could not install diff-surfels-rasterization

[AnudhinaDhanabalan]

i could not install the diff-surfrel-rasterization submodule,is there any troubleshooting tha tcan work ? thanks !!

[hbb1]

Hi. What was the error message there? It will be helpful in locating the errors given a detailed description.

[AnudhinaDhanabalan]

this was the error

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "train.py", line 16, in
from gaussian_renderer import render, network_gui
File "C:\Users\ghost\2d-gaussian-splatting\gaussian_renderer_init_.py", line 14, in
from diff_surfel_rasterization import GaussianRasterizationSettings, GaussianRasterizer
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'diff_surfel_rasterization'
(gs2) PS C:\Users\ghost\2d-gaussian-splatting> pip install .\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization
Processing c:\users\ghost\2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization
Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... done
Building wheels for collected packages: diff-surfel-rasterization
Building wheel for diff-surfel-rasterization (setup.py) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× python setup.py bdist_wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [5 lines of output]
running bdist_wheel
running build
running build_py
running build_ext
error: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for diff-surfel-rasterization
Running setup.py clean for diff-surfel-rasterization
Failed to build diff-surfel-rasterization
Installing collected packages: diff-surfel-rasterization
Running setup.py install for diff-surfel-rasterization ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Running setup.py install for diff-surfel-rasterization did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [22 lines of output]
running install
C:\Users\ghost\anaconda3\envs\gs2\lib\site-packages\setuptools_distutils\cmd.py:66: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated.
!!

          ********************************************************************************
          Please avoid running ``setup.py`` directly.
          Instead, use pypa/build, pypa/installer or other
          standards-based tools.

          See https://blog.ganssle.io/articles/2021/10/setup-py-deprecated.html for details.
          ********************************************************************************

  !!
    self.initialize_options()
  running build
  running build_py
  creating build
  creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-37
  creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-37\diff_surfel_rasterization
  copying diff_surfel_rasterization\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-37\diff_surfel_rasterization
  running build_ext
  error: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified
  [end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: legacy-install-failure

× Encountered error while trying to install package.
╰─> diff-surfel-rasterization

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for output from the failure.

[henrypearce4D]

I also cant install this submodule, I'm also using windows.
Has the installation been tested on windows?

[pani-vishal]

Can I ask what your python and setuptools version are for that environment? This might be helpful: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73257839/setup-py-install-is-deprecated-warning-shows-up-every-time-i-open-a-terminal-i

[hbb1]

Super thanks to @pani-vishal It worths a try. I haven't tested on Windows because I don't have one at hand. I also search some related solutions from 3DGS's repo for Windows, hoping it will help https://github.com/graphdeco-inria/gaussian-splatting?tab=readme-ov-file#faq

[CDchenlin]

Hi!
I have tried to install the diff_surfel_rasterization submodule on Linux, and I also have some errors as follows

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for diff_surfel_rasterization
Running setup.py clean for diff_surfel_rasterization
Failed to build diff_surfel_rasterization
ERROR: Could not build wheels for diff_surfel_rasterization, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects

[hbb1]

You can try to upgrade your pip and run pip install pyproject-toml

[CDchenlin]

Thank you for your reply, however it seems not solving the problem. I wonder if I can directly use the conda environment of 3DGS? I am not sure if there are any modifications of the submodule, as my purpose is to extract the mesh.

[xuncpp]

Thanks for your great work!
But I encountered the same problem，I follow your advice：1.!pip install --upgrade pip and Successfully installed pip-24.0; 2.!pip install pyproject-toml and Successfully installed pyproject-toml-0.0.10.In addition setuptools rsion is 67.7.2. But unfortunately it still didn’t work.

Processing ./submodules/diff-surfel-rasterization
Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... done
Building wheels for collected packages: diff-surfel-rasterization
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× python setup.py bdist_wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> See above for output.

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
Building wheel for diff-surfel-rasterization (setup.py) ... error
ERROR: Failed building wheel for diff-surfel-rasterization
Running setup.py clean for diff-surfel-rasterization
Failed to build diff-surfel-rasterization
ERROR: Could not build wheels for diff-surfel-rasterization, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects

Thanks again to the author, hope someone can tell me how to solve this problem！

[CDchenlin]

Hi @xuncpp

I have solved this problem by refering to this issue . Hope it can help you.

[RobinRenggli]

Might be related:

I also had trouble installing the submodule, in my case the reason was the file 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\rasterize_points.cu

The way the CHECK_INPUT is defined on line 28 lead to compilation errors. This can be fixed by either adjusting your compilation settings, or by just removing all the lines containing CHECK_INPUT, since this seems to mostly be a leftover for debugging reasons. After removing those lines, I managed to compile the submodule.

