> This is perhaps the simplest patch ever written,
> but is nevertheless of considerable power.  It is
> an implementation of a "#system" directive -- similar
> in syntax to the "#render" directive.  However,
> instead of writing the associated string to an
> output stream, it uses it as an argument to the
> C "system()" function.
> 
> The power is that code and/or image generators can be
> called from within POV scripts.  Even POV itself could
> be recursively called -- those "recursive art" images
> which are so popular can thus be fully specified within
> a single .pov file.
> 
> Other options include the calling of such external codes
> as torpatch or gforge from within POV.
> 
> Basically, it's a poor man's #macro, but with considerably
> extended capabilities.

It's also a can of worms for viral infection...
I guess your next step will be to have an 'emacs'-like command 
extension in the pov code, just to read the newsgroup in 
pov-script...

IMNSHO, "#system" is dangerous and unwanted.

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