Hi,

In the BUILD_NOTES for visit 1.12.0, it says:


VisIt relies on several external libraries which must be built and installed
prior to building VisIt.  This document provides detailed step by step
instructions for building VisIt and each of the dependent libraries. The instructions have been designed so that you can cut and paste most of the commands needed to build the libraries and VisIt from this file into your
shell prompt.


   Library  Version   Description            For More Information
   =======  =======   ===========            ====================
   Mesa     5.0       3-D Graphics Library   http://www.mesa3d.org/
   Python   2.5       Scripting Language     http://www.python.org
   Qt       3.3.2     GUI Toolkit            http://www.trolltech.com
   Silo     4.5.1     File I/O library       http://silo.llnl.gov
   VTK      5.0.0c    Visualization Toolkit  http://www.kitware.com


It then goes on to list the optional readers. This made it seem
like a compulsory element.

I'm glad to hear it is no longer necessary, and can continue to build VisIt for Debian.

Thanks
Alastair

On 4 Nov 2009, at 15:30, Mark Miller wrote:

VisIt no longer has explicit dependency on Silo.

No, there has been no progress on BSD License for Silo.

Where did you see that Silo is STILL listed as a 'compulsory' dependency
for VisIt. I'd like to get that corrected.

Mark

On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 07:24, Alastair McKinstry wrote:
Hi,

I am a prospective packager of VisIt for Debian. Unfortunately we ran
into the wall of
SILO licensing.

In the email:
https://*email.ornl.gov/mailman/htdig/visit-users/2008-June/000310.html

It was said that SILO was to be re-licensed under BSD. HAs there been
any progress on this issue ?

Alternatively, can VisIt be built to work without SILO if necessary ?
From the webpages it is listed as
a compulsory dependency, but can the default database be changed ?


Regards,
Alastair

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Alastair

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