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28 Jul 2024 12:37:17 EDT (-0400)
  Re: s-povray missing from Debian package?  
From: Ron Parker
Date: 3 Dec 2001 16:20:52
Message: <slrna0nr5m.8pu.ron.parker@fwi.com>
On Mon, 03 Dec 2001 14:26:09 -0500, Mark M. Wilson wrote:
> Maybe it's just the particular Linux distribution I use (Libranet, built
> from Debian) but I don't find the command s-povray anywhere on my
> system.   I _can_ run POVray by typing: 

It's possible that they chose not to include it because it has to be 
setuid root to work.  As such, it's a security hole big enough to drive a 
fleet of aircraft carriers through.

I'm pretty sure s-povray is dead as of 3.5.

-- 
#local R=<7084844682857967,0787982,826975826580>;#macro L(P)concat(#while(P)chr(
mod(P,100)),#local P=P/100;#end"")#end background{rgb 1}text{ttf L(R.x)L(R.y)0,0
translate<-.8,0,-1>}text{ttf L(R.x)L(R.z)0,0translate<-1.6,-.75,-1>}sphere{z/9e3
4/26/2001finish{reflection 1}}//ron.parker@povray.org My opinions, nobody else's


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