thanks for all, but I believe it more interesting for all begginners one
basic tutorial of how install Pov Ray under Linux, step by step, don't you?


Thanks again!

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Javier Belanche wrote:
> 
> thanks for all, but I believe it more interesting for all begginners one
> basic tutorial of how install Pov Ray under Linux, step by step, don't you?
> 
> Thanks again!

Modified from a previous post of mine:

If you're using the official version from either povray.org or the
latest IRTC CD, I can answer questions.  If you're used to RPM, you may
be entirely unfamiliar with the concept of a tarball.  Here's the short
version:

$ cd /wherever/you/put/the/download
$ tar xvfz povlinux.tgz
$ cd povray31
$ su
Password:
# ./install
# exit
$ cd
$ cp /usr/local/lib/povray31/povray.ini ~/.povrayrc

At that point, you should be ready to go.  I get some minor error
messages that don't really mean anything (mv: cannot remove directory
`povray31`).  If you have any other questions:

$ man povray
(read the manpage, especially for details on command-line usage)
$ less /usr/local/lib/povray31/povuser.txt
(read the documentation for how to use the scene description language if
it's unfamiliar)

3.5 will be quite a bit different, and the Linux binaries will also be
available as .rpm and .deb packages.  If you want some idea of what
those are going to look like, go to
http://www.mailbag.com/users/mtgordon/megapov.html

-Mark Gordon

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I would not that the given tar command only works if you have gnu tar.
Most linux distributions have the gnu tar, but it might not be so in every
one of them.
  These instructions also can be applied if you have access to the root
login.

-- 
main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
):_;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/

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Mark Gordon wrote:
> 
> Javier Belanche wrote:
> >
> > thanks for all, but I believe it more interesting for all begginners one
> > basic tutorial of how install Pov Ray under Linux, step by step, don't you?
> >
> > Thanks again!
> 
> Modified from a previous post of mine:
> 
> If you're using the official version from either povray.org or the
where official version applies to binary version...

For source you need to unpack with tar -xvzf povuni_s.tgz and then
read the CMPL_Unix.doc file *very* carefully, it does explain how
to compile povray from source. (also don't forget the povuni_d.tgz
package, which is vital).

/Peter Toneby
-- 
Alpha Test Version:  Too buggy to be released to the paying public. 
Beta Test Version:  Still too buggy to be released. 
Release Version:  Alternate pronunciation of "Beta Test Version".

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Peter Toneby wrote:

> where official version applies to binary version...
> 
> For source you need to unpack with tar -xvzf povuni_s.tgz and then
> read the CMPL_Unix.doc file *very* carefully, it does explain how
> to compile povray from source. (also don't forget the povuni_d.tgz
> package, which is vital).

Like I've been saying, 3.5 will be *much* easier. ./configure; make;
make install, with binaries available in .rpm and .deb

-Mark Gordon

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Mark Gordon <mtg### [at] mailbagcom> wrote:
: Like I've been saying, 3.5 will be *much* easier. ./configure; make;
: make install, with binaries available in .rpm and .deb

  One question:

  If libz.so and libpng.so are already installed in the system, will the
configure program detect this so that it will not compile and statically link
the ones that come with the povray source (thus decreasing the binary size)?

-- 
main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
):_;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/

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Warp wrote:
> 
> Mark Gordon <mtg### [at] mailbagcom> wrote:
> : Like I've been saying, 3.5 will be *much* easier. ./configure; make;
> : make install, with binaries available in .rpm and .deb
> 
>   One question:
> 
>   If libz.so and libpng.so are already installed in the system, will the
> configure program detect this so that it will not compile and statically link
> the ones that come with the povray source (thus decreasing the binary size)?

If not then I would say it's a bug in the configurescript...
I currently do this by hand, because I had problems with the standard
way, I
was getting broken pngs ;(, but now they are whole again, I just wish I
had
a mpeg_encoder that handled them, so I could use pngs instead of xpms
*shrug*

/Peter
-- 
Alpha Test Version:  Too buggy to be released to the paying public. 
Beta Test Version:  Still too buggy to be released. 
Release Version:  Alternate pronunciation of "Beta Test Version".

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Warp wrote:

>   If libz.so and libpng.so are already installed in the system, will the
> configure program detect this so that it will not compile and statically link
> the ones that come with the povray source (thus decreasing the binary size)?

If they're not installed, things won't work right.  I might take
measures to make that more obvious.  As far as the binary size, notice
that the source will by default produce unstripped binaries with
debugging code.  If you want the binaries smaller, strip is your friend.

-Mark Gordon

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On Sun, 06 Aug 2000 02:50:31 -0500, Mark Gordon <mtg### [at] mailbagcom>
wrote:

>If you want the binaries smaller, strip is your friend.

You date a stripper??? ;)


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Mark Gordon <mtg### [at] mailbagcom> wrote:
: As far as the binary size, notice
: that the source will by default produce unstripped binaries with
: debugging code.  If you want the binaries smaller, strip is your friend.

  I know that. However the binary get's even smaller if some libraries are
not linked statically into it.

-- 
main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
):_;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/

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