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On Mon, 28 Dec 1998 01:49:21 -0600, Mike <Ama### [at] aol com> wrote:
>I take that to mean that there's not much to be gained from getting the
>service pack, unless I'm experiencing problems with the program. That's
>a relief, since I really didn't feel like downloading it anyway. :)
Actually, there's a really good reason for getting the service pack.
If you get it, you can turn on global optimizations for lighting.c by
taking out the misguided kludge someone on the POV-Team put in there.
If you compile that code on the original VC5, it locks up the
compiler.
Yes, in case anyone cares, I was QUITE upset to see that there.
Kludging the code to work around a no-longer-relevant bug in a single
compiler is not the right way to program. Perhaps a big comment at
the top that says "If you can't compile this, get SP3 or upgrade to
VC6" would be a bit more friendly to those of us who have done so.
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