clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> Am 08.05.2017 um 02:13 schrieb green:
> > clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> >> https://github.com/POV-Ray/povray/releases/tag/v3.7.1-beta.6
> >>
> >> Happy testing!
> >
> > it immediately crashed on my win7 ultimate 64 box;
> >
> > pov-ray critical error
> > failed to initialize frontend: timed out waiting for worker thread startup
> >
> > unfortunately, it appears that the execution of an illegal instruction
> > at address 0x000000014001d6d3 has caused this unofficial
> > pov-ray build to crash. <write a dump?>
>
> Does this happen even before you have the opportunity to start the GUI?

yes, immediately, instantly, without any discernible delay.
>
> If so, then my first guess would be that it has something to do with the
> CPU-specific optimized code. Exactly what hardware are you running the
> binaries on?

old server mash-up.  cpus are two xeon e5450 harpertown.
>
> Otherwise, if you get that far, please post the initial contents of the
> message pane.
>
> Also, have you tried the 32-bit binaries instead?

i tried the other two included binaries at your suggestion, exact same result.
>
>
> > this is a dual-boot machine (ubuntu 16), the source compiled and ran without
> > issue.
>
> I presume that in this context you're talking about the Linux version?
> Did you use the beta.6 source code there?

yes, of course.

i just now made a winconsole version.  it ran fine, like the linux.

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