David Burnett wrote:

> I'm playing with the source to LParser to add a few new formats,
> including a couple of pov-ray ones. While creating a example pov file I
> came across what I would classify is unexpected behaviour.
>
> In texture.inc Jade is declared as....
>
> #declare Jade =
> pigment {
>     marble
>     turbulence 1.8
>     color_map { Jade_Map }
> }
>
> if in my pov file I use
>
> #declare texture_3  = texture {Jade}
>
> I get a warning
>
> Parsing.........setup.pov:13: warning: Found pigment identifier that should be in
pigment statement.
>
> however if I use
>
> #declare texture_3  = texture {
> pigment {
>     marble
>     turbulence 1.8
>     color_map { Jade_Map }
> }
> }
>
> I don't get a warning.
>
> So what is going on, is this the expected behaviour, how do I get around
> it.
>
> Dave
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In the example Jade is a pigment not a texture.

You should be able to use

#declare texture_3 = texture { pigment { Jade } }

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