I will contribute to ParaView. What CMake options do I have to use to build my ParaView? I know that the CI will anyway run the tests based on its own config, but I want to test locally before submitting.
https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md?ref_type=heads
It makes sense that I have to build those components that I actually use in my contributed feature. It is not a problem when I add a base functionality, however it pollutes my system if I have many dependencies, such as Qt 6 (I use Qt 5 for my own purpose), MPI, etc. One solution I have in mind is setting up a virtual machine, but that is quite heavy. Another way would be the ParaView superbuild that builds the dependencies from source and does not install them on my system. Is it possible to use the superbuild to contribute to ParaView (it also has the SetupForDevelopment.sh script)?
Compile them locally instead of installing system wise if this is an issue to you. However I would not recommend compiling Qt, juste use Qt5 if you must.