[OpendTect_Developers] Fwd: Regarding Building Entire OpenDtect Application

[Ranojay Sen]

Hi Vaqar,

     We had complains for the developer package installation problem 
before, but as far as I know it was fixed in the latest version.
>
> Hello everyone,
> I am with a task to make the OpenDtect 4 functional on the multi-touch 
> system. For that
> purpose the first step is to build the entire application since to my 
> undetstanding the plugins
> alone may not be sufficient to accomplish the task and few changes are 
> need in the interface
> as well. (right?)

Yes it is possible to change the interface and recompile OpendTect 
again, and that is the benefit of the open source package.

> Though I'm just performing the basic tasks but already facing few 
> problems as follows:
>
> I have downloaded the developer package (32bit) and OpenDtect (32bit) 
> for Windows7.
> After Installing the developers Package (in C Drive) and  OpenDtect 
> (in Program Files(x86)),
> I headed towards creating the development Environment using the 
> OpenDtect 'Create Devel. Env.'
> utility and I keep getting the message "No source code found. Please 
> Download and install
> Development package first.". Though I have already downloaded and 
> installed the development Package.
> (I have setup the environment variable "Work" pointing to the location 
> where I have installed the development
> Package.)

It seems that the installation of the developer package and the software 
are in different locations, let me explain the process in brief. First 
you have to download the developer package as you have done already, now 
install the package in the same folder where OpendTect software is 
installed, for e.g. if OpendTect is in C:\Program Files\OpendTect4.0, 
you have to install the developer package in this location only. Now 
create your 'work' folder, this could be at any location or even on a 
different drive, and usually the name should be ODWork. Now run the 
'Create Devel Env' tool from OpendTect and select the work folder and 
press ok, now all the libraries will be copied to the work folder,  just 
add the required environment variables to 'My Computer" and you are 
ready to work. It could also be done in a different way, where you first 
create the 'work' folder and install the developer package right in to 
the  'work' folder instead of the OpendTect installation folder, and the 
work folder immediately becomes your work environment, just have to add 
the environment variables as usual.  Also not you need the third party 
packages like Qt and Coin if you like to build OpendTect from scratch.
>
> Note that I am following
> http://www.opendtect.org/rel/doc/Programmer/windows.html
Yes This link describes  "How To" for development on Windows.
> but I have come accross the following as well:
> ftp://www.opendtect.org/pub/old/v1.1.3/html/Programmer/windows.html 
> (Do I need to follow this one?)

No not this one, as you can see it is for the older versions.

> Further more, do we have any updated developer"s manual that 
> elaborates building entire application? Since
> the manuals currently available, basically, focus over plugin 
> development.

Indeed, the manual pages need some updates, and I will be working on them.

> Looking foward to your kind response
> Thanks in anticipation
>

Regards
Ranojay

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