Unable to build 6.1.0-RC1 on windows

Tim_Tautges · March 23, 2026, 7:57pm

Using VS2022, Qt6.9.3, Windows 11. Configuration goes fine, but then viskores doesn’t build:

FAILED: [code=2] VTK/ThirdParty/viskores/vtkviskores/viskores/viskores/cont/CMakeFiles/viskores_cont.dir/CellLocatorUniformBins.cxx.obj
C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\2022\PROFES~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1444~1.352\bin\Hostx86\x86\cl.exe /nologo /TP -DVISKORESDIY_DEBUG -DVISKORESDIY_MPI_AS_LIB -DVISKORESDIY_NO_THREADS -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -Dviskores_cont_EXPORTS -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\thirdparty\optionparser -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\thirdparty\diy -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\thirdparty\lcl\viskoreslcl -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\thirdparty\loguru -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\include -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\thirdparty\diy\viskoresdiy\include -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\thirdparty\diy\viskoresdiy\include\viskoresdiy\mpi -external:W0 /DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /GR /EHsc /W4 /bigobj /utf-8 /Zi /Ob0 /Od /RTC1 -std:c++17 -MDd -W3 -wd4702 -wd4505 /Gy /bigobj /showIncludes /FoVTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\cont\CMakeFiles\viskores_cont.dir\CellLocatorUniformBins.cxx.obj /FdVTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\cont\CMakeFiles\viskores_cont.dir\ /FS -c C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores\cont\CellLocatorUniformBins.cxx
cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding ‘/W4’ with ‘/W3’
C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores/Atomic.h(601): error C3861: ‘_InterlockedExchangeAdd64’: identifier not found
C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores/Atomic.h(601): error C3861: ‘_InterlockedAnd64’: identifier not found
C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores/Atomic.h(601): error C3861: ‘_InterlockedOr64’: identifier not found
C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores/Atomic.h(601): error C3861: ‘_InterlockedXor64’: identifier not found
C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores/Math.h(2970): error C3861: ‘_BitScanForward64’: identifier not found
C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\viskores\vtkviskores\viskores\viskores/Math.h(3053): error C3861: ‘__popcnt64’: identifier not found

If I had to guess I’m missing some dependency that viskores depends on, but searching doesn’t give me any clues.

Also, I might be interested in using the ParaView Plugin Windows Binary Compatible Guide, but it mentions a “configurations” directory that I don’t see in paraview/paraview-superbuild source anywhere.

mwestphal · March 24, 2026, 10:57am

then viskores doesn’t build:

disable viskores ?

Also, I might be interested in using the ParaView Plugin Windows Binary Compatible Guide, but it mentions a “configurations” directory that I don’t see in paraview/paraview-superbuild source anywhere.

It is there: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide/-/tree/main/configurations?ref_type=heads

Please note this is about the superbuild, not paraview.

Tim_Tautges · March 24, 2026, 4:52pm

First subject: can’t build paraview due to viskores issues.

If viskores doesn’t build out of the box, either it should be disabled by default or whatever dependency is missing should be stated.
I tried that, and encountered the following problems:

a. compiler error in vtkResourceStream.cxx:

FAILED: [code=2] VTK/IO/Core/CMakeFiles/IOCore.dir/vtkResourceStream.cxx.obj 

C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\2022\PROFES~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1444~1.352\bin\Hostx86\x86\cl.exe  /nologo /TP -DFMT_SHARED -DIOCore_EXPORTS -DKISSFFT_DLL_IMPORT=1 -DLZ4_DLL_IMPORT=1 -DSCN_DISABLE_FAST_FLOAT=0 -DSCN_DISABLE_REGEX=0 -DSCN_REGEX_BACKEND=0 -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -Dkiss_fft_scalar=double -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\IO\Core -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\Common\Core -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\Common\Core -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\fmt\vtkfmt -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\fmt\vtkfmt -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\nlohmannjson\vtknlohmannjson -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\nlohmannjson\vtknlohmannjson -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\nlohmannjson\vtknlohmannjson\include -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\scn\vtkscn -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\scn\vtkscn -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\scn\vtkscn\include -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\scn\vtkscn\include -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\token\vtktoken\token -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\token\vtktoken\token -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\token\vtktoken -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\token\vtktoken -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\Common\ExecutionModel -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\Common\ExecutionModel -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\Common\DataModel -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\Common\DataModel -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\Common\Math -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\Common\Math -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\kissfft\vtkkissfft -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\kissfft\vtkkissfft -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\Common\Transforms -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\Common\Transforms -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\Common\Misc -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\Common\Misc -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\lz4\vtklz4 -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\lz4\vtklz4 -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\lzma\vtklzma -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\lzma\vtklzma -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\zlib\vtkzlib -IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\zlib\vtkzlib -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\fast_float -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\fast_float -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\fmt -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\fmt -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\Utilities\KWIML -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\Utilities\KWIML -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\nlohmannjson -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\nlohmannjson -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\scn -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\scn -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\token -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\token -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\Utilities\KWSys -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\Utilities\KWSys -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\kissfft -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\kissfft -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\lz4 -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\lz4 -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\lzma -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\lzma -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\utf8 -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\utf8 -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\build\VTK\ThirdParty\zlib -external:IC:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\ThirdParty\zlib -external:W0 /DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /GR /EHsc /W4 /bigobj /utf-8  /Zi /Ob0 /Od /RTC1 -std:c++17 -MDd -utf-8 /showIncludes /FoVTK\IO\Core\CMakeFiles\IOCore.dir\vtkResourceStream.cxx.obj /FdVTK\IO\Core\CMakeFiles\IOCore.dir\ /FS -c C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core\vtkResourceStream.cxx 

