# \#build

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## [Migration of macOS CI work](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/migration-of-macos-ci-work/16529)

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**Author:** [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/ben.boeckel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/migration-of-macos-ci-work/16529 "2026-09-16T16:08:19Z")

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Hi, As I’m sure many have noticed, macOS CI testing for VTK has been rough lately. We’ve been in the middle of a transition from running directly on the hardware to instead using VMs to run the jobs. Now that VTK has me…

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## [Build error: VTK 9.6.0 rc3, vtkResourceStream.cxx line79, std::min, MSVS 14.44/x86/Debug](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/build-error-vtk-9-6-0-rc3-vtkresourcestream-cxx-line79-std-min-msvs-14-44-x86-debug/16280)

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**Author:** [@francek](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/francek)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/build-error-vtk-9-6-0-rc3-vtkresourcestream-cxx-line79-std-min-msvs-14-44-x86-debug/16280 "2026-02-09T10:18:12Z")

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Hi, I tried to build VTK 9.6.0 rc3 for Win32/x86 and Debug target, but the build failed. In vtkResourceStream.cxx, std::min is called with parameters of different types. 260208\_vtk\_9.6.0.rc3\\IO\\Core\\vtkResourceStre…

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## [Changing Install path CMAKE\_INSTALL\_PREFIX](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/changing-install-path-cmake-install-prefix/16270)

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**Author:** [@francek](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/francek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/changing-install-path-cmake-install-prefix/16270 "2026-02-06T10:28:25Z")

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Hi, I built VTK 9.4.1. I would like to change install path however. What is the fastest/correct way to do that please ? After generating new Cmake configuration, do I need to rebuild the whole VTK ? Or building ‘INS…

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## [Build error: VTK 9.5.2, Debug/Win32, MSVC 14.44.35207 (Visual Studio 2022 17)](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/build-error-vtk-9-5-2-debug-win32-msvc-14-44-35207-visual-studio-2022-17/16269)

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**Author:** [@francek](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/francek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/build-error-vtk-9-5-2-debug-win32-msvc-14-44-35207-visual-studio-2022-17/16269 "2026-02-04T14:05:58Z")

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Hi, I tried to build VTK 9.5.2 for Win32/x86, but the build failed. The same configuration builds VTK 9.4.1 successfully. 260203\_build\_vtk9.5.2\_x86\_msvs\_output\_\_2 target failed\_1.txt (565.0 KB) Cmake settings CMAKE\_…

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## [VTK build fails on Windows when Python type hints are requested (VTK\_BUILD\_PYI\_FILES)](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-build-fails-on-windows-when-python-type-hints-are-requested-vtk-build-pyi-files/16192)

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**Author:** [@scotsman60](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/scotsman60)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-build-fails-on-windows-when-python-type-hints-are-requested-vtk-build-pyi-files/16192 "2025-12-22T15:24:36Z")

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Hello, I’m building VTK 9.5.2 on Windows and all is well until I request Python type hints with VTK\_BUILD\_PYI\_FILES. The build fails with the following error Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression Sta…