[cgkit-user] Newbie installation questions ....

[Roberto B. <rob...@gm...>]

I'm trying to install from

    cgkit-2.0.0alpha8.tar.gz

in a Linux Slackware 12  box, where I installed the required libraries
(I think).

I've  found  a  (small)  compilation  glitch and  a problem  after
installation

1. When compiling, I  add to add the -mt suffix  at the required boost
   libraries  (the required  library without  the  -mt was  not in  the
   system)

   Using the checkenv utility after installing tells me that

      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, May  4 2007, 16:52:23)
      [GCC 4.1.2]
      Platform: linux2
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      Python version: 2.5........... OK
      PyProtocols................... is installed
      PyOpenGL...................... is installed
      PIL........................... is installed
      pygame........................ is installed
      PyODE......................... missing

      The Python bindings of the Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) are not installed.
      You will not be able to use the ODEDynamics component to do rigid body
      simulations. You can get PyODE at http://pyode.sourceforge.net/

      PySerial...................... is installed
      cgkit (base).................. 2.0.0alpha8 (Aug 21 2008, 10:23)
      cgkit (C++ lib)............... OK
      cgkit (all)................... OK

   2. When I try to load a .3ds file

   TM_faces/3D_models> viewer.py -X -T -v Roby.3ds

   it fails with the following notification

      Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, May  4 2007, 16:52:23)
      [GCC 4.1.2]
      Environment variable VIEWER_DEFAULT_OPTIONS not set.
      0 joysticks available
      SpaceMouse/SpaceBall module (spacedevice) not available
      Loading "Roby.3ds"...
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/usr/bin/viewer.py", line 667, in <module>
          viewer.run()
        File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cgkit/tool.py", line 191, in run
          load(filename)
        File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cgkit/cmds.py", line 926, in load
          raise NoImporter('No import plugin found for extension "%s".'%ext)
      cgkit.cmds.NoImporter: No import plugin found for extension "3ds".

   Inspection of available 3d(s) libraries shows that the following are in
   place

   /usr/lib/lib3dkit.so@
   /usr/lib/lib3dkit.so.1@
   /usr/lib/lib3dkit.so.1.9.25*
   /usr/lib/lib3ds-1.so.3@
   /usr/lib/lib3ds-1.so.3.0.0*
   /usr/lib/lib3ds.a
   /usr/lib/lib3ds.la*
   /usr/lib/lib3ds.so@

Thanks for your help!!