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1 May 2024 17:34:03 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Povray 3.8.0 beta 2 windows console  
From: gfernval
Date: 24 Apr 2023 20:30:00
Message: <web.64471e48ced4715b929d68e47a39fa13@news.povray.org>
"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I truly wish I could help, but I am not a source-code programmer and have never
> compiled a Windows app of any kind. But if you can get this to work correctly--
> with the possible help of other users here who are more technically astute than
> me-- it opens up the (later) possibility of fixing some of the code flaws that
> currently exist in the 'official' v3.8.0 beta 1 and 2 compiled binaries.
>
> The current 'official' Windows binaries by 'clipka' (Christoph Lipka) are the
> latest ones we have, but they are several years old, with some code that was
> 'backtracked' to earlier versions for one reason or another...which reverted
> some of the features to earlier flawed operation.
>
> It would be great to have another Windows binary developer who could incorporate
> some of the suggestions/fixes that have been mentioned in the newsgroups over
> the past year, by myself and others (especially William Pokorny with his 'povr'
> branch). Then 3.8 for Windows could finally be brought 'up to speed'!
>
> Good luck with your efforts!

Also have been able to compile Povray v3.8.0 beta 2 for Windows XP, I have
tested it (Windows XP Service Pack 3) and works well


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