# Packaging SlicerVMTK extension with custom Slicer build

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** build, extensions-manager\
**Created:** [August 2, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639 "2018-08-02T19:49:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/1 "2018-08-02T19:49:52Z")

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I have added a Slicer\_EXTENSION\_SOURCE\_DIRS entry to my CMakeCache.txt for a Slicer build (Aug 1 nightly). I have entered the source directory for one extension, the SlicerExtension-VMTK, which depends on the external VMTK package. The build error I’m getting is that it can’t find the External\_VMTK.cmake file.

What appears to be happening is the extension’s SuperBuild.cmake file calls a macro, ExternalProject\_Include\_Dependencies. I’ve searched, and there is a file that contains this macro in Slicer/CMake/ExternalProjectDependency.cmake, but that’s not the macro that gets called. Instead, it looks like it picks up the macro in the BRAINSTools extension, in Slicer-SuperBuild/BRAINSTools/CMake/ExternalProjectDependency.cmake. These files are very different.

The macro starts around line 450 of the file in BRAINSTools, and the error message I get is on line 639. There are three places it looks for the External\_VMTK.cmake file:

- /workingdir/Slicer/SuperBuild/External\_VMTK.cmake
- (blank)
- /External\_VMTK.cmake

The correct location is /workingdir/Extensions/SlicerExtension-VMTK/SuperBuild.

My questions are: which version of the macro should it be using? Is it calling the wrong one? Would the version of the macro in Slicer/CMake be able to pick up the correct location for the External\_VMTK.cmake file? Is there a way to correct this?

Thanks very much. The full text of the error I get is below.

> – Configuring extension directory: SlicerExtension-VMTK  
> CMake Warning (dev) at /short/Extensions/SlicerExtension-VMTK/CMakeLists.txt:4 (project):  
> Policy CMP0048 is not set: project() command manages VERSION variables.  
> Run “cmake --help-policy CMP0048” for policy details. Use the cmake\_policy  
> command to set the policy and suppress this warning.

> The following variable(s) would be set to empty:

```
PROJECT_VERSION
PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR
PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR
PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH

```

> This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

> – Checking EXTENSION\_NAME variable  
> – Checking EXTENSION\_NAME variable - NOTDEFINED  
> – Checking MODULE\_NAME variable  
> – Checking MODULE\_NAME variable - NOTDEFINED  
> – Checking PROJECT\_NAME variable  
> – Checking PROJECT\_NAME variable - SlicerVMTK  
> – Setting EXTENSION\_NAME …: SlicerVMTK  
> – SuperBuild - First pass  
> CMake Error at /short/Slicer-SuperBuild/BRAINSTools/CMake/ExternalProjectDependency.cmake:639 (message):  
> Can’t find External\_VMTK.cmake

> Call Stack (most recent call first):  
> /short/Extensions/SlicerExtension-VMTK/SuperBuild.cmake:32 (ExternalProject\_Include\_Dependencies)  
> /short/Extensions/SlicerExtension-VMTK/CMakeLists.txt:33 (include)

> – Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!  
> See also “/short/Slicer-SuperBuild/Slicer-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log”.  
> See also “/short/Slicer-SuperBuild/Slicer-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log”.  
> make[2]: \*\*\* [Slicer-prefix/src/Slicer-stamp/Slicer-configure] Error 1  
> make[1]: \*\*\* [CMakeFiles/Slicer.dir/all] Error 2  
> make: \*\*\* [all] Error 2

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**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/2 "2018-08-02T20:01:01Z")

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The SlicerExtension-VMTK code I’m using is at [https://github.com/mschumak/SlicerExtension-VMTK.git](https://github.com/mschumak/SlicerExtension-VMTK.git) commit 550c2813a756d8bec0bb5b8286ed68afc93860f2.

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**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/3 "2018-08-07T21:55:10Z")

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Perhaps I’ll start with a more basic question. What is the best way to package an extension with a custom build? I’ve tried doing it by setting a Slicer\_EXTENSION\_SOURCE\_DIRS CMake value before building, and have encountered problems, though these may be specific to the SlicerVMTK extension. Should I continue approaching it this way?

