POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.beta-test : Cannot override Declare option : Re: Cannot override Declare option Server Time
15 Jun 2024 17:19:04 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Cannot override Declare option  
From: Thorsten Froehlich
Date: 26 Jan 2012 09:58:34
Message: <4f216a1a$1@news.povray.org>
On 26.01.12 12:26, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> Command                         3.7 Result   3.6.1 Result
> -------                         ----------   ------------
> povray override                     1             1
> povray override[Test2]              1             2
> povray override Declare=Test=3      1             3
> povray Declare=Test=4 override      4             1
>
> I've tried other permutations, such as multiple Declares in the .ini file and
> multiple Declares on the command line, and it always uses the first declaration
> it finds.

That is to be expected.

> This is inconsistent with the behavior of the other options.

Not really. We do not promise any order in which command-line options and 
INI file options take effect.

Of course, which order, if any, is preferable is up for debate.

	Thorsten


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