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From: binki
Subject: Installing CLI interface
Date: 2 Feb 2017 01:10:01
Message: <web.5892ccb8f457d4dad9c9eda60@news.povray.org>
How do I install the povray.exe CLI interface on Windows? I find the GUI
annoying. I want to be able to run the same scripts that I do on unix on my
Windows system, but I find pvengine with a bunch of hard to use parameters like
/EXIT and /RENDER. Also, the Windows GUI likes to make noise, etc.

I am currently working around this by using the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux
feature to install the Ubuntu POV-Ray binaries. But this is bulky because I have
to invoke the Ubuntu version of the povray CLI through an Ubuntu shell or
indirectly via bash -c "povray". When can I look forward to the

like the povray CLI for unix?


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From: dick balaska
Subject: Re: Installing CLI interface
Date: 2 Feb 2017 05:21:24
Message: <58930824$1@news.povray.org>
Am 2017-02-02 01:08, also sprach binki:
> How do I install the povray.exe CLI interface on Windows? I find the GUI
> annoying. I want to be able to run the same scripts that I do on unix on my
> Windows system, but I find pvengine with a bunch of hard to use parameters like
> /EXIT and /RENDER. Also, the Windows GUI likes to make noise, etc.
>
> I am currently working around this by using the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux
> feature to install the Ubuntu POV-Ray binaries. But this is bulky because I have
> to invoke the Ubuntu version of the povray CLI through an Ubuntu shell or
> indirectly via bash -c "povray". When can I look forward to the

> like the povray CLI for unix?
>
>
>
I have a build of povray3.7.1-alpha built. It's a wee bit old, but not 
too much...  http://www.buckosoft.com/povclipse2/povray/
The only issue with it is I have to say +wt8 on the CL to use all 8 
threads on my box.
It's just the .exe, you still need a povray distribution first.


-- 
dik


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From: DigitalBox
Subject: Re: Installing CLI interface
Date: 1 Jul 2019 04:30:01
Message: <web.5d19c3c666e04bc455bf95f00@news.povray.org>
dick balaska <dic### [at] buckosoftcom> wrote:
> Am 2017-02-02 01:08, also sprach binki:
> > How do I install the povray.exe CLI interface on Windows? I find the GUI
> > annoying. I want to be able to run the same scripts that I do on unix on my
> > Windows system, but I find pvengine with a bunch of hard to use parameters like
> > /EXIT and /RENDER. Also, the Windows GUI likes to make noise, etc.
> >
> > I am currently working around this by using the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux
> > feature to install the Ubuntu POV-Ray binaries. But this is bulky because I have
> > to invoke the Ubuntu version of the povray CLI through an Ubuntu shell or
> > indirectly via bash -c "povray". When can I look forward to the

> > like the povray CLI for unix?
> >
> >
> >
> I have a build of povray3.7.1-alpha built. It's a wee bit old, but not
> too much...  http://www.buckosoft.com/povclipse2/povray/
> The only issue with it is I have to say +wt8 on the CL to use all 8
> threads on my box.
> It's just the .exe, you still need a povray distribution first.
>
>
> --
> dik

I have compiled an unofficial 3.7.0.8 version which behave like the Unix
version, so you can use all the CLI parameters :
digital.box.free.fr/files/win/povray-3.7-console.zip


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