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14 May 2024 06:26:38 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Activity on povray ubuntu bug 187138  
From: jhu
Date: 7 May 2010 02:30:00
Message: <web.4be3b2675c712a7a5da9c9f20@news.povray.org>
"gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/povray-3.6/+bug/187138
>
> I filed an official bug on ubuntu, for the "incorrect" way ubuntu's povray looks
> for folders, compared to that of the official povray linux release.
>
> It's getting some activity now, according to launchpad.
>
> Can anyone speak with authority either here (or much more preferably, there) as
> to why the folder setup matters? If getting Megapov on ubuntu were the only
> consequence, it looks like some folks are proposing a path forward.

It's better to just compile your own (tuned to your processor of course) since
you'll more than likely end up with a faster binary. See
here:
http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3Cweb.4bdb6f8dc7da38a05da9c9f20%40news.povray.org%3E/


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