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**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/4 "2018-08-07T22:07:24Z")

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> [@mschumaker](#):
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> Should I continue approaching it this way?

Yes.

Please, report here the errors you encountered.

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**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/5 "2018-08-08T20:54:56Z")

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Thank you. I’ve set up a project using cookiecutter (thanks again for help using it). Before building, I added Slicer\_EXTENSION\_SOURCE\_DIRS to the CMakeCache.  
Right now, I’m trying to get my own scripted modules to link with the application. I specified a directory with my extension, which was set up using the ExtensionWizard. It has 10 modules. An error occurs when it reads the CMakeLists file for a module. It may not recognize the slicerMacroBuildScriptedModule macro?

> – Configuring extension directory: PADFusion  
> CMake Warning (dev) at /Users/michaelschumaker/Development/mschumaker/Slicelets/PADFusion/PADFusion/CMakeLists.txt:3 (project):  
> Policy CMP0048 is not set: project() command manages VERSION variables.  
> Run “cmake --help-policy CMP0048” for policy details. Use the cmake\_policy  
> command to set the policy and suppress this warning.
> 
> The following variable(s) would be set to empty:
> 
> ```
> PROJECT_VERSION
> PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR
> PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR
> PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH
> 
> ```
> 
> This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
> 
> – Checking EXTENSION\_NAME variable  
> – Checking EXTENSION\_NAME variable - NOTDEFINED  
> – Checking MODULE\_NAME variable  
> – Checking MODULE\_NAME variable - NOTDEFINED  
> – Checking PROJECT\_NAME variable  
> – Checking PROJECT\_NAME variable - PADFusion  
> – Setting EXTENSION\_NAME …: PADFusion  
> CMake Error at /Users/michaelschumaker/Development/mschumaker/Slicelets/PADFusion/PADFusion/FusionWorkflow/CMakeLists.txt:14 (slicerMacroBuildScriptedModule):  
> Unknown CMake command “slicerMacroBuildScriptedModule”.
> 
> – Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!  
> See also “/short/appTemplate/PADPlanner-SuperBuild/Slicer-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log”.  
> See also “/short/appTemplate/PADPlanner-SuperBuild/Slicer-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log”.  
> make[2]: \*\*\* [slicersources-build/Slicer-prefix/src/Slicer-stamp/Slicer-configure] Error 1  
> make[1]: \*\*\* [slicersources-build/CMakeFiles/Slicer.dir/all] Error 2  
> make: \*\*\* [all] Error 2

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**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/6 "2018-08-08T20:59:48Z")

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~~Noticed I was still working within the cookiecutter virtual environment we discussed here [https://github.com/KitwareMedical/SlicerCustomAppTemplate/issues/5](https://github.com/KitwareMedical/SlicerCustomAppTemplate/issues/5). I’m trying it again from my regular shell.~~

Same error.

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**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/7 "2018-08-08T21:14:38Z")

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> Unknown CMake command “slicerMacroBuildScriptedModule

This is most likely explained by the fact `Slicer_USE_PYTHONQT` is disabled by default in the template.

After integrating the following PR a more obvious error message will be reported:

> <https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/issues/996>
>
> \_This issue was created automatically from an original \[Mantis Issue\](https://ma…ntisarchive.slicer.org/view.php?id=996). Further discussion may take place here.\_

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**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/8 "2018-08-08T21:18:12Z")

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Thanks. Yes, that will make it easier to figure out why it failed. I’ll turn Slicer\_USE\_PYTHONQT on.

