# VRPN plugin not seen 5.6 version from sources
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460 "2019-03-13T09:18:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/1 "2019-03-13T09:18:15Z")
This is old way , [https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Immersive\_ParaView](https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Immersive_ParaView) so added PARAVIEW\_USE\_VRPN, … I have got spacemouse from 3dconnexion to work whit paraview.
Is there big change done at software that I have not noted ?
cmake-gui say’s:
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Plugin: ThickenLayeredCells - Filter to thicken layered cells : Enabled
Plugin: VRPlugin - Virtual Reality Devices and Interactor styles : Disabled
# Plugin: VTKmFilters - VTKm many-core filters : Enabled
I do have:
-qt5-default from ubuntu ppa
-vrpm server build git hub sources
Commandline options:
-DVRPN\_LIBRARY:PATH="/mpi/C5/vrpn/lib" -DVTKm\_ENABLE\_OPENMP:BOOL="1" -DVTK\_LIBRARYES:PATH="/mpi/C5/VTK-8.2.0/lib" -DVRPN\_INCLUDE\_DIR:PATH="/mpi/C5/vrpn/include" -DVTK\_LIBRARIES:PATH="/mpi/C5/VTK-8.2.0/lib"
Cache file:
VRPN\_LIBRARY:PATH=/mpi/C5/vrpn/lib
VTKm\_ENABLE\_OPENMP:BOOL=1
VTK\_LIBRARYES:PATH=/mpi/C5/VTK-8.2.0/lib
VRPN\_INCLUDE\_DIR:PATH=/mpi/C5/vrpn/include
VTK\_LIBRARIES:PATH=/mpi/C5/VTK-8.2.0/lib
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/2 "2019-03-13T09:19:39Z")
vrpn is still the way to connect a 3D mouse.
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/3 "2019-03-13T12:56:28Z")
Have you reason why it dose not compile even
all directryes and FLAGS are set ?
Is there change at Cmakefiles ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/4 "2019-03-13T13:02:19Z")
Which error are you seeing ?
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/5 "2019-03-13T13:10:41Z")
I can not compiled or installed version plugin directory VRPN
plugin.
cmake-gui say’s:
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/6 "2019-03-13T13:12:32Z")
Your message seems incomplete.
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/7 "2019-03-13T13:15:53Z")
I can not FIND compiled or installed version plugin directory
whit VRPN plugin.
```
So clearly paraview dose not show vrpn plugin at plugin menu
```
eighter.
cmake-gui say’s while converting :
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/8 "2019-03-13T13:19:51Z")
Please copy and paste your error.
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/9 "2019-03-13T13:21:12Z")
> [@joni](#):
>
> Plugin: VRPlugin - Virtual Reality Devices and Interactor styles : Disabled
Plugin: VRPlugin - Virtual Reality Devices and Interactor styles : Disabled
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/10 "2019-03-13T13:22:21Z")
Enable the plugin in cmake ?
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/11 "2019-03-13T13:39:06Z")
Instructions are here [https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Immersive\_ParaView](https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Immersive_ParaView)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/12 "2019-03-13T13:41:02Z")
> - When configuring cmake enable `BUILD_SHARED_LIB, PARAVIEW_BUILD_QT_GUI, PARAVIEW_USE_MPI` and `PARAVIEW_BUILD_PLUGIN_VRPlugin ` .
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/13 "2019-03-13T13:49:34Z")
cmake-gui configure removes `PARAVIEW_BUILD_PLUGIN_VRPlugin flag away`
`and say's :`
`
`
Plugin: VRPlugin - Virtual Reality Devices and Interactor styles : Disabled
Only warning from configure is non-related:
CMake Deprecation Warning at ThirdParty/IceT/vtkicet/CMakeLists.txt:14 (CMAKE\_POLICY):
The OLD behavior for policy CMP0017 will be removed from a future version
of CMake.
The cmake-policies(7) manual explains that the OLD behaviors of all
policies are deprecated and that a policy should be set to OLD only under
specific short-term circumstances. Projects should be ported to the NEW
behavior and not rely on setting a policy to OLD.
``
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/14 "2019-03-13T15:12:42Z")
I do not see this bug with ParaView 5.6.0 sources.
in your terminal, do the following:
```
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DPARAVIEW_BUILD_PLUGIN_VRPlugin=ON /path/to/paraview/5.6.0/sources/
```
my result is:
```
...
-- Plugin: VRPlugin - Virtual Reality Devices and Interactor styles : Enabled
...
```
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/15 "2019-03-13T15:25:20Z")
OK, it’s looks like if you define FLAG at cmake-gui it dispeares while creating,
IT WORK\*S WHIT clean, fresh, diretory and cmake whit all flag’s like:
cmake /mpi/S5/ParaView-v5.6.0
-DCMAKE\_INSTALL\_PREFIX=/mpi/C5/ParaView-v5.6.0\_v2
-DCMAKE\_BUILD\_TYPE=Release
-DBUILD\_SHARED\_LIB:BOOL=TRUE
-DPARAVIEW\_BUILD\_QT\_GUI:BOOL=TRUE
-DPARAVIEW\_USE\_MPI:BOOL=TRUE
-DPARAVIEW\_BUILD\_PLUGIN\_VRPlugin:BOOL=TRUE
-DVRPN\_LIBRARY:PATH=/mpi/C5/vrpn/lib
-DVTKm\_ENABLE\_OPENMP:BOOL=1
-DVTK\_LIBRARYES:PATH=/mpi/C5/VTK-8.2.0/lib
-DVRPN\_INCLUDE\_DIR:PATH=/mpi/C5/vrpn/include
-DVTK\_LIBRARIES:PATH=/mpi/C5/VTK-8.2.0/lib
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/16 "2019-03-13T15:27:16Z")
THANK ’ S
joni
ps. you can not just post wors THANK’s to forum, let’s
see if e-mail dellivers those!
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/17 "2019-03-13T15:42:39Z")
cd /mpi/S5/builddir/ParaView-v5.6.0\_v2
cmake /mpi/S5/ParaView-v5.6.0
-DCMAKE\_INSTALL\_PREFIX=/mpi/C5/ParaView-v5.6.0\_v2
-DCMAKE\_BUILD\_TYPE=Release
-DBUILD\_SHARED\_LIB:BOOL=TRUE
-DPARAVIEW\_BUILD\_QT\_GUI:BOOL=TRUE
-DPARAVIEW\_USE\_MPI:BOOL=TRUE
-DPARAVIEW\_BUILD\_PLUGIN\_VRPlugin:BOOL=TRUE
-DPARAVIEW\_USE\_VRPN:BOOL=TRUE
-DVRPN\_INCLUDE\_DIR:PATH=/mpi/C5/vrpn/include
-DVRPN\_LIBRARY:PATH=/mpi/C5/vrpn/lib
-DVTKm\_ENABLE\_OPENMP:BOOL=1
-DVTK\_LIBRARYES:PATH=/mpi/C5/VTK-8.2.0/lib
-DVTK\_LIBRARIES:PATH=/mpi/C5/VTK-8.2.0/lib
There was not TYPE selection so I try above, -DPARAVIEW\_USE\_VRPN:BOOL=TRUE
next,… if it work’s then
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### Author:  [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460/18 "2019-03-13T15:44:41Z")
This is quite common whit cmake-gui,…
clean directory and cmake solves problems,…
It can be problem at CMAKEFILES.