what libs do i need from opencascade?

[mwojc]

hi!

do i really need to install whole ~500MB opencascade to get freecad working (i mean binary version)?

greetings,
marek

[jriegel]

It depends!

If you whant to compile (on Windows) the LibPack in our download area will do the job.
It include a strip down CasCade.

If you just whant to work with FreeCAD use the Installer or Packages for Linux.

But yes - CAD programs are very very heavy and big programs....

[mwojc]

i asked this question because the opensuse linux package enforces me to install whole opencascade as a dependency. However if cascade can be "stripped down" on windows it should be possible also on linux...

greetings,
marek

[yorik]

On debian the opencascade package is split into several parts, but the parts needed for freecad are small, around 60Mb I think). Most part of the 500Mb are actually development files, not needed just for running opencascade-based apps...
Maybe you can try to talk to the people who maintain the opensuse opencascade package?