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POV-Ray 3.7 for UNIX/Linux - README file
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For the generic source distribution for UNIX/Linux
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===============================================================================
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This is the README file for the generic UNIX/Linux distribution of the
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POV-Ray 3.7 source code.
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Source code package
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===================
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This package contains the complete source code of POV-Ray for UNIX
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as well as its accompanying HTML documentation and supporting files.
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The package substructure is organized as follows:
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source/ Platform-independent source code (POV-Ray core code).
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unix/ UNIX-specific source code, including X Window and SVGA support.
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config/ UNIX-specific configuration and installation scripts.
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doc/ UNIX-specific and generic HTML documentation, POV-Ray license.
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icons/ UNIX-specific color icons for the KDE window manager.
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scripts/ UNIX-specific render scripts (portfolio, stills, animations).
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include/ Standard POV-Ray include files.
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ini/ Standard POV-Ray INI files.
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scenes/ Standard POV-Ray sample scene files.
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Compiling and installing
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Basic and detailed instructions to compile and install the generic POV-Ray
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source code on UNIX-based systems are given in the INSTALL file.
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In a nutshell: the package installation is based on a configure script
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which detects your environment automatically and adapts the compilation
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and installation process accordingly. Simply run:
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% ./configure COMPILED_BY="your name <email@address>" # configure the package
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% make # build the program
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% su # log as root
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$ make install # install program + data
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See the INSTALL file for more detailed information.
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