Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: gf134@appl2.hrz.uni-siegen.de (Heiner Mudersbach)
Subject: Re: PVM POVRAY for Linux
Organization: Computer Center, University of Siegen, Germany
Date: 30 Aug 1996 20:19:09 GMT
Message-ID: <507ibt$kic@si-nic.hrz.uni-siegen.de>

Andreas Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca) wrote:
: In article <4vl6rc$aa@si-nic.hrz.uni-siegen.de>,
: Heiner Mudersbach <gf134@appl2.hrz.uni-siegen.de> wrote:
: >I am searching for a functioning version of the PVM-patch for POVRay,
: >version 2.2.  I have just an old one, but it seems to not work correct.
: >
: >I'm using PVM 3.3.11.

: I developed and used PVMPOV under PVM 3.3.4 to 3.3.9, but I should think
: it works fine under PVM 3.3.11.  What system are you using it on, and what
: sorts of problems are you having?

I'm using Linux 2.0.13. I tried PVMPOV 2.9, but "make" hangs.
It seems to depend on the new kernel header files (defines changed ?).

: >BTW, will there be support for network-raytracing in POVRay 3.0 ?

: Yes, there have been plans for PVMPOV 3.0 for many months, but unfortunately,
: they have remained only plans, as I've been too busy to work on it.  I may
: be turning my incomplete code over to some others who are interested in
: working on it, but I can't promise that they will get it going at any time
: either.

Bye,
  Heiner

email: mudersbach@studm.hrz.uni-siegen.de

