def METHOD_NAME( install_dir="", log_file="" ):
  if not build_standard_index( install_dir, log_file ):
    return False
  try:
    global status_log_file
    status_log_file = log_file
    log_info( "  (3/3) Generating Ball Tree... " )
    execute_pycmd( install_dir, "make_balltree",
      [ "-vc", find_config( smqtk_btree_config ) ] )
    log_info( "Success" + lb1 )
    return True
  except:
    if len( log_file ) > 0:
      log_info( "Failure" + lb1 + "  Check log: " + log_file + lb2 )
    return False