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**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/9 "2018-08-08T21:19:18Z")

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> Before building, I added Slicer\_EXTENSION\_SOURCE\_DIRS

Also, the download of the module or extension source can be automatic using an approach similar to this one:

> <https://github.com/KitwareMedical/SlicerCustomAppTemplate/blob/c463c1aed20a2ede2bb741533404bd0c09d1530e/%7B%7Bcookiecutter.project_name%7D%7D/CMakeLists.txt#L115-L125>

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/10 "2018-08-10T16:11:22Z")

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I’m making progress with an application started with cookiecutter, and including my scripted modules. One question I have is about additional files for a module. I have some tables in plist files in the Resources directory of a scripted module. How do I make sure these will be copied to the qt-scripted-modules/Resources directory when building?

Another minor thing I noticed is a problem with the version numbers and dates that appear in the compiled application. In the Mac menu bar, the version number and date are for Slicer, while at the top of the application window, the version number is what I defined, but the date is all zeros. I’ve included an image. Is this a bug, or is there something I need to do?  
Thanks!

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/11 "2018-08-10T16:54:39Z")

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> [@mschumaker](#):
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> I defined, but the date is all zero

This is because you do not yet have a git repository associated with your custom application source code. In that case, the there is now way to know the date associated with the last commit.

> [@mschumaker](#):
>
> In the Mac menu bar, the version number and date are for Slicer

This is indeed a bug, for now the following lines need to be changed to use `Slicer_MAIN_PROJECT_VERSION_FULL`. (Note that ideally it should `SLICER_APP_VERSION_FULL` but this is not yet possible because repository info are only extracted for Slicer itself and the main application only)

Could you create a Slicer PR to address this ? Thanks

[https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/ad3fcd4ddf367363f9fb258b6dc2fcee06cd2039/CMake/SlicerMacroBuildApplication.cmake#L449-L450](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/ad3fcd4ddf367363f9fb258b6dc2fcee06cd2039/CMake/SlicerMacroBuildApplication.cmake#L449-L450)

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/12 "2018-08-10T18:57:52Z")

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> [@jcfr](#):
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> Could you create a Slicer PR to address this ? Thanks

Ok, I’ve submitted a PR with those lines changed.

> [@jcfr](#):
>
> This is because you do not yet have a git repository associated with your custom application source code. In that case, the there is now way to know the date associated with the last commit.

Ok, thanks. I put the application code in a sub-directory of a project, so the .git directory is two levels up. I’ll reorganize things once I have a better idea what I’m doing.

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/13 "2018-08-10T19:50:37Z")

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I also had this question:

> [@mschumaker](#):
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> I have some tables in plist files in the Resources directory of a scripted module. How do I make sure these will be copied to the qt-scripted-modules/Resources directory when building?

Thanks!

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/14 "2018-08-10T19:58:43Z")

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> [@mschumaker](#):
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> Ok, I’ve submitted a PR with those lines changed.

Thanks for the contribution. [PR#1003](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/1003) has just been integrated as [27343](http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewvc.cgi/Slicer4?view=revision&revision=27343)

> [@mschumaker](#):
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> I have some tables in plist files in the Resources directory of a scripted module. How do I make sure these will be copied to the qt-scripted-modules/Resources directory when building?

What do you mean exactly by `some tables in plist files` ?

There are two approaches for associated resources with scripted module:

- You can associate resources with scripted module by listing them as `RESOURCES`. For example, see [DataProbe](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/87e8a89274eca8c0a249df8785ded16a060006ab/Modules/Scripted/DataProbe/CMakeLists.txt). See also you previous post: [Adding an icon to a button - #15 by mschumaker](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/adding-an-icon-to-a-button/1012/15)

- You can generate a Qt resource file. Also already discussed in [Adding an icon to a button - #15 by mschumaker](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/adding-an-icon-to-a-button/1012/15)

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/15 "2018-08-10T20:15:06Z")

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Oh… the answer was in my own previous post! 🤦‍♂️  
I hadn’t added the files to the MODULE\_PYTHON\_RESOURCES list.  
Property list (.plist) files are an XML-based data format on Mac/iOS. Python has a plistlib library to read them. I’m using some color look-up tables that are stored that way.

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/16 "2018-08-10T20:22:55Z")

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> Property list (.plist) files are an XML-based data format on Mac/iOS. Python has a plistlib library to read them.

