POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.macintosh : POV-Ray 3.8.0 beta 2, 3.7.0.9 Universal binaries available : Re: POV-Ray 3.8.0 beta 2, 3.7.0.9 Universal binaries available Server Time
7 Jan 2026 02:57:43 EST (-0500)
  Re: POV-Ray 3.8.0 beta 2, 3.7.0.9 Universal binaries available  
From: Yvo Smellenbergh
Date: 4 Jan 2026 04:00:03
Message: <695a2c13@news.povray.org>
On 2025-12-29 12:12:07 +0000, Cousin Ricky said:

> Yvo Smellenbergh <E-mail: yvo(DOT)s(AT)gmx.net> wrote:
>> Both versions run on system 10.9.5 and later, Intel and Apple Silicon (M1).
>> These are universal binaries.
>> I have compiled these versions for myself but may as well share them
>> with those interested.
> 
> There is a report that your 3.8.0 beta 2 has no EXR capability.  Could you
> please check that?  If this is indeed the case, could you please check that the
> OpenEXR *developer* library is installed on your system?  I know from 
> experience
> that POV-Ray will compile cleanly on GNU/Linux with the EXR and SDL libraries
> missing, and it may be the same on the Mac.
> 
> I suspect your 3.7.0.9 may also have the same omission.

EXR has been implemented; all features of the official version have 
been implemented, and the file format can be selected in the output 
pop-up.
However, due to a small error in the project, EXR does not work as expected.
I will make a new version available in one of the coming days in which 
it works properly, for both the 3.8 version and the 3.7 version.
I just need to make sure that everything works on at least Ventura. 
Moreover, I am no longer actively working on my version of POV-Ray for 
Mac, although I do try to keep the project up to date.
I will post a message as soon as they are available.
Please use only the website https://povrayunofficial.wordpress.com.
The site http://megapov.inetart.net/povrayunofficial_mac/ is outdated, 
but I am unable to remove it. The person who made it available for us 
can no longer be reached, and my password is no longer active :-(.
To avoid any misunderstandings: for my version of POV-Ray, no libraries 
(OpenEXR, Boost, etc.) need to be installed on your Mac. All required 
files are included in the project and in POV-Ray itself.

-- 
Yvo

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