Steve, If you have been reading this thread, what is your point of view ? Do you think you can move to ITK/WrapITK (this would solve the numpy vs numarray issue as a side effect) ?
thanks, 2009/11/2 Gaëtan Lehmann <gaetan.lehm...@jouy.inra.fr>: > > Le 2 nov. 09 à 09:16, Mathieu Malaterre a écrit : > >> Luis, >> >> That is terrific ! At least Kitware's roadmap is clear ! Thanks so >> much. Gaetan, could you remind me (us?) why you choose to developg >> google/WrapITK instead of directly working on ITK/WrapITK ? > > Sure: I made drastic changes in the wrapping process, and it was absolutely > impossible to make it without breaking things. > Also, I made most of the work on my spare time, and so I had no idea about > when things may be usable again (if usable at all). > Last point: cableswig has been replaced by swig (the unmodified one) and a > custom program - igenerator.py - to parse the output of gccxml and produce a > swig interface. Unfortunately, igenerator.py is written in python, so it > adds a dependency on python to build java or tcl wrappers. > >> Is it >> possible to backport google/WrapITK into ITK ? > > There are still a few problems: > * dependency on python due to igenerator.py. It should be possible to recode > it in C++, but it's a work with a very low priority on my todo list, so it's > very unlikely to be done soon. But is it really a problem? > * there is a bug - I think in swig - which makes some methods not be wrapped > in tcl. See this test failure for example: > http://www.cdash.org/CDash/viewTest.php?onlyfailed&buildid=461742 > >> >> Thanks again ! >> >> On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:19 PM, Luis Ibanez <luis.iba...@kitware.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Mathieu, >>> >>> As we move forward to ITK 4.0, it is likely that WrapITK will >>> become the official way of wrapping ITK, and at that point >>> Paul's way of of packaging should probably become the >>> standard. >>> >>> At this point, however, the fault is really on us, as developers of >>> the toolkit, for not having made our minds about fully supporting >>> one wrapping system or the other. >>> >>> Hopefully, ITK 4.0 will give us the opportunity to clean up >>> many corners of the toolkit. >>> >>> Luis >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------- >>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Paul Novotny <paul.novo...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Paul, >>>>> >>>>> I still do not understand why you insist on building an outside >>>>> ubuntu package. >>>> >>>> Well, I build them for my own internal use, and just decided to release >>>> them to the public. Since there are people who use and appreciate it, I >>>> continue to do it. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ref: >>>>> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/insighttoolkit >>>>> >>>>> What is wrong with the one in ubuntu ? Why not work with the >>>>> ubuntu-team to get issues fixed ? Why not work with the debian-med >>>>> team to get it fixed (earlier in the pipeline) ? >>>> >>>> There is nothing wrong with the ubuntu/debian version. They appear to be >>>> using the CSWIG wrapping version. I have used and continue to use >>>> WrapITK in my own work, and therefor create the packages. So there is >>>> nothing to 'fix'. >>>> >>>>> BTW, I did post a couple of days ago about usage of CSWIG vs WrapITK >>>>> vs WrapITK. It seems you have chosen the solution #2 (the unmaintained >>>>> WrapITK shipped with ITK). Could you comment on your choice please ? >>>> >>>> As far as why I chose #2, well, I think the post from Gaëtan Lehmann you >>>> referenced perfectly sums up why (if you don't mind me paraphrasing). >>>> CSWIG is older and doesn't have as much itk coverage. Wrapitk, great >>>> python integration, better itk coverage, and is tested and stable. The >>>> new WrapITK, while faster, cleaner, and with better code coverage is >>>> unstable, and isn't as well tested. >>>> >>>> So, in the end, I don't understand why you don't like it that I release >>>> these packages? >>>> >>>> -Paul >>>> >>>> _____________________________________ >>>> Powered by www.kitware.com >>>> >>>> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >>>> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >>>> >>>> Kitware offers ITK Training Courses, for more information visit: >>>> http://www.kitware.com/products/protraining.html >>>> >>>> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ITK FAQ at: >>>> http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_FAQ >>>> >>>> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>> http://www.itk.org/mailman/listinfo/insight-users >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mathieu > > -- > Gaëtan Lehmann > Biologie du Développement et de la Reproduction > INRA de Jouy-en-Josas (France) > tel: +33 1 34 65 29 66 fax: 01 34 65 29 09 > http://voxel.jouy.inra.fr http://www.itk.org > http://www.mandriva.org http://www.bepo.fr > > -- Mathieu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-med-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