I see. The Slicer build system currently provides its one template for the `plist` file integrated in the `Slicer.app` (or `Custom.app):

[https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/87e8a89274eca8c0a249df8785ded16a060006ab/CMake/SlicerMacroBuildApplication.cmake#L451](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/87e8a89274eca8c0a249df8785ded16a060006ab/CMake/SlicerMacroBuildApplication.cmake#L451)

This was done back in 2014 to ensure the application would work with High DPI monitor. See [https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/commit/a913ea9af8705fc766d5acd7d9689a8202ba2310](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/commit/a913ea9af8705fc766d5acd7d9689a8202ba2310)

If really needed, we could provide custom application with a way to provide their own template, would that help you ?

That said, using a more traditional approach would ensure the work you do is portable on windows, linux, …

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/17 "2018-08-10T21:27:46Z")

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Thanks, that’s probably more work than necessary. Reading them isn’t a problem, it’s that I forgot that I should include them in the CMakeLists file. 😳 I just tested that, and it worked.  
I’m finding the files by starting from the path of the module’s Python script, then the function plistlib.readPlist reads a file and generates a dictionary. It should still be portable to other systems. Here’s what I’m doing:

```
    self.moduleDir = os.path.dirname(slicer.util.modulePath(self. __module__ ))
    ...
    clutDir = "Resources/CLUT"
    NIHFile = "NIH.plist"
    NIHFullPath = self.moduleDir+"/"+clutDir+"/"+NIHFile

    import plistlib
    plistOutput = plistlib.readPlist(NIHFullPath)
    plistRed = plistOutput['Red']
    plistGreen = plistOutput['Green']
    plistBlue = plistOutput['Blue']

```

Then I build a vtkMRMLColorTableNode from these arrays.

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**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/18 "2018-08-15T14:58:15Z")

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Thanks for your previous assistance.  
I’m back to trying to get SlicerVMTK to build with my application. I’m working from an application started using cookiecutter. The build is able to identify a dependency on VMTK and build it, but when it gets to building SlicerVMTK via the ExternalProjectDependency.cmake script, it can’t find SuperBuild/External\_VMTK.cmake. The line that produces the error message I get is at:

> <https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/main/CMake/ExternalProjectDependency.cmake#L858>

The error I get is:

> – Setting EXTENSION\_NAME …: SlicerVMTK  
> – SuperBuild - First pass  
> CMake Error at /short/pack/PADPlanner-SB/slicersources-src/CMake/ExternalProjectDependency.cmake:858 (message):  
> Can’t find External\_VMTK.cmake  
> Call Stack (most recent call first):  
> /short/pack/PADPlanner-SB/SlicerExtension-VMTK/SuperBuild.cmake:32 (ExternalProject\_Include\_Dependencies)  
> /short/pack/PADPlanner-SB/SlicerExtension-VMTK/CMakeLists.txt:33 (include)

I’m fetching the extension code from a repository, and so the extension source is being placed in SlicerExtension-VMTK in the main project-SuperBuild directory. I need help with how to get the build script to find the External\_VMTK.cmake file.

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**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/19 "2018-08-15T17:58:44Z")

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It looks like when the build is at the stage of configuring the extension directory for SlicerExtension-VMTK, the value of EXTERNAL\_PROJECT\_DIR is /short/pack/PADPlanner-SB/slicersources-src/SuperBuild/External\_VMTK.cmake, rather than the location of the extension.

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/packaging-slicervmtk-extension-with-custom-slicer-build/3639/20 "2018-08-17T16:30:35Z")

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@lassoan, @jcfr, any thoughts on this? I may test another extension, because I’m not sure if this is a general problem with including extensions that have dependencies via Slicer\_EXTENSION\_SOURCE\_DIRS, or just with SlicerVMTK. I looked at the elastix extension to see if I could see something SlicerVMTK was missing, and it looked about the same, but apparently that wasn’t the best choice for comparison.

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