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  Re: help getting pov to run fast on a cray  
From: Thorsten Froehlich
Date: 18 Sep 1999 18:35:02
Message: <37e41396@news.povray.org>
In article <37E2EF67.DF18C8DE@pacbell.net> , lyonstb <lyo### [at] pacbellnet>
wrote:

> I have 2 weeks. a 4cpu YMP Cray. I have
> compiled the pov3.1g and it runs, BUT I
> could go faster with a 450 mhz pentII.
> Any one out there have a clue as to where
> to tweak the code or compile options?
> shapes.pov took ~20 min. @ 800x640 !!!!!

POV-Ray will only be a single threaded process and so it can only make use
of one processor.


    Thorsten


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Thorsten Froehlich, Duisburg, Germany


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