Chris Huff wrote:
> 
> In article <3913646F.CAC6BCA2@videotron.ca>, pk <thi### [at] videotronca>
> wrote:
> > Nope, i'm talking about using external apps(.exe in wintel)... instead
> > of supporting a full blown language for function, just allow the user to
> > use the (compiled) language s/he wants to use to do the maths!
> > Instead of having to support everything you want POV's function language
> > to support, POV could just allow you to call an application, and take
> > the return value for result!!
> 
> Well, I don't think there is cross-platform way of doing this. And the
> lack of control over what the external program could do could cause
> problems. And how useful would it really be? I can't think of any cases
> where it would really help...
> Also, this sounds a lot like the #system patch...which won't be included
> in the official version or MegaPOV for these reasons.
Yup, that's exactly it...
Have i ever said that it would be cross-platform??
Heck, give the code if you want to, but maybe that you just want to do a
one-time time!
Well, it'd as useful as your idea of adding things to the language, one
time or another(we, humans, always want more ;-)
And, you don't have control to what moray plugins do, or over what
pov-ray patch do!
Has this ever stopped people using them?
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