Documentation/Nightly/Developers/Build Module - Revision history

Pieper: /* Build module outside of Slicer source tree */

2017-06-24T17:17:18Z

Build module outside of Slicer source tree

2013-09-11T17:15:45Z

Build module outside of Slicer source tree

2013-09-11T17:13:37Z

Build module outside of Slicer source tree

2013-07-25T17:26:12Z

Build module outside of Slicer source tree

2013-06-14T08:03:37Z

Prepend documentation/versioncheck template. See http://na-mic.org/Mantis/view.php?id=2887

2013-06-12T17:06:44Z

Build module outside of Slicer source tree

2013-06-12T17:05:32Z

Build module outside of Slicer source tree

2013-06-12T14:44:23Z

2013-03-04T22:34:08Z

Build module outside of Slicer source tree

2013-03-04T22:31:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:17, 24 June 2017
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	The different [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/Modules\|type of modules]] supported by Slicer can easily be built outside of the Slicer source tree.		The different [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/Modules\|type of modules]] supported by Slicer can easily be built outside of the Slicer source tree.
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		+	'''Note: to build C++ modules you need to have built Slicer from source on your machine; they cannot be built against a binary download.'''

	The following examples are specific to unix-like platforms and can easily be adapted for Windows.		The following examples are specific to unix-like platforms and can easily be adapted for Windows.

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 </pre>
-After successfully compiling the Slicer module, the Slicer module executables and libraries are located in your module build directory under lib <code>build_dir/lib/Slicer-X.Y/module_type</code>. Refer to [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/DirectoryStructure|Directory Structure]] description for more details.
+After successfully compiling the Slicer module, the Slicer module executables and libraries are located in your module build directory under lib <code>build_dir/lib/Slicer-X.Y/module_type</code>. Adding this directory to the Additional module paths in the Application Settings GUI within slicer, will allow testing of your module without recompiling the super-build.  Refer to [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/DirectoryStructure|Directory Structure]] description for more details.
 {{:Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/FAQ/Modules|Modules}}

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 </pre>
-After successfully compiling the Slicer module, the Slicer module executables and libraries are located in your main Slicer build directory <code>Slicer-Superbuild/Slicer-build</code>. Refer to [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/DirectoryStructure|Directory Structure]] description for more details.
+After successfully compiling the Slicer module, the Slicer module executables and libraries are located in your module build directory under lib <code>build_dir/lib/Slicer-X.Y/module_type</code>. Refer to [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/DirectoryStructure|Directory Structure]] description for more details.
 {{:Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/FAQ/Modules|Modules}}

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 find_package(Slicer COMPONENTS ConfigurePrerequisites)  <- - - - ADD THIS
-project(EmptyExtensionTemplate)
+project(EmptyExtensionTemplate) <- - - - ADD THIS
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:03, 14 June 2013
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		+	<noinclude>{{documentation/versioncheck}}</noinclude>
	= Build module outside of Slicer source tree =		= Build module outside of Slicer source tree =

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 For this to work, in addition to invoke <code>cmake_minimum_required</code> at the top of the top-level <code>CMakeLists.txt</code>, it's important to make sure the following line are added after setting <code>MODULE_NAME</code>:
 <pre>
 find_package(Slicer REQUIRED)
 include(${Slicer_USE_FILE})

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 <pre>
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if(NOT Slicer_SOURCE_DIR)
+find_package(Slicer REQUIRED)
-  find_package(Slicer REQUIRED)
+include(${Slicer_USE_FILE})
 </pre>
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 <pre>
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)  <- - - - ADD THIS
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set(MODULE_NAME MyModule)
+set(MODULE_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
 set(MODULE_TITLE ${MODULE_NAME})
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 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if(NOT Slicer_SOURCE_DIR)  <- - - - - - - - - - ADD THIS
+find_package(Slicer REQUIRED)  <- - - - - - - ADD THIS
-  find_package(Slicer REQUIRED)  <- - - - - - - ADD THIS
+include(${Slicer_USE_FILE})  <- - - - - - - - ADD THIS
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:31, 4 March 2013
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	{{:Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/FAQ/Modules\|Modules}}		{{:Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/FAQ/Modules\|Modules}}
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−	~~{{:Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/FAQ/Extensions\|Extensions}}~~
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−	~~{{:Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/FAQ/Extensions\|Extensions}}~~