Nicolas Calimet <pov### [at] freefr> wrote:
> > Is there any hope that this restriction will be removed in the not
> > too distant future?
>
>  Most likely not.
>
> > Is there any explanation on why the file has to be searchable?
>
>  For example: think about POV-Ray macros.

How do macros necessitate searchable files?

Random access to files can generally be replaced with random access
to the structures obtained by parsing, which are in memory (RAM)
anyway.

Best regards, Jan

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