Gilles Tran wrote:
> 
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> (other examples in the #macroscope of course)
> 
> Note that some Colefax macros rely on Nieminen's Mesh Compressor utility
> because they read its pcm format, so that they are not totally
> platform-independent (or am I mistaken ?). Also, some macros work only with
> patched versions (but these patches will eventually merge with the official
> version so...).
Hmm, I think they are compileable on different platforms, but I don't think
there should be any more executable files in the package, that would only give
more trouble for the new user. perhaps an expansion pack on the official page? 

> Now this is not as simple as it seems, because :
> - the macro authors should give clearance for distribution (who wouldn't, but
> it's necessary to ask anyway)
of course.

> - some users will ask for support directly to the pov-team and we don't want
> the team to be burdened with questions not related to povray development
Add a few lines in the beginning of the files: help with this file is NOT givenn
by the POVRAY team, but can be aquired on the povray.text.scene-files newsgroup. 
or something.
> - being in the official distribution means quality : "official" macros should
> be as bug-free as povray itself. Somebody will have to take up the work of
> verifying the macros, discussing with the authors etc. No little task.
Hmm, most macros are changing all the time, but I think this can be accounted
for by the separate authors. other things to list would be limitations.(povray
crashes in the world-creator if N>50....)
 

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