# Building Paraview "from scratch" in order to use a custom plugin

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-from-scratch-in-order-to-use-a-custom-plugin/4233
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 1, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-from-scratch-in-order-to-use-a-custom-plugin/4233 "2020-05-01T07:50:12Z")
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### Author: ![bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/bastian/32/7513_2.png) [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-from-scratch-in-order-to-use-a-custom-plugin/4233/45 "2021-08-31T11:47:22Z")

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> [@npillai2](#):
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> With super build 5.8.0 the build compiles and installs without any obvious error messages, but then when I try to run the paraview, I get this message, which also looks mpi-related.

I get the same error … [Unable to get working server build for GPU based rendering through EGL](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/server-build-for-gpu-usage-produces-undefined-symbol-ompi-mpi-comm-null/7891)

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