Hi from Paris

I had the same problem with VC 6.0 professional....

and solved the "internal compiler error" by applying Service Pack 5 for
Visual studio, available at microsoft's downloads.

think easy, think microsoft: apply the patches :-))


news:402bc1c2$1@news.povray.org...
> There is a problem with using some optimizations on some of the source
> files.  You can try different configurations, but using the "omit frame
> pointer" or "generate intrinsic functions" are the two that cause the
> most problem for me.  Plus, a lot of the POV code has aliased variables
> (in an attempt to speed up the code) that confuses most compilers, so
> you should use the appropriate switches.
>
> Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
>
> > In article <web.3f46c4398e69b4cac22240400@news.povray.org> , "Maurya"
> > <mau### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>I tried to compile the source code of povray 3.5 in Debug mode using
VC++
> >>and it worked fine but it gives an INTERNAL COMPILATION ERROR at
different
> >>places in the release mode in files like blob.cpp lighting.cpp
> >>
> >>When I turn off all the optimizations then it compiles back. But then
> >>release mode has not meaning.
> >>
> >>Anybody has any clue about this problem?
> >
> >
> > The compiler is defective.  Try to install all service packs, maybe it
works
> > better, there is nothing else you can do to fix the compiler your have.
It
> > if still does work, upgrade.
> >
> >     Thorsten
> >
> > ____________________________________________________
> > Thorsten Froehlich, Duisburg, Germany
> > e-mail: tho### [at] trfde
> >
> > Visit POV-Ray on the web: http://mac.povray.org
>

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