Finally, I had success installation on CentOS 5.6.
My workstaion had pre-installed packgages that listed below.
- Python 2.6.5 (compiled) : /usr/local/bin
- Houdini 12.1.77 : /opt/hfs12.1.77
- Prman 16.3 : /opt/pixar/RendermanProServer-16.3
- Nuke 6.3v4 : /usr/local/Nuke6.3v4
1. Scons
Sortex-vfx uses python based installation script that called ‘scons’ (file:’SConstruct’)
it make similar to ‘CMake’, but it has library exist checking with compile attempting.
Download Here: http://www.
$sudo python setup.py install
2. Boost
I was hope that I dont want install boost, because there are some binary boost-libs in Houdini DSO directory. ($HFS/dsolibs)
unfortunally, there is not entire boost-libs. therefore so scons can’t found boost.
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$./boostrap.sh
$./bjam
$sudo ./bjam install
Installed here.
- /usr/local/includeboost
- /usr/local/lib
3. OpenEXR & TDD
there are binary libraries and header files in Houdini 12.
4. GLUT
just install using yum or rpm distributor.
freeglut-2.4.0-7.1.eel5.x86_64
freeglut-devel-2.4.0.07.1.el5.x86_64
5. GLEW
GLEW RPM version has problem recognize in scons.
just download and install : http://glew.
$make
$make install
Installed Here.
-> /usr/include/GL
-> /usr/lib64
6. Freetype2
there is binary libary but no headers in houdini toolkit.
just download it and install
$./configure
$make
$sudo make install
7. Cortex Compile
we need use scons options. (or modify SConstruct file)
most options about Library Pathes.
in Houdini Header compile process, maybe it should make some errors. therefore it need HOUDINI_CXX_FLAGS
$scons WITH_GL=True \
BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH='/usr/local/include' BOOST_LIB_PATH='/usr/local/lib' BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX='' \
OPENEXR_LIB_PATH='/opt/hfs12.1.77/dsolib' OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH='/opt/hfs12.1.77/toolkit/include' \
GLEW_LIB_PATH='/usr/lib64' GLEW_INCLUDE_PATH='/usr/include/GL' \
GLUT_LIB_PATH='/usr/lib64' GLUT_INCLUDE_PATH='/usr/include/GL' \
HOUDINI_ROOT='/opt/hfs12.1.77' \
NUKE_ROOT='/usr/local/Nuke6.3v4' \
MAYA_ROOT='/usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64' \
RMAN_ROOT='/opt/pixar/RenderManProServer-16.3' \
HOUDINI_CXX_FLAGS='-DDLLEXPORT= -D_GNU_SOURCE -DLINUX -DAMD64 -m64 -fPIC -DSIZEOF_VOID_P=8 -DSESI_LITTLE_ENDIAN -DENABLE_THREADS -DUSE_PTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -c -DGCC4 -DGCC3 -O2'
[HIT ENTER]
.. bla bla..
maybe over 1 hour. have a coffee break with beautiful artist.
8. Coretex Compile – Test Units
$ scons test # same options above!
if raise error about ‘undefined … libboost-python’, it’s local python problem
$python
>>import sys
>>sys.maxunicde
65535
if you see it, you need recompile the python. must use –enable-unicode=ucs4
the scons has a problem that luanch default installed python. (/usr/bin or /usr/local/bin)
my problem is defualt python version is 2.4 (CentOS 5.x Default), so this raise syntax error in SConstruct.
9. Cortex Install
$sudo scons install # same options above!
Installed here.
-> /usr/local/lib
-> /usr/local/include
-> /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages
10. Test
$export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.6:$HFS/houdini/python2.6libs
$export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$HFS/dsolib:$HFS/python/lib:$RMANTREE/lib
$python
$import IECore
$import IECoreRI
$import IECoreHoudini
Done!
[Reference] http://forums./index.php?/topic/8419-makefiles/page__st__12
