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VTK linking error
running cd "/tmp/vtk-JK8s/VTK5.10.1/build/Wrapping/Python" && /usr/local/bin/python setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1 2>&1
running install
Checking .pth file support in /usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python2.7 -E -c pass
TEST FAILED: /usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ does NOT support .pth files
error: bad install directory or PYTHONPATH
You are attempting to install a package to a directory that is not
on PYTHONPATH and which Python does not read ".pth" files from. The
installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or
the distutils default setting) was:
/usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
and your PYTHONPATH environment variable currently contains:
''
Here are some of your options for correcting the problem:
* You can choose a different installation directory, i.e., one that is
on PYTHONPATH or supports .pth files
* You can add the installation directory to the PYTHONPATH environment
variable. (It must then also be on PYTHONPATH whenever you run
Python and want to use the package(s) you are installing.)
* You can set up the installation directory to support ".pth" files by
using one of the approaches described here:
http://packages.python.org/distribute/easy_install.html#custom-installation-locations
Please make the appropriate changes for your system and try again.
-- Installing: /usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/vtk-5.10/VTKTargets.cmake
-- Installing: /usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/vtk-5.10/VTKTargets-none.cmake
-- Installing: /usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/vtk-5.10/VTKConfig.cmake
-- Installing: /usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/vtk-5.10/VTKConfigVersion.cmake
==> Cleaning
rmdir: /usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages (empty)
==> Caveats
Even without the --with-pyqt option, you can display native VTK render windows
from python. Alternatively, you can integrate the RenderWindowInteractor
in PyQt, PySide, Tk or Wx at runtime. Read more:
import vtk.qt4; help(vtk.qt4) or import vtk.wx; help(vtk.wx)
==> Finishing up
ln -s ../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/bin/vtkWrapPythonInit vtkWrapPythonInit
ln -s ../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/bin/vtkWrapPython vtkWrapPython
ln -s ../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/bin/vtkWrapHierarchy vtkWrapHierarchy
ln -s ../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/bin/vtkpython vtkpython
ln -s ../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/bin/vtkEncodeString vtkEncodeString
ln -s ../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/include/vtk-5.10 vtk-5.10
ln -s ../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1/lib/vtk-5.10 vtk-5.10
ln -s ../../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1 vtk
ln -s ../Cellar/vtk/5.10.1 vtk
==> Summary
🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/vtk/5.10.1: 2496 files, 104M, built in 52.1 minutes
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