C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core\vtkResourceStream.cxx(79): error C2672: 'std::min': no matching overloaded function found 

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\include\utility(109): note: could be '_Ty std::min(std::initializer_list<_Elem>)' 

C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core\vtkResourceStream.cxx(79): note: '_Ty std::min(std::initializer_list<_Elem>)': expects 1 arguments - 2 provided 

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\include\utility(106): note: or       '_Ty std::min(std::initializer_list<_Elem>,_Pr)' 

C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core\vtkResourceStream.cxx(79): note: '_Ty std::min(std::initializer_list<_Elem>,_Pr)': could not deduce template argument for 'std::initializer_list<_Elem>' from 'const ptrdiff_t' 

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\include\utility(98): note: or       'const _Ty &std::min(const _Ty &,const _Ty &) noexcept(<expr>)' 

C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core\vtkResourceStream.cxx(79): note: 'const _Ty &std::min(const _Ty &,const _Ty &) noexcept(<expr>)': template parameter '_Ty' is ambiguous 

C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core\vtkResourceStream.cxx(79): note: could be 'std::streamsize' 

C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core\vtkResourceStream.cxx(79): note: or       'ptrdiff_t' 

C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv-git\VTK\IO\Core\vtkResourceStream.cxx(79): note: 'const _Ty &std::min(const _Ty &,const _Ty &) noexcept(<expr>)': could not deduce template argument for 'const _Ty &' from 'std::streamsize'

I applied the following diff, which fixed it:

diff --git a/IO/Core/vtkResourceStream.cxx b/IO/Core/vtkResourceStream.cxx 

index 4790d63f03..8a19d57ed1 100644 

--- a/IO/Core/vtkResourceStream.cxx 

+++ b/IO/Core/vtkResourceStream.cxx 

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ protected: 

     const std::ptrdiff_t available = parent_type::egptr() - parent_type::gptr(); 

     if (available > 0) 

     { 

-      std::copy_n(parent_type::gptr(), (std::min)(available, count), str); 

+      std::copy_n(parent_type::gptr(), (std::min<const std::ptrdiff_t>)(available, count), str); 

       // if we still have buffered input update gptr 

       if (available > count) 

       {

b. Link errors:

 FAILED: [code=4294967295] bin/vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.dll lib/vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.lib 

C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /C "cd . && "C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E vs_link_dll --msvc-ver=1944 --intdir=VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir --rc=C:\PROGRA~2\WI3CF2~1\10\bin\100261~1.0\x86\rc.exe --mt=C:\PROGRA~2\WI3CF2~1\10\bin\100261~1.0\x86\mt.exe --manifests  -- C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\2022\PROFES~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1444~1.352\bin\Hostx86\x86\link.exe /nologo VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKEnum.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKExtras.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKNamespace.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKObject.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKSpecialObject.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKTemplate.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkPythonArgs.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkPythonCommand.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkPythonOverload.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkPythonUtil.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkSmartPyObject.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKMethodDescriptor.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKReference.cxx.obj  /out:bin\vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.dll /implib:lib\vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.lib /pdb:bin\vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.pdb /dll /version:6.1 /machine:X86  /debug /INCREMENTAL  lib\vtkCommonCore-pv6.1d.lib  lib\vtksys-pv6.1d.lib  ws2_32.lib  dbghelp.lib  psapi.lib  lib\vtkfmt-pv6.1d.lib  lib\vtkscn-pv6.1d.lib  lib\vtktoken-pv6.1d.lib  "C:\Program Files\Python313\libs\python313.lib"  kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib && cd ." 