[LionelWXY]

I meet the similar issue on windows10, and this may be useful. I slove this problem through 1. removing all the lines containing CHECK_INPUT in 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\rasterize_points.cu. 2. changing code " 'build_ext': BuildExtension " to " 'build_ext': BuildExtension.with_options(use_ninja=False) " in 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\setup.py

[henrypearce4D]

I meet the similar issue on windows10, and this may be useful. I slove this problem through 1. removing all the lines containing CHECK_INPUT in 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\rasterize_points.cu. 2. changing code " 'build_ext': BuildExtension " to " 'build_ext': BuildExtension.with_options(use_ninja=False) " in 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\setup.py

@LionelWXY solved the issue for me! thankyou!!

Edit:

It installed but looks like it caused issues doing that;

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "train.py", line 16, in <module>
    from gaussian_renderer import render, network_gui
  File "C:\2d-gaussian-splatting\gaussian_renderer\__init__.py", line 15, in <module>
    from scene.gaussian_model import GaussianModel
  File "C:\2d-gaussian-splatting\scene\__init__.py", line 16, in <module>
    from scene.dataset_readers import sceneLoadTypeCallbacks
  File "C:\2d-gaussian-splatting\scene\dataset_readers.py", line 24, in <module>
    from scene.gaussian_model import BasicPointCloud
  File "C:\2d-gaussian-splatting\scene\gaussian_model.py", line 20, in <module>
    from simple_knn._C import distCUDA2
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _C: The specified procedure could not be found.

[LionelWXY]

I meet the similar issue on windows10, and this may be useful. I slove this problem through 1. removing all the lines containing CHECK_INPUT in 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\rasterize_points.cu. 2. changing code " 'build_ext': BuildExtension " to " 'build_ext': BuildExtension.with_options(use_ninja=False) " in 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\setup.py

@LionelWXY solved the issue for me! thankyou!!

Edit:

It installed but looks like it caused issues doing that;

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "train.py", line 16, in <module>
    from gaussian_renderer import render, network_gui
  File "C:\2d-gaussian-splatting\gaussian_renderer\__init__.py", line 15, in <module>
    from scene.gaussian_model import GaussianModel
  File "C:\2d-gaussian-splatting\scene\__init__.py", line 16, in <module>
    from scene.dataset_readers import sceneLoadTypeCallbacks
  File "C:\2d-gaussian-splatting\scene\dataset_readers.py", line 24, in <module>
    from scene.gaussian_model import BasicPointCloud
  File "C:\2d-gaussian-splatting\scene\gaussian_model.py", line 20, in <module>
    from simple_knn._C import distCUDA2
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _C: The specified procedure could not be found.

Hi there, I think your new issue may have nothing to do with the installation process of submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization. You may check other parts of your installation process related to CUDA. @henrypearce4D

[xuncpp]

Hi @xuncpp

I have solved this problem by refering to this issue . Hope it can help you.

Thank you for your help! But it may not be the reason for cuda version for me. I configured it according to LionelWXY's answer.

[xuncpp]

I meet the similar issue on windows10, and this may be useful. I slove this problem through 1. removing all the lines containing CHECK_INPUT in 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\rasterize_points.cu. 2. changing code " 'build_ext': BuildExtension " to " 'build_ext': BuildExtension.with_options(use_ninja=False) " in 2d-gaussian-splatting\submodules\diff-surfel-rasterization\setup.py

Thank you very much for your answer! ! I successfully followed this method locally! But this method does not work on colab. I don’t quite understand the principle. I would be grateful if you could answer me.

[linharrrrrt]

I successfully completed the installation using the following steps, and I hope it can help everyone:

1. I used the environment from 3DGS https://github.com/graphdeco-inria/gaussian-splatting for the installation, using the commands below:

git clone https://github.com/graphdeco-inria/gaussian-splatting --recursive #This command is necessary to download the complete code, including all the files needed under submodules
SET DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1 # Windows only
conda env create --file environment.yml
conda activate gaussian_splatting

Then, I successfully installed the gaussian_splatting environment and entered it.

2. I downloaded the code for this project, using the commands below, noting that I was already in the gaussian_splatting environment:

git clone https://github.com/hbb1/2d-gaussian-splatting.git --recursive #This command is necessary to download the complete code, including all the files needed under submodules
pip install submodules/diff-surfel-rasterization

Then, I successfully installed the diff-surfel-rasterization for this project.