VTK Git Usage

VTK version tracking and development is hosted by Git. Please select a task for further instructions:

Main Tasks

• Install Git Git 1.7.2 or greater is preferred (required for development)

• Download VTK - Users start here

• Develop VTK - Contributors start here

Other Tasks

• Review Changes - VTK GitLab Merge Requests

• Test VTK - CDash client setup

• Learn Git - Third-party documentation

Branches

The upstream VTK repository has the following branches:

• master: Development (default)
• release: Maintenance of latest release
• nightly-master: Follows master, updated at 01:00 UTC
• hooks: Local commit hooks (placed in .git/hooks)
• dashboard: Dashboard script (setup a CDash client)