The required tools to build OVITO from source are:
Tool/Package | Requirement | Notes |
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C++ compiler | required | Compiler must support the C++11 standard (e.g. GNU g++ 4.8 or newer) |
CMake | required | The build system used by OVITO (CMake 2.8.12 or newer required) |
Git | required | The distributed version control system needed to retrieve OVITO's source code |
xsltproc | optional | The XSLT processor for generating the user manual |
DocBook | optional | The XSL stylesheets required to generate the user manual in HTML format |
Doxygen | optional | Generates the C++ API documentation from OVITO's source code |
Python | optional | Required by OVITO's Python script engine (PyScript plugin). Python 2.x and 3.x are supported. |
NumPy | optional | Required by OVITO's Python script engine (PyScript plugin). |
PyQt5 | optional | Required by OVITO's Python script engine (PyScript plugin). |
Sphinx | optional | Tool for creating the Python scripting interface documentation |
The library dependencies are:
Library | Requirement | Notes |
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Qt5 | required | Used for OVITO's graphical user interface (version 5.2 or newer) |
zlib | required | Required for reading and writing compressed files. |
Boost | required | OVITO uses some utility classes from this C++ library. |
pybind11 | included | Required by OVITO's Python script engine (PyScript plugin). |
Libav | optional | Audio and video processing libraries used by OVITO to write movie files. |
libnetcdf | optional | Required by the NetCDF plugin to read NetCDF files |
QScintilla2 | optional | Text editing widget required by the PyScript plugin. |
muparser | included | A math expression parser library. OVITO's source distribution contains a copy of this library, which will be used if not found on the system. |
Qwt | included | For plotting and data visualization. |
Botan | included | A crypto library used by OVITO's built-in SSH client. OVITO's source distribution contains a copy of this library, which will be used if not found on the system. |
QtCreator SSH library | included | Required for the built-in SSH client. OVITO's source distribution contains a slightly modified copy of this library, which is automatically used. |
Tachyon | included | Required to build the Tachyon renderer plugin. OVITO's source distribution contains a slightly modified copy of this library, which is automatically used. |
Voro++ | included | Voronoi cell construction routine required by the Voronoi analysis modifier. OVITO's source distribution contains a copy of this library, which will be used if not found on the system. |