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stevenvh wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm using a macro which is called only a few (7) times:
> 
> /* code starts here *********************************************************/
> #macro DrawShelfSection( aLeft, aRight, aY, aSlanting )
>     #declare InvCosSl = 1 / cos ( 180 * aSlanting / pi );
>     ...
>     #declare xx = Left;
>     #while (xx < Right)
>         ...
>         #if (xx + Bwidth <= Right)
>             DrawBook( xx, aY, Bheight, Bwidth, aSlanting, RandomColor > )
>         #end
>         #declare xx = xx + Bwidth * InvCosSl;
>     #end
> #end
> /* code ends here ***********************************************************/
> 
> When I start rendering the "tokens parsed" counter starts and runs until POVray
> crashes at about 270 million (!) tokens parsed.
> When I change the last declaration to
> 
>     #declare xx = xx + Bwidth;
> 
> everything runs fine (with only 660000 tokens parsed).
> I first thought the error may have been caused by the 10000x10000 pixel image,
> but it also happens on a 500x500.
> You can find the error msg dialog at http://www.nenya.be/temp/povray_err.png.
> 
> Ideaz anyone?

	My bet is: at least once in the full code, you call your macro with
a value of aSlanting which causes the cos to be negative, at which
point your macro goes left indefinitely and never reaches the
"Right" position...

		Jerome
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