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From: Zero
Subject: clusglow.pov won't render
Date: 4 Jul 2001 14:49:06
Message: <3b436522@news.povray.org>

I just downloaded MegaPov 0.7 and the accompanying demo scenes, but when
trying to run clusglow.pov I got the following error:

...
#declare Seed2 = seed(100*Counter);
#declare Seed3 = seed(3*Counter);
glow <----ERROR

memory macro:115: error: No matching } in union, glow found instead.

The other glow example, glowlits.pov, works fine.
Anyone know what's causing this?

TIA,
  Zero

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From: Bob H
Subject: Re: clusglow.pov won't render
Date: 5 Jul 2001 02:28:55
Message: <3b440927@news.povray.org>

"Zero" <Zer### [at] yahooNOSPAMcom> wrote in message news:3b436522@news.povray.org...
> I just downloaded MegaPov 0.7 and the accompanying demo scenes, but when
> trying to run clusglow.pov I got the following error:
>
> ...
> #declare Seed2 = seed(100*Counter);
> #declare Seed3 = seed(3*Counter);
> glow <----ERROR
>
> memory macro:115: error: No matching } in union, glow found instead.
>
> The other glow example, glowlits.pov, works fine.
> Anyone know what's causing this?

How about getting the documentation though?  glow can't be unioned and generally don't
work in CSG.
Changes were made and didn't get updated into new demo scenes for v0.7 but if you
remove the union
{ line and its closing } line and it'll render.  And look very cool too :-)
You will notice a message stream line saying FSWG Macro: running for # sec. (meaning
it will take
some time) then another of the same until it finally renders a display.

Bob H.

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From: Zero
Subject: Re: clusglow.pov won't render
Date: 5 Jul 2001 09:53:35
Message: <3b44715f$1@news.povray.org>

"Bob H." <omn### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht
news:3b440927@news.povray.org...
> "Zero" <Zer### [at] yahooNOSPAMcom> wrote in message
news:3b436522@news.povray.org...
> > I just downloaded MegaPov 0.7 and the accompanying demo scenes, but when
> > trying to run clusglow.pov I got the following error:
> >
> > ...
> > #declare Seed2 = seed(100*Counter);
> > #declare Seed3 = seed(3*Counter);
> > glow <----ERROR
> >
> > memory macro:115: error: No matching } in union, glow found instead.
> >
> > The other glow example, glowlits.pov, works fine.
> > Anyone know what's causing this?
>
> How about getting the documentation though?  glow can't be unioned and
generally don't work in CSG.
> Changes were made and didn't get updated into new demo scenes for v0.7 but
if you remove the union
> { line and its closing } line and it'll render.  And look very cool too
:-)
> You will notice a message stream line saying FSWG Macro: running for #
sec. (meaning it will take
> some time) then another of the same until it finally renders a display.
>
> Bob H.

Actually I did get the documentation (megapov_07.html and accompanying
files) but it doesn't say anything about glow not working in unions.  Is
there any other documentation I'm not aware of?
Anyway, thanks for your reply, I'll try that :-)

Zero

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From: Bob H
Subject: Re: clusglow.pov won't render
Date: 5 Jul 2001 13:38:23
Message: <3b44a60f$1@news.povray.org>

"Zero" <Zer### [at] yahooNOSPAMcom> wrote in message news:3b44715f$1@news.povray.org...
>
> Actually I did get the documentation (megapov_07.html and accompanying
> files) but it doesn't say anything about glow not working in unions.  Is
> there any other documentation I'm not aware of?

Sorry to have misled, apparently I've mixed words gleaned from here at the newsgroup
with what's
been otherwise written up in the *official unofficial* html help.  A search here in
this newsgroup
is probably anyones best bet for up-to-date info, unless you count my often haphazard
remarks.

Bob H.

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From: Zero
Subject: Re: clusglow.pov won't render
Date: 5 Jul 2001 15:45:29
Message: <3b44c3d9$1@news.povray.org>

"Bob H." <omn### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht
news:3b44a60f$1@news.povray.org...

> Sorry to have misled, apparently I've mixed words gleaned from here at the
newsgroup with what's
> been otherwise written up in the *official unofficial* html help.  A
search here in this newsgroup
> is probably anyones best bet for up-to-date info, unless you count my
often haphazard remarks.
>
> Bob H.

Yeah, the newsgroups are a great source of information.  Unfortunately a
quick search for the message headers doesn't always get you the answer you
need, and I don't think anybody has the time to go through a couple 10.000
messages ;-)

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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: clusglow.pov won't render
Date: 5 Jul 2001 15:59:10
Message: <3B44C768.FCDF65B8@gmx.de>

Zero wrote:
> 
> Yeah, the newsgroups are a great source of information.  Unfortunately a
> quick search for the message headers doesn't always get you the answer you
> need, and I don't think anybody has the time to go through a couple 10.000
> messages ;-)

Well, computers have ;-)

Searching through all messages for certain words is not a big deal, but
it's not always easy to select the words to search for.

Christoph

-- 
Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/

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From: Zero
Subject: Re: clusglow.pov won't render
Date: 6 Jul 2001 12:53:21
Message: <3b45ed01$1@news.povray.org>

"Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> schreef
>
> Searching through all messages for certain words is not a big deal, but
> it's not always easy to select the words to search for.
>
> Christoph

I did do a search for 'glow' in the message headers, but it didn't come up
with much useful, so I decided in this case it would be faster to just ask
:-)

Zero

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