clipka wrote:

> Am 17.12.2013 09:00, schrieb Ger:
>> with possibly large implications.
>>
>> A commandline (I run linux) option to disable the pov-state file.
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> I render multiple test runs for an animation and all frames get stored on
>> a network, so the pov-state file gets stored on that same network.
>> I understand the value of the pov-state file because it allows one to
>> continue a render from whatever point in case of a mishap.
>> In my case, I'll simply restart the render at 1 frame before the mishap.
> 
> Sounds like a reasonable request to me.
> 
>> ps, I'm not a programmer so I don't know how involved a change like that
>> could turn out to be.
> 
> A quick glance at the code indicates that someone had already thought of
> this, and all the necessary stuff seems to be there already, except that
> it hasn't been hooked up to a command line option or ini file setting
> yet. Two lines of code should get us going.
> 
> Suggestions for how to call the thing, anyone? Internally it is called
> "BackupTrace", and it complements the existing "Continue_Trace" option
> ("+C", internally "ContinueTrace), so a suitable ini setting name might
> be "Backup_Trace" (defaulting to true); the "+B" switch is already in
> use though; "-BC" ("[disable] backup for +C") or "-CB" ("[disable] +C
> backup") would still be open.

Maybe

+PS (default) turns it on, -PS turns it off.

Just a suggestion.

-- 
Ger

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