Nathan Kopp <Nat### [at] Koppcom> wrote in message
news:3897435b@news.povray.org...

> > For some reason there is a problem with the FastMacroPatch
> > as compiled by djgpp under ms-dos.
> >
>
> Try converting between DOS (cr+lf) and unix (lf only) text files - this
will
> probably have an affect on it.  Compilers, unfortunately, are not standard
> in how they handle fseek() and ftell(), especially when dealing with DOS
> files.  I've got code in there that's supposed to handle all situations,
but
> I guess I didn't anticipate whatever DJGPP is doing to the code.

Thanks much. Converting scene file cr-lf's  to lf's 'fixes' the
FastMacroPatch.
(that is, lets the troublesome macros run).

What is it that the FastMacroPatch does that other fseek/ftell dependent
stuff in POV doesn't?

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