GetDataRoot
VTKExamples/Cxx/Utilities/GetDataRoot
Code
GetDataRoot.cxx
#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkTesting.h>
int main(int, char *[])
{
// Locate VTK_DATA_ROOT
vtkSmartPointer<vtkTesting> testHelper =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkTesting>::New();
std::string dataRoot = testHelper->GetDataRoot();
std::cout << "dataRoot: " << dataRoot << std::endl;
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
PROJECT(GetDataRoot)
find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
add_executable(GetDataRoot MACOSX_BUNDLE GetDataRoot.cxx)
target_link_libraries(GetDataRoot ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
Download and Build GetDataRoot
Click here to download GetDataRoot and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball GetDataRoot.tar has been downloaded and extracted,
cd GetDataRoot/build
If VTK is installed:
cmake ..
If VTK is not installed but compiled on your system, you will need to specify the path to your VTK build:
cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..
Build the project:
make
and run it:
./GetDataRoot
WINDOWS USERS PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to add the VTK bin directory to your path. This will resolve the VTK dll's at run time.