[Paraview] Plugin Crashing on PV 3.12 RC2

Utkarsh Ayachit utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com
Wed Apr 25 11:21:03 EDT 2012


That sounds reasonable. Thanks for sharing.

Utkarsh

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Cory Quammen <cquammen at cs.unc.edu> wrote:
> Okay, I figured out the problem. I am have a code generator that
> produces the VTK files. Currently, I have the dependencies set up so
> that the VTK class code isn't generated until build time. The problem
> is that the generation of the instantiators and init files don't get
> generated by the CMake plugin magic because the header files for my
> plugin classes don't exist at CMake configuration time.
>
> The solution seems to be to generate the code at CMake configuration
> time before any calls to add_paraview_plugin are made.
>
> - Cory
>
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Cory Quammen <cquammen at cs.unc.edu> wrote:
>> I have some new information to add.
>>
>> Sometimes, the files
>>
>> <plugin>Init.cxx
>> <vtkClass>ClientServer.cxx
>> vtkSM<plugin>Instantiator.h
>> vtkSM<plugin>Instantiator.cxx
>> vtkSMXML_<plugin>.h
>>
>> are generated, sometimes they are not. I haven't found a consistent
>> way to reproduce the behavior where these files are not generating.
>> Every time I compile, though, a dylib for the plugin (I'm on a Mac) is
>> generated. There are no complaints about not being able to find the
>> files I listed above when they are missing. Making clean and
>> rebuilding doesn't seem to help.
>>
>> Thoughts or suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Cory
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Cory Quammen <cquammen at cs.unc.edu> wrote:
>>> Hi Mike and Utkarsh,
>>>
>>> Was there a resolution to this problem?
>>>
>>> I'm having a similar problem with a set of plugins failing to load
>>> despite everything looking okay. The real oddness in my case is that
>>> sometimes one plugin works and another fails, but when I recompile the
>>> one that worked starts failing and another one works.
>>>
>>> Initially I had all the source files and CMake commands in a single
>>> directory and I thought that maybe some files were getting clobbered
>>> by the CMake plugin magic. Putting each plugin in a separate
>>> directory, however, didn't solve the problem.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Cory
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
>>> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>> That's only needed if you're creating a file-series writer using a
>>>> writer that does not support file series, which is not the case here.
>>>> The problem is your VTk classes aren't getting compiled in/wrapped
>>>> correctly. Let me check it out.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Michael Jackson
>>>> <mike.jackson at bluequartz.net> wrote:
>>>>> What is this new XML tag?
>>>>> si_class="vtkSIFileSeriesReaderProxy"
>>>>>
>>>>> This is one of the differences between my plugin and the plugins that come with ParaView. I still can not come up with why my plugin is failing.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Mike Jackson <www.bluequartz.net>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 12, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you include the CMakeLists.txt?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Michael Jackson
>>>>>> <mike.jackson at bluequartz.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> I have a custom reader plugin that I am trying to update for ParaView 3.12. Everything seems to compile OK and ParaView launches Ok. When I try to open one of my files I get the following:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ERROR: In /Users/Shared/Kitware-CVS/ParaView/ParaViewCore/ServerImplementation/vtkSIProxy.cxx, line 240
>>>>>>> vtkSISourceProxy (0x121a07e60): Failed to create vtkH5VizFileReader. Aborting for debugging purposes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Which is down in this section of the vtkSIProxy:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  if (className && className[0])
>>>>>>>    {
>>>>>>>    this->SetVTKClassName(className);
>>>>>>>    vtkObjectBase* obj = this->Interpreter->NewInstance(className);
>>>>>>>    if (!obj)
>>>>>>>      {
>>>>>>>      vtkErrorMacro("Failed to create " << className
>>>>>>>        << ". Aborting for debugging purposes.");
>>>>>>>      abort();
>>>>>>>      }
>>>>>>>    this->VTKObject.TakeReference(obj);
>>>>>>>    }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In my "Gui XML" code I have this:
>>>>>>>   <Reader name="H5VizFileReader"
>>>>>>>          extensions="ddviz"
>>>>>>>          file_description="ParaDis Vizualization File Reader">
>>>>>>>  </Reader>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and in the Server Manager XML I have this:
>>>>>>>  <!-- ************************************************************ -->
>>>>>>>    <!-- MultiBlock Reader For the dd3d Vizualization Files (.ddviz extension) -->
>>>>>>>    <!-- ************************************************************ -->
>>>>>>>    <SourceProxy name="H5VizFileReader"
>>>>>>>      class="vtkH5VizFileReader">
>>>>>>>      <OutputPort name="Nodal Data" index="0" />
>>>>>>>      <OutputPort name="Simulation Limits" index="1" />
>>>>>>>      <OutputPort name="Glide Planes" index="2" />
>>>>>>>      <OutputPort name="Node Density Vs Time" index="3" />
>>>>>>>      <OutputPort name="Stress Vs. Total Strain" index="4">
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     </OutputPort>
>>>>>>>      <StringVectorProperty name="FileName" command="SetFileName"
>>>>>>>        number_of_elements="1">
