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  Re: Compiling Povray 3.62  
From: Alain
Date: 3 Dec 2009 12:54:36
Message: <4b17fb5c$1@news.povray.org>

> Let me first say that I have done no Povray compiling before, but I want to try
> and add some functions for my own use.
> 
> So I downloaded the source files.
> I have MS Visual C++ 2008 express edition.
> I edit optout.h to put in my name."Distribution message 2", then select Povwin
> and hit F7. The compiling starts until  I see:
> 
> "7>Linking...
> 7>LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file
> '.\win32\libpng\debug\libpng.lib'
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> 
> 
You obviously don't have de debug version of libpng.lib

Try compiling with the debug option disabled. Anyway, a non-debug 
version will run faster than the debug version.



Alain


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