> :       It's possible to write platform independent code in
> :       C++ - but it's not enforced.  The same philosophy should
> :       apply to POV.
> 
>   No it shouldn't. Povray has to be able to compile in any platform which
> has the proper compiler. Portability is a very serious issue.

	Yes it should.  Enforced portability is very limiting.
	I'm talking about the portability of POV scenes,
	not the C implementation - which I agree should be
	kept portable.

>   Pov scenes and the povray source code are two completely different things.
> Don't mix them.

	I'm not, you are.

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Nigel Stewart (nig### [at] nigelscom)
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