>>>>>>>        <FileListDomain name="files" />
>>>>>>>      </StringVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="TimeStepRangeInfo"
>>>>>>>        command="GetTimeStepRange" information_only="1">
>>>>>>>        <SimpleIntInformationHelper />
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <DoubleVectorProperty name="TimestepValues"
>>>>>>>        information_only="1">
>>>>>>>        <TimeStepsInformationHelper />
>>>>>>>      </DoubleVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="Filter Glide Planes"
>>>>>>>        command="SetFilterGlidePlanes" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="0">
>>>>>>>      <BooleanDomain name="Enable Glide Plane Filter"></BooleanDomain>
>>>>>>>      <Documentation>
>>>>>>>          Setting this value will filter the glide planes by the supplied
>>>>>>>          index value. The values can NOT be less than Zero (0).
>>>>>>>        </Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="Glide Plane Index"
>>>>>>>        command="SetGlidePlaneIndex" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="1">
>>>>>>>        <Documentation>
>>>>>>>          This is the value by which the glide planes will be filtered. The
>>>>>>>          value should always be greater than 0.
>>>>>>>        </Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="Filter Nodes By Glide Plane"
>>>>>>>        command="SetFilterNodesByGlidePlane" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="0">
>>>>>>>      <BooleanDomain name="Filter Nodes By Glide Plane"></BooleanDomain>
>>>>>>>       <Documentation>Filter the Nodes by a given glide plane index. This index
>>>>>>>       is different than the above index.</Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="Nodal Glide Plane Index"
>>>>>>>        command="SetNodalGlidePlaneIndex" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="1">
>>>>>>>        <Documentation>
>>>>>>>          This is the value by which the glide planes will be filtered. The
>>>>>>>          value should always be greater than 0.
>>>>>>>        </Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>            <!-- This is the toggle for the SP111 variable.-->
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="Filter GPVoxels by 111 Slip Planes"
>>>>>>>        command="SetSP111_GPVoxel_Filter" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="0">
>>>>>>>        <BooleanDomain name="bool" />
>>>>>>>        <Documentation>
>>>>>>>          When checked the filter will include VoxelData on the
>>>>>>>          {111} slip plane
>>>>>>>        </Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <!-- This is the toggle for the SPBar111 variable.-->
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="Filter GPVoxels by -111 Slip Planes"
>>>>>>>        command="SetSPBar111_GPVoxel_Filter" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="0">
>>>>>>>        <BooleanDomain name="bool" />
>>>>>>>        <Documentation>
>>>>>>>          When checked the filter will include VoxelData on the
>>>>>>>          {-111} slip plane
>>>>>>>        </Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <!-- This is the toggle for the SP1Bar11 variable.-->
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="Filter GPVoxels by 1-11 Slip Planes"
>>>>>>>        command="SetSP1Bar11_GPVoxel_Filter" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="0">
>>>>>>>        <BooleanDomain name="bool" />
>>>>>>>        <Documentation>
>>>>>>>          When checked the filter will include VoxelData on the
>>>>>>>          {1-11} slip plane
>>>>>>>        </Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <!-- This is the toggle for the SP11Bar1 variable.-->
>>>>>>>      <IntVectorProperty name="Filter GPVoxels by 11-1 Slip Planes"
>>>>>>>        command="SetSP11Bar1_GPVoxel_Filter" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="0">
>>>>>>>        <BooleanDomain name="bool" />
>>>>>>>        <Documentation>
>>>>>>>          When checked the filter will include VoxelData on the
>>>>>>>          {11-1} slip plane
>>>>>>>        </Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </IntVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      <DoubleVectorProperty name="Youngs Modulas"
>>>>>>>        command="SetYoungsModulas" number_of_elements="1"
>>>>>>>        default_values="200.0e9">
>>>>>>>        <Documentation>
>>>>>>>          This value will be used for the calculation of the Stress/Strain curves.
>>>>>>>        </Documentation>
>>>>>>>      </DoubleVectorProperty>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    </SourceProxy>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have cleaned the build directory a few times in the hopes that there was something weird with the configuration/compilation but that did not seem to help. I have not been keeping up with the changes going on with ParaView lately so this is all new to me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> ___________________________________________________________
>>>>>>> Mike Jackson                    Principal Software Engineer
>>>>>>> BlueQuartz Software                            Dayton, Ohio
>>>>>>> mike.jackson at bluequartz.net              www.bluequartz.net
>>>>>>>
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>>> --
>>> Cory Quammen
>>> Research Associate
>>> Department of Computer Science
>>> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cory Quammen
>> Research Associate
>> Department of Computer Science
>> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> --
> Cory Quammen
> Research Associate
> Department of Computer Science
> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


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