Am 17.05.2010 03:32, schrieb Edouard:

> Is it the loop with the comment "calculate s_prime_out"?

Yup.

> It looks like the random number can simply be scaled so that you don't need the
> loop at all...

No. The proper solution is much simpler: Re-rolling the dice was the 
wrong thing to do in the first place; such an event would be equivalent 
to a photon happening to pass through unscattered and unabsorbed, so 
should be dealt with accordingly.

> At the very worst, can you make a change to ensure it doesn't hang - some sort
> of bailout condition? Do you want me to add a bug to flyspray for it?

Never mind. There's already a patch waiting to be released with beta 38.

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