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  Re: Workaround for function problems in beta 8 without scene file modification  
From: PeterC
Date: 12 Dec 2001 20:20:34
Message: <3c1801ee.6452989@localhost>
On 7 Dec 2001 18:24:10 -0500, che### [at] sympaticoca (Coridon Henshaw)
wrote:

>Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in news:3c11413e@news.povray.org:
>
>>   It doesn't crash here (when I use the workaround).
>
>Crashes here if I use Include_Header in povray.ini.  Further testing 
>reveals that beta 8 ignores the Include_Header directive.  Pov won't parse 
>any file referenced there nor will it issue an error message if 
>include_header points to a non-existant file.
>
>Bob H's test scene works fine if I #include the workaround header.
>
>Tests conducted on both my WinME and Win2K boxes.

I can confirm this.  The include_header directive did not fix
the problem but #including workaround.ini in each pov file does
fix the problem.  Tested on Windows ME.  Will try to test on
Windows 2000 tomorrow.

Pete


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