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  Re: Astronomical scale space scenery: floating-point precision problem?  
From: Bill Pragnell
Date: 7 Mar 2006 07:00:00
Message: <web.440d7585c7e24a13731f01d10@news.povray.org>
"Bruno Cabasson" <bru### [at] alcatelaleniaspacefr> wrote:
> Perhaps some epsilons could re-adjusted in 3.7 (I don't know much about
> POV's internals). In addition, I don't think processor-precision has much
> to do with this behaviour compared to these epsilons. Maybe someone more
> informed about POV's intimacy could enlighten us. Thanks to him in advance
As a result of the above-mentioned thread (and another that followed on), it
was my understanding that the enhanced precision will indeed be included in
3.7. The powers that be can confirm / deny this, I'm sure.

Bill


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