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6 Aug 2024 02:25:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: pov source gcc3 problem  
From: Christopher James Huff
Date: 8 Aug 2002 13:52:25
Message: <chrishuff-6105C5.12423208082002@netplex.aussie.org>
In article <3d5202ff$1@news.povray.org>,
 "Pandora" <pan### [at] pandora-softwarecom> wrote:

>     It's a workaround because the POV source code is not C++ code, it's C
> code. Any true solution to the problem should work on any given _C_
> compiler. Unfortunately there are no true solutions to this problem, only
> workarounds - either use carefully declared and used macros or a C++
> compiler and templated functions - both workarounds in the context of the
> POV source code.

Your information is out of date, POV 3.5 requires C++. Templates aren't 
a workaround, they are the correct solution.

-- 
Christopher James Huff <chr### [at] maccom>
POV-Ray TAG e-mail: chr### [at] tagpovrayorg
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