"Nell" <emo### [at] colbyedu> wrote:

>I am also new to POV-Ray, and wondering the answer to Miguel's first
>question.  Is there any command line version that works with OS X?

There are three options:
- As with Blender, you could use the binary contained in the application
  bundle (POV-Ray.app/Contents/MacOS/pov-ray). Oops -- POV-Ray is not a
  bundled application. Sorry, only two options remain.
- There might be anybody who offers a command line version on his web
  site. Be aware of his reputation and think about the possibilities of
  malware.
- Download the (Unix) source package from the POV-Ray web site and
  compile it yourself. Macs bring all necessary tools along when you
  have installed the Development Tools, contained on one of the software
  disks you got with your Mac.

Formerly, it was a bit complicated to compile POV-Ray, but the last 
versions (3.6, 3.6.1, and, maybe, 3.5.x) were very simple to compile -- 
only three commands:

./configure
make
sudo make install

That's the way, how I got the command line version of 3.6 and 3.6.1 for 
batch rendering.



Regards,

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