"moocow" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> What if I want to define a function as a sum of other functions?

There is nothing preventing you from doing it.

> #declare X = array[N]
> //set X's
>
> #declare f = function{ sum(i, 0, N-1, pow(.5, pow( vlength(<x,y,z> - X[i]),
> 2))) }
>
> I can't think of how to make that work.

RTFM.

> Also, why these restrictions?

Why is the sky blue? The primary use for functions is in isosurfaces,
functions are not a macro replacement.

> Why can't I sum outside a function or

The SDL supports means to compute the sum via a macro.

> use arrays inside?

Arrays exist while parsing, functions are evaluated while rendering.
Functions are not macros!

> Why can't I do:
> #define f1 = function { f1(x,y,z) + g(x,y,z) }
> ?

This cannot work as it creates an infinite recursion!

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