POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.pov4.discussion.general : Metadata : Re: Metadata Server Time
26 Apr 2025 11:52:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Metadata  
From: Bald Eagle
Date: 15 Apr 2025 06:55:00
Message: <web.67fe39eda47621ff1f9dae3025979125@news.povray.org>
"jr" <cre### [at] gmailcom> wrote:

> > (**) - Anything from simple value, vector, string storage (extended
> > 'declare' command capabilities) to a new, optional, first parse pass.
> > The entire 'first parse' result would be treated as persistent storage.
>
> that's a really good idea, 2-pass parsing, real "benefits" to be had.  and with
> the speed of modern machines, the user will not even notice.  nice.

We can in some respect do this via a self-including .pov file, with #if #else
#end or #switch blocks.
Identifiers that are assigned values at any stage of the parsing are persistent,
and can be modified as well.

- BW


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