LINK Pass 1: command "C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\2022\PROFES~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1444~1.352\bin\Hostx86\x86\link.exe /nologo VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKEnum.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKExtras.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKNamespace.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKObject.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKSpecialObject.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKTemplate.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkPythonArgs.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkPythonCommand.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkPythonOverload.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkPythonUtil.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\vtkSmartPyObject.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKMethodDescriptor.cxx.obj VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir\PyVTKReference.cxx.obj /out:bin\vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.dll /implib:lib\vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.lib /pdb:bin\vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.pdb /dll /version:6.1 /machine:X86 /debug /INCREMENTAL lib\vtkCommonCore-pv6.1d.lib lib\vtksys-pv6.1d.lib ws2_32.lib dbghelp.lib psapi.lib lib\vtkfmt-pv6.1d.lib lib\vtkscn-pv6.1d.lib lib\vtktoken-pv6.1d.lib C:\Program Files\Python313\libs\python313.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib /MANIFEST /MANIFESTFILE:VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir/intermediate.manifest VTK\Wrapping\PythonCore\CMakeFiles\WrappingPythonCore.dir/manifest.res" failed (exit code 1120) with the following output: 

   Creating library lib\vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.lib and object lib\vtkWrappingPythonCore3.13-pv6.1d.exp 

PyVTKReference.cxx.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp___Py_Dealloc 

vtkPythonOverload.cxx.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp___Py_Dealloc 

vtkPythonUtil.cxx.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp___Py_Dealloc 

vtkSmartPyObject.cxx.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp___Py_Dealloc 

PyVTKMethodDescriptor.cxx.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp___Py_Dealloc 

PyVTKSpecialObject.cxx.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp___Py_Dealloc 

…

I tried the following, none of which fixed the problem:

checked “python” cmake option, which wasn’t on by default (other python-related options were on)
Uninstalled python 3.13, installed 3.14
Disabled VTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_WrappingPythonCore

mwestphal · March 24, 2026, 4:53pm

Agreed, please open an issue.

mwestphal · March 24, 2026, 4:54pm

Please share your full cmake configuration line, I’m able to build ParaView on Windows with VS2022 without issues here.

Tim_Tautges · March 24, 2026, 7:46pm

cmake -G Ninja -DPARAVIEW_USE_VISKORES=NO -DVTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_vtkviskores=NO -DPARAVIEW_USE_PYTHON=YES -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..

Tim_Tautges · March 24, 2026, 7:56pm

Second subject: instructions for building binary-compatible plugin support fail also. cmake line and result are:

C:\Users\ttautges\ans\pv\build>cmake -G Ninja -C c:\users\ttautges\ans\pv\pv-superbuild\paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide\configurations\config_v6.0.1.cmake -Dparaview_SOURCE_DIR=c:\users\ttautges\ans\pv\pv-git -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..\pv-superbuild
loading initial cache file c:\users\ttautges\ans\pv\pv-superbuild\paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide\configurations\config_v6.0.1.cmake
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.44.35225.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.44.35225.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.44.35207/bin/Hostx86/x86/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.44.35207/bin/Hostx86/x86/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Check size of void*
-- Check size of void* - done
CMake Error at superbuild/cmake/SuperbuildUtils.cmake:83 (message):
  32-bit targets are not supported.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  superbuild/CMakeLists.txt:56 (superbuild_detect_64bit_target)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

mwestphal · March 25, 2026, 8:49am

Are you building with a 32bit msvc ?

Definitely not supported and not tested. Use 64bit toolchain.

Tim_Tautges · March 25, 2026, 3:22pm

My msvc has both 32 and 64 bit capability installed, cmake is choosing 32 bit for some reason.

mwestphal · March 25, 2026, 3:28pm

Use the “Native x64 MSVC command line tool” to run cmake and cmake --build. You will avoid all issues.

Here is the compilation guide: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md?ref_type=heads#windows

Tim_Tautges · March 25, 2026, 3:44pm

Good spot, I didn’t realize there was a 64 bit native command tool. But, same result:

Edit: hold on, didn’t clear the cache, maybe that’s it…
Ok, got past that point, so moving forward. Thanks a bunch for the timely help.

Tim_Tautges · March 25, 2026, 9:01pm

Tim Tautges:

cmake -G Ninja -C c:\users\ttautges\ans\pv\pv-superbuild\paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide\configurations\config_v6.0.1.cmake -Dparaview_SOURCE_DIR=c:\users\ttautges\ans\pv\pv-git -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..\pv-superbuild
loading initial cache file c:\users\ttautges\ans\pv\pv-superbuild\paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide\configurations\config_v6.0.1.cmake

Getting close with superbuild build. It’s stopping on the following:


-- VTK version: 9.6.0.rc3-5-g4f28f0202d
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:738 (message):
  The following modules were requested or required, but not found:
  VTK::doubleconversion.


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
CMake Error at C:/Users/ttautges/ans/pv/build/superbuild/sb-paraview-configure.cmake:48 (message):
  Failed with exit code 1