cd ovt2g-2.1

  4. Run configure script:
    ./configure --with-jdk=/path/to/your/JDKHOME --with-vtk-classpath=/path/to/your/vtk.jar --with-vtk-lib=/path/to/your/vtk/libs/dir

    Use ./configure --help for help.

    If you have installed jikes, add it to PATH before running configure.

  5. make

  6. Become a superuser: su -l

  7. make install

    By default OVT will be installed under /usr/local/.
    If you want OVT to be installed under the directory other than /usr/local/, let's say /opt you have to supply configure with --with-prefix=/opt parameter.

  8. Run OVT: /usr/local/bin/ovt.sh


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