Hello, I have a question about the source distribution of 3.12.0 RC-2. I understand from a message from Utkarsh back in August that the way that version numbers are determined has changed, and now requires a call to "git describe". After downloading the source tarball from http://paraview.org/files/v3.12/ParaView-3.12.0-RC2.tar.gz, my attempt to build failed, apparently while attempting to call git describe. So, my question is, will git now become a dependency for building release versions of ParaView? Or is this call currently still in there because this is still just a release candidate, and not yet an official release?
Thanks, joe. On Sep 29, 2011, at 2:39 PM, David Partyka wrote: > The ParaView team is pleased to announce the availability of the ParaView > 3.12.0 Release Candidate 2 binaries for download on the ParaView > (http://paraview.org/paraview/resources/software.html). ParaView 3.12 can be > considered as a bug-fix release with over 180 issues resolved. The detailed > list can be found at http://www.paraview.org/Bug/changelog_page.php. > > With Python being one of the preferred means of interacting with ParaView, > we've added support to create animation tracks that use Python scripts to > build highly customized animations. > > Plugins support is one of the strong points of ParaView and with this > release, we've made it easier to load deployed plugins on the server > processes as well. All distributed plugins are now listed on the client as > well as the server side. > > The release includes updates to LANL's streaming framework. The > multiresolution streaming view now automatically adjusts resolution to match > the projected image size. Also, VTK filters are now able to modify > meta-information which means they can modify the data while still allowing > the streaming framework to cull and prioritize pieces. An example is a new > spherical warp filter that projects flat data onto the globe while correctly > tracking piece bounding boxes. > > Also, there are updates to support users of the cosmology and windblade > formats. For example the MaskPoints filter (used to place glyphs and in other > places) was updated with new options that improve random sampling in > parallel. Likewise VTK's Gaussian Splatter filter is now exposed in ParaView > which makes it easy to visualize point set data with imaging filters. The > cosmo and windblade readers have also been revised. > > This version includes some major changes under the covers. ParaView 3.12 > includes improvements to the underpinnings of ParaView ServerManager. The > communication layer under the ParaView ServerManager was upgraded to minimize > communication as well as making it easier to debug and trace messages being > exchanged between client and server. We now use Google Protocol Buffers, for > example, to exchange messages between client and server. > > In addition, there are several small but notable improvements included in > this release for example, the views now use caching to avoid re-renders from > repaints due to menus and dialogs popup up on the screen; volume rendering of > uniform grids now supports shading; ability to enable specular highlights > when using scalar coloring and others. > > The updated userguide can be accessed at: > http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Users_Guide/Table_Of_Contents > Or in PDF form at: > http://paraview.org/files/v3.12/ParaView%20Users%20Guide%20v3.12.pdf > > The development team has adopted a git-workflow-based development process > that is integrated with the ParaView Bug Tracker (http://paraview.org/Bug). > The workflow enables us to track every change that goes into ParaView and > maintain a stable repository. > > We value your feedback. Please use http://paraview.uservoice.com/ or click on > the "Tell us what you think" link on paraview.org to leave your feedback and > vote for new features. > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
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