hi,

clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> Am 29.07.2021 um 13:50 schrieb William F Pokorny:
> > On 7/29/21 7:05 AM, clipka wrote:
> >> On a related note:
> >>
> >> - Multiple `Declare=...` settings in an INI file will not work as
> >> expected. Only one value will come through.
> >>
> >> - Using `Declare='Foo="..."'` cannot be used to declare an empty
> >> string. Trying to do so will give a string containing `"` (a single
> >> instance of the double quote character).
> >
> > Good catch. I just did see notices for your new issues. I did some
> > testing with multiple and mixed declares on the command line and those
> > worked OK, but only simple single declares for ini testing - I don't use
> > ini files myself except when working to debug a scene from someone else.
>
> Multiple declares on the command line should also be non-functional,
> with only the last setting "surviving".
>
> I didn't actually test them in an INI file, but on the faux command line
> on the Windows interface.

all seems to work fine under Linux, see below.  did same test with beta.1, same
results.


regards, jr.




jr@swift:1:wfp$ c### [at] xyzpov

#version 3.8;

global_settings {assumed_gamma 1}
box {0,1}

#declare s_ = datetime(now);

#debug concat("datetime v3.8 default: '",s_,"'.\n")

#if (defined(A))
  #debug concat("A = ",str(A,0,0),".\n")
#end

#if (defined(B))
  #debug concat("B = ",str(B,0,0),".\n")
#end

#if (defined(C))
  #debug concat("C = ",str(C,0,0),".\n")
#end


jr@swift:2:wfp$ c### [at] xyzini

width = 32
height = 32

display = off
render_console = off
statistic_console = off
output_to_file = off

input_file_name = xyz.pov

declare = A=4
declare = B=5
declare = C=6


jr@swift:3:wfp$ povparse xyz.pov declare=A=1 declare=B=2 declare=C=3
Persistence of Vision(tm) Ray Tracer Version 3.8.0-alpha.9945627.unofficial
  ...
==== [Parsing...] ==========================================================
datetime v3.8 default: '2021-07-29 13:15:35Z'.
A = 1.
B = 2.
C = 3.
==== [Rendering...] ========================================================
Rendered 1024 of 1024 pixels (100%)
POV-Ray finished


jr@swift:4:wfp$ povparse xyz
  ...
==== [Parsing...] ==========================================================
datetime v3.8 default: '2021-07-29 13:15:43Z'.
A = 4.
B = 5.
C = 6.
==== [Rendering...] ========================================================
Rendered 1024 of 1024 pixels (100%)
POV-Ray finished

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