qt+vtk Dockerfile

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qt+vtk Dockerfile

build container - pick one to run.

# vtk7 built with no errors!
docker build -f Dockerfile.VTK7 -t vtk7 .

# qt4 and vtk7 built with no errors!
docker build -f Dockerfile.QT4VTK7 -t qt4vtk7 .

# qt5 and vtk9 built with no errors!
docker build -f Dockerfile.QT5VTK9 -t qt5vtk9 .

run sample application

sudo systemctl status ssh # enable sshd x11display
docker run -it -e DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix --user="$(id --user):$(id --group)" qt4vtk7 bash
SimpleView

notes

qt5vtk9
https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md
qt4vtk7
https://vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Configure_and_Build
https://vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Tutorials/QtSetup
https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.8/Developers/Build_Instructions/Prerequisites
https://zetcode.com/gui/qt5/introduction
https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.12/5.12.0
ssh x11 forwarding
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19589844/set-up-x11-forwarding-over-ssh
lauch gui from within docker to host
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1161646/is-it-possible-to-run-docker-container-and-show-its-graphical-application-window/1161647#1161647

more testing

https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-50742?attachmentOrder=desc
bash build_and_run_in_docker.sh

build_and_run_in_docker.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Build Docker image.
docker build -f Dockerfile.qt5 -t docker-test:latest .

docker run -e DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix --user="$(id --user):$(id --group)" docker-test ./docker-test

docker-test.pro

######################################################################
# Automatically generated by qmake (3.0) tors jan 28 13:41:32 2016
######################################################################

TEMPLATE = app
QT += widgets
TARGET = docker-test
INCLUDEPATH += .

# Input
SOURCES += main.cpp

Dockerfile.QT4VTK7

FROM ubuntu:18.04

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
        autotools-dev \
        build-essential \
        ca-certificates \
        cmake \
        git \
        wget \
        unzip \
        libx11-dev \
        libxt-dev \
        libgl1-mesa-dev \
        vim \
        software-properties-common

#RUN  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

RUN apt-get install build-essential cmake flex bison zlib1g-dev gnuplot \
        libreadline-dev libncurses-dev libxt-dev libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin \
        libboost-system-dev libboost-thread-dev libgmp-dev \
        libmpfr-dev python python-dev libglu1-mesa-dev  \
        libfontconfig1-dev libfreetype6-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev \
        libxfixes-dev libxft-dev libxi-dev libxrandr-dev libxrender-dev -yq

#### QT

RUN mkdir /inst
RUN mkdir -p /src/qt
WORKDIR /inst
RUN wget https://download.qt.io/new_archive/qt/4.8/4.8.7/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7.tar.gz -O qt.tar.gz && \
    tar -xzf qt.tar.gz -C /src/qt --strip-components 1

WORKDIR /src/qt
RUN ./configure -prefix /usr/local/qt -release -opensource -confirm-license \
    -no-declarative \
    -no-accessibility -no-qt3support \ 
    -no-script -no-scripttools \
    -no-javascript-jit -no-audio-backend \
    -no-sql-mysql -no-sql-sqlite \
    -opengl desktop -nomake examples -nomake tests -nomake plugins

RUN make -j"$(nproc)" && make install

# #### VTK

WORKDIR /inst
RUN mkdir -p /src/vtk
RUN wget https://www.vtk.org/files/release/7.1/VTK-7.1.1.tar.gz -O vtk.tar.gz && \
    tar -xzf vtk.tar.gz -C /src/vtk --strip-components 1

WORKDIR /src/vtk
RUN mkdir build
WORKDIR /src/vtk/build

RUN cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \
    -DVTK_Group_Qt:BOOL=ON \
    -DVTK_RENDERING_BACKEND=OpenGL \
    -DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=/usr/local/qt/bin/qmake \    
    -DVTK_QT_VERSION:STRING=4

RUN make -j"$(nproc)" && make install



# #### example
ENV CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/qt
ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
RUN mkdir -p /src/vtk/Examples/GUI/Qt/SimpleView/build
WORKDIR /src/vtk/Examples/GUI/Qt/SimpleView/build
RUN cmake .. && make


##

# -static -no-declarative \
#-no-multimedia -no-webkit \

# -DModule_vtkGUISupportQt:BOOL=ON \
# -DModule_vtkGUISupportQtOpenGL:BOOL=ON \

Dockerfile.qt5

FROM ubuntu:18.04
MAINTAINER Elvis Stansvik <[email protected]>

RUN apt-get update
RUN apt-get install -yy qtbase5-dev
RUN apt-get install -yy qt5-default
RUN apt-get install -yy build-essential

RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --fix-missing --no-install-recommends \
    libxt-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libfontconfig-dev libncurses5-dev \
    python python-dev \
    mesa-utils libgl1-mesa-glx \
    libxcursor-dev libxcursor1 libxcb-cursor-dev libxcb-cursor0 \
    libfontconfig1-dev \
    libfreetype6-dev \
    libx11-dev \
    libx11-xcb-dev \
    libxext-dev \
    libxfixes-dev \
    libxi-dev \
    libxrender-dev \
    libxcb1-dev \
    libxcb-glx0-dev \
    libxcb-keysyms1-dev \
    libxcb-image0-dev \
    libxcb-shm0-dev \
    libxcb-icccm4-dev \
    libxcb-sync0-dev \
    libxcb-xfixes0-dev \
    libxcb-shape0-dev \
    libxcb-randr0-dev \
    libxcb-render-util0-dev \
    libxkbcommon-dev \
    libxkbcommon-x11-dev 

