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Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:11:09 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Tore Eriksson wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> > > The LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) has recently discussed the issue of
> > > embedded POV-Ray code in Official Parts Library files. After careful
> > > consideration and with inputs from leading non-LSC members, most notably Lars
> > > Hassing and Chris Dee, we have agreed that the inclusion of this code is
> > > undesirable.
> >
> >
> > > Before we make a final decision regarding this matter, we would like to open
> > > this discussion up to the LDraw community as a whole. Please be constructive
> > > with your comments.
> > >
> > > - The LSC
> >
> > Too sad. If I got that complicated language correcly, this means that the
> > problem presented at http://www.hassings.dk/l3/l3p.html#primsubst and was solved
> > by embedded POV-code has now regressed to be un-solved again.
> >
> > /Tore
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> Actually, the only Official Library parts that have embedded P-R SDL are some of
> Paul Easter torus primitives. Since nothing was ever done in the first place,
> nothing is being undone now. If you're like me and frustrated that LGEO is
> incomplete and not actively being updated, please join onto the LDrawPOV
> project:
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> http://sourceforge.net/projects/ldrawpov
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> Lars is already implementing support for this project in L3P 1.4
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> -Orion
Lars has already been implementing that support since... what year? 2004?
Probably even longer.
I may would have joined it, but it didn't work then and I still can't get it to
work now, 3½ years later. (tried testdoc.pov) And, like I said, inline POV works
instantly without the frustrating, endless search for up-to-date include files
and trying to find an approriate folder to place them in.
/Tore
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