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- This file contains the documentation specific to the VAX/VMS version of
- POV-Ray.
-
- Differences from original distribution:
- The original distribution of POV-Ray is in ZIP format. For VMS,
- this has been converted to a backup save set. In addition, the VMS
- distribution of POV-Ray has CR-LF pairs converted to only CR's for text
- files. Otherwise, the VAX/VMS distribution is identical to the ZIP
- distribution.
-
- Note: PLEASE SEE POVLEGAL.DOC. The VMS version in backup format is an
- officially supported format and can be distributed as is. You MAY NOT
- re-package the archive file or distribute any changes to it. If you
- do post it on a BBS or network, you must provide at least the data
- files and documentation files with the executables. See POVLEGAL.DOC
- for complete details.
-
- Executables:
-
- Both object and executable files are provided. They have been compiled
- and linked under VMS 5.3-1. The executable is called POVRAY.EXE.
-
- Running POV-Ray:
- Assign a foreign symbol to the executable. The syntax is:
- povray :== $<your_disk>:[<directory>]povray
- An example symbol might look like:
- povray :== $dua100:[povray.build]povray
-
- When running POV-Ray, be sure that you have a large working set.
-
- File Formats:
- The default file format for the Amiga is "dump" format (+fd). Targa or
- raw may be specified on the command line or in the povray.def file.
-
- Building the source:
- POV-Ray was compiled using VAX C version 3.1. I'm sure that later
- versions will also work fine. If you're compiling with another compiler,
- you may have to edit the build procedure to set the proper compiler
- options. As far as that goes, you're on your own.
-
- To compile POV-Ray from the original source, follow the following
- instructions:
-
- 1) copy the files in the "source" directory into a "build" directory
- 2) copy the files in [.source.machine.vms] to the build directory
- 3) rename vaxconf.h to config.h
- 4) execute "@vaxbuild"
-
- Post-processing Images:
- POV-Ray images can be post-processed using the PBMPLUS utilities.
-
- Diplaying Images:
- There are many utilities available for displaying POV-Ray files. For
- myself, I usually convert them to PBMPLUS format and use the xloadimage
- utility. I have heard that the xv utility may be able to display
- QRT/DKBtrace files (which is what these are) directly. Both xv and
- xloadimage are available via FTP from Black.Cerritos.Edu and
- White.Cerritos.Edu. There is also a mail server available via
- MAILSERV@Cerritos.edu. Place the one line command 'help' in the body of
- the message for more information.
-
- For those with a Postscipt printer, you can use PBMPLUS to convert POV-Ray
- files to Postscript and then print them.
-
- Questions and problems in the VAX/VMS version can be directed to the Usenet
- group COMP.GRAPHICS.
-
- Dean Nedelman
- Internet: sysmgt007@spacm1.spac.spc.com
-