Since I find bugs which I might like to fix, I try to find a package that
compiles some useful binary. I tried version 3.6 several times, then 3.5
and 3.1, but none gives anything useful. The furthest way goes the 3.6
conmpilation, but the binary does not work. Here the last lines of the >>
make check << procedure:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/povray/v3.6/povray-3.6.1'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/povray/v3.6/povray-3.6.1'
../unix/povray +i./scenes/advanced/biscuit.pov -f +d +p +v +w320 +h240 +a0.3
+L./include
make: *** [check] Illegal instruction
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Even the make-script can't get it running !!
Of course I tried with other scenes, renamed the povray.conf and povray.ini
-files, but the binary will not work at all !

Of course all was done as "root", the ./configure was done before,
the source was downloaded from
ftp://ftp.povray.org/pub/povray/Official/Unix/povray-3.6.tar.gz
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I had fixed this propblem weeks ago by just installing the binary, which
works well. But now I need to recompile ...

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forget the above:--------------
I managed to compile it an it runs ..


"chefboss" <chi### [at] manganese-bluecom> wrote:
> Since I find bugs which I might like to fix, I try to find a package that
> compiles some useful binary. I tried version 3.6 several times, then 3.5
> and 3.1, but none gives anything useful. The furthest way goes the 3.6
> conmpilation, but the binary does not work. Here the last lines of the >>
> make check << procedure:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> make[1]: Entering directory `/root/povray/v3.6/povray-3.6.1'
> make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'.
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/povray/v3.6/povray-3.6.1'
> ../unix/povray +i./scenes/advanced/biscuit.pov -f +d +p +v +w320 +h240 +a0.3
> +L./include
> make: *** [check] Illegal instruction
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Even the make-script can't get it running !!
> Of course I tried with other scenes, renamed the povray.conf and povray.ini
> -files, but the binary will not work at all !
>
> Of course all was done as "root", the ./configure was done before,
> the source was downloaded from
> ftp://ftp.povray.org/pub/povray/Official/Unix/povray-3.6.tar.gz
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I had fixed this propblem weeks ago by just installing the binary, which
> works well. But now I need to recompile ...

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chefboss <chi### [at] manganese-bluecom> wrote:
> forget the above:--------------

  That's a rather ironic sentence given that you top-posted it.

-- 
                                                          - Warp

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Sorry to say, but I was wrong with the _second_ posting; my test-script had
accidentally pointed to the not-selfcompiled binary, and I panically posted
the second message for not to bother anyone unnecesary.

But as said, it does not compile a useful binary, and I uploaded it (the
binary) to
        http://www.manganese-blue.com/povrandombug/povray
It says nothing except "Illegal instruction", no matter how I start it.
Compiled on debian/etch standart-official distribution (more data on request
here)

Anyhow the problem I wanted to experiment about I will post right now into
some new thread; has to do with the random-generator

Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> chefboss <chi### [at] manganese-bluecom> wrote:
> > forget the above:--------------
>
>   That's a rather ironic sentence given that you top-posted it.
>
> --
>                                                           - Warp

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>         http://www.manganese-blue.com/povrandombug/povray
> It says nothing except "Illegal instruction", no matter how I start it.

	Your binary seems to work at least on a pentium 4-based machine.  The reported
error sounds like you are trying to run on a machine that does not support some
specific instruction set (SSE2 presumably).
	What compiler flags are you using and what CPU are you trying to run povray on?

	- NC

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