The imported target "vtk**" references the file "/usr/bin/***" but this file does not exist。Ubuntu 20

[SYLJSTK]

When I compile the program,I tried to add the soft connection of VTK, but I just deleted the VTK item. The others can't be found in my system

The imported target "vtkParseOGLExt" references the file "/usr/bin/vtkParseOGLExt-7.1" but this file does not exist. Possible reasons include:

• The file was deleted, renamed, or moved to another location.
• An install or uninstall procedure did not complete successfully.
• The installation package was faulty and contained "/usr/lib/cmake/vtk-7.1/VTKTargets.cmake" but not all the files it references.

-- The imported target "vtkRenderingPythonTkWidgets" references the file "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libvtkRenderingPythonTkWidgets.so" but this file does not exist. Possible reasons include:

• The file was deleted, renamed, or moved to another location.
• An install or uninstall procedure did not complete successfully.
• The installation package was faulty and contained "/usr/lib/cmake/vtk-7.1/VTKTargets.cmake" but not all the files it references.

-- The imported target "vtk" references the file "/usr/bin/vtk" but this file does not exist. Possible reasons include:

• The file was deleted, renamed, or moved to another location.
• An install or uninstall procedure did not complete successfully.
• The installation package was faulty and contained "/usr/lib/cmake/vtk-7.1/VTKTargets.cmake" but not all the files it references.

-- The imported target "pvtk" references the file "/usr/bin/pvtk" but this file does not exist. Possible reasons include:

• The file was deleted, renamed, or moved to another location.
• An install or uninstall procedure did not complete successfully.
• The installation package was faulty and contained "/usr/lib/cmake/vtk-7.1/VTKTargets.cmake" but not all the files it references.

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[yongchao987]

I've had the same problem recently.

[SYLJSTK]

I can not solve the prolem. You can try the Ubuntu 18

[L-Reichardt]

Issue (possible bug) with how VTK is named on Ubuntu 20. Delete your /devel /build folders and navigate to /usr/bin/vtk. Run the following command to copy the vtk7 file with a new name:

sudo cp ./vtk7 ./vtk

Then compile:

catkin_make -j1

Should work now. If there are any other issues with Ubuntu 20, refer to this Issue.

[yinhaosen]

@L-Reichardt 's solution works. The issue comes from different naming of vtk on ubuntu. It should be /vtk but /vtk7 (with the version) on the machine. You could also try creating a link like sudo ln command.

[shrinivas96]

I have the same set of warnings as @SYLJSTK, but for a different library (PCL). Creating a soft link to /usr/bin/vtk7 as /usr/bin/vtk removes that one warning. There are other references to files such as the vtkParseOGLExt-7.1 or pvtk which do not even exist in my /usr/bin/. I assume it should be as simple as installing some packages which will then have these binaries present in /usr/bin/. But I am not sure exactly what should I install? A simple apt-cache search does not show any packages named pvtk or vtkParseOGLExt-7.1.

Any help regarding this would be very appreciated. Many thanks in advance :)

[Vicktoria13]

did someone manage to resolve this problem ? I also have this pvtk error and others...

[anath93]

@Vicktoria13 Did you ever solve this ?

Did anyone resolve this issue ?