This directory is a place-holder for all remote modules distributed outside VTK's main repository. Remote modules share the same directory structure as modules in the main repository. They will be picked up by the configuration system and entered into the build after they are downloaded into this directory.

Modules can be easily downloaded and accessible to the community by listing the module in the current directory. For more information on adding a new module to the list of new modules, see the page that describes the policy and procedures for adding a new module:

Adding Remote Modules to VTK

NOTE that in each <remote module name>.remote.cmake, the first argument of the function vtk_fetch_module() is the name of the remote module, and it has to be consistent with the module name defined in the corresponding module.cmake.