COPY . /root/docker-test/
WORKDIR /root/docker-test
RUN qmake
RUN make

Dockerfile.QT5VTK9

FROM ubuntu:18.04

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
        autotools-dev \
        build-essential \
        ca-certificates \
        cmake \
        git \
        wget \
        unzip \
        libx11-dev \
        libxt-dev \
        libgl1-mesa-dev \
        vim \
        software-properties-common

#RUN  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

RUN apt-get install libpng-dev libx11-dev libxt-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libfontconfig-dev libxrender-dev libncurses5-dev -yq

#### QT

RUN mkdir /inst
RUN mkdir -p /src/qt
WORKDIR /inst
RUN wget https://download.qt.io/new_archive/qt/5.10/5.10.1/single/qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1.tar.xz -O qt.tar.xz && \
    tar -xf qt.tar.xz -C /src/qt --strip-components 1
RUN apt-get install python python-dev -yq
WORKDIR /src/qt
RUN ./configure -prefix /usr/local/qt -release -opensource -confirm-license \
    -opengl desktop -nomake examples -nomake tests
RUN make -j"$(nproc)" && make install

#    -static -opengl desktop -nomake examples -nomake tests
# -static -no-qml-debug -qt-xcb -no-glib \
# -skip qtdeclarative \
# -skip qtscript \
# -skip qtmultimedia \
# -skip qtxmlpatterns \
# -skip qtsvg \

#### VTK

WORKDIR /inst
RUN mkdir -p /src/vtk
RUN wget https://www.vtk.org/files/release/9.0/VTK-9.0.1.tar.gz -O vtk.tar.gz && \
    tar -xzf vtk.tar.gz -C /src/vtk --strip-components 1
WORKDIR /src/vtk
RUN mkdir build
WORKDIR /src/vtk/build

RUN cmake .. \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \
    -DVTK_GROUP_ENABLE_Qt=YES \
    -DQt5_DIR:PATH=/usr/local/qt/lib/cmake/Qt5
RUN make -j"$(nproc)" && make install -j"$(nproc)"

#### example

ENV Qt5_DIR /usr/local/qt/lib/cmake/Qt5
ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
RUN mkdir -p /src/vtk/Examples/GUI/Qt/SimpleView/build
WORKDIR /src/vtk/Examples/GUI/Qt/SimpleView/build
RUN cmake .. && make

Dockerfile.VTK7

FROM ubuntu:18.04

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
        autotools-dev \
        build-essential \
        ca-certificates \
        cmake \
        git \
        wget \
        unzip \
        libx11-dev \
        libxt-dev \
        libgl1-mesa-dev \
        vim \
        software-properties-common

#RUN  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

#### QT

RUN mkdir /inst
RUN mkdir -p /src/qt
WORKDIR /inst
RUN wget https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/4.8/4.8.6/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.6.tar.gz -O qt.tar.gz && \
    tar -xzf qt.tar.gz -C /src/qt --strip-components 1

WORKDIR /src/qt
RUN ./configure -prefix /usr/local/qt -release -opensource -confirm-license \
    -static -no-declarative \
    -no-accessibility -no-qt3support \ 
    -no-script -no-scripttools \
    -no-javascript-jit -no-webkit \
    -no-multimedia -no-audio-backend \
    -no-sql-mysql -no-sql-sqlite \
    -opengl desktop -nomake examples -nomake tests -nomake plugins

#RUN make -j"$(nproc)" && make install

RUN apt-get install build-essential cmake flex bison zlib1g-dev qt4-dev-tools libqt4-dev libqtwebkit-dev gnuplot \
        libreadline-dev libncurses-dev libxt-dev libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin libboost-system-dev libboost-thread-dev libgmp-dev \
        libmpfr-dev python python-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libqt4-opengl-dev -yq

##QT make failed, abandoned and installed via apt-get 

# #### VTK

WORKDIR /inst
RUN mkdir -p /src/vtk
RUN wget https://www.vtk.org/files/release/7.1/VTK-7.1.1.tar.gz -O vtk.tar.gz && \
    tar -xzf vtk.tar.gz -C /src/vtk --strip-components 1
WORKDIR /src/vtk
RUN mkdir build
WORKDIR /src/vtk/build

RUN cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \
    -DVTK_RENDERING_BACKEND=OpenGL \
    -DVTK_Group_Qt:BOOL=ON 
RUN make -j"$(nproc)" && make install

#### example

ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
RUN mkdir -p /src/vtk/Examples/GUI/Qt/SimpleView/build
WORKDIR /src/vtk/Examples/GUI/Qt/SimpleView/build
RUN cmake .. && make

main.cpp

#include <QApplication>
#include <QMainWindow>
#include <QWidget>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    QApplication app(argc, argv);

    QMainWindow window;
    window.show();

    QWidget widget;
    widget.show();

    return app.exec();
}

xclock docker demo

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1161646/is-it-possible-to-run-docker-container-and-show-its-graphical-application-window
https://askubuntu.com/a/1161647/231735
https://askubuntu.com/a/1304947/231735

for those using wsl2 to build and launch qt apps within ubuntu containers:

In windows, you'll have to install XLaunch and besure to add "-nowgl -ac" at launch of XLaunch.

https://rushichaudhari.github.io/posts/2020-08-19-dockerguiwsl/
https://askubuntu.com/questions/834254/steam-libgl-error-no-matching-fbconfigs-or-visuals-found-libgl-error-failed-t/1394782#1394782

microsoft/WSL#5535

glxgears ,xeyes
LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=0 in docker-novnc (via x11vnc)