Build paraview to use TensorGlyph

ParaView Support
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Hello,
I want to use the plugin TensorGlyph in Paraview, and I understood that I have to rebuild altogether with the build. I am using Windows 10, and I try to do it with the Paraview superbuild.
Unfortunately, I get the following error in my CMake:

CMake Error at superbuild/CMakeLists.txt:13 (message):
The superbuild does not currently support multi-config generators (such as
Visual Studio or Xcode). The recommended generators are Ninja and Unix
Makefiles, but NMake Makefiles should work as well.

Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also “D:/Paraview/paraview-build-folder/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log”.

An error that I don’t understand well. I try to install Ninja and run cmake-gui in the VS2019 command prompt with the same result. Can someone help me ?

Cheers,

Matthias

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You do not need to build ParaView to use the tensor glyph, it is now a default filter and has been for quite some time.

Filters -> Alphabetical -> Tensor Glyph

(We do need to remove these out of date wiki pages)

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To answer your question about building the superbuild on Windows, it sounds like you need to configure superbuild to use the Ninja generator, e.g.

cmake.exe -G Ninja ...

That will make a Ninja project rather than a Visual Studio project.

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Thanks for your answers, I got it now !
Cheers,

Matthias

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