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<p>This section covers version 3.7 changes and new features that apply to POV-Ray for Unix. See the section [[Documentation:Tutorial Section 1#Changes and New Features Summary|Changes and New Features Summary]] for information about <em>non-platform</em> specific changes.</p> | <p>This section covers version 3.7 changes and new features that apply to POV-Ray for Unix. See the section [[Documentation:Tutorial Section 1#Changes and New Features Summary|Changes and New Features Summary]] for information about <em>non-platform</em> specific changes.</p> | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
| − | <li> Reworked <code>--benchmark</code> | + | <li>Reworked the built-in <code>--benchmark</code></li> |
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>The built-in benchmark now accepts <code>+L<path></code> command-line | + | <li>The built-in benchmark now accepts the <code>+L<path></code> command-line option</li> |
| − | <li>now <em>ONLY</em> reads the provided any INI file.</li> | + | <li>and now <em>ONLY</em> reads the provided any INI file.</li> |
| + | <li>It also accepts <code>+wt</code> to set the number of work threads</li> | ||
| + | <li>and now also accepts the <code>--version</code> parameter</li> | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
<li> Added preliminary Linux support for these two features: | <li> Added preliminary Linux support for these two features: | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li> CPU timer; might return incorrect results depending on the platform.</li> | <li> CPU timer; might return incorrect results depending on the platform.</li> | ||
| − | <li> signal catching | + | <li> signal catching when aborting a render by hitting Ctrl+C</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
| − | <li> Added support for | + | <li> Added support for the <code>+P</code> option to allow <em>pause when done</em>.</li> |
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<li> Unix default file gamma changed from from 1.0 to 2.2.</li> | <li> Unix default file gamma changed from from 1.0 to 2.2.</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
===Display Options=== | ===Display Options=== | ||
| − | <p> | + | <p>The Unix version now has a single binary which supports display using the X Window System, or using the SVGA library with the console on <em>GNU/Linux systems only</em>, or via text graphics otherwise. If the command-line options or INI files turn on display, the following heuristic is used to determine what kind of display should be used. If the DISPLAY environment variable is set, the X Window display is used. Otherwise, if the user is on the console, and has permission to do so, SVGAlib is used. Otherwise, text graphics are used.</p> |
| − | The Unix version now has a single binary which supports display using the X Window System, | ||
| − | or using the SVGA library | ||
| − | graphics otherwise. If the command-line options or INI files turn on display, the following | ||
| − | heuristic is used to determine what kind of display should be used. If the DISPLAY environment | ||
| − | variable is set, the X Window display is used. Otherwise, if the user is on the console, | ||
| − | and has permission to do so, SVGAlib is used. Otherwise, text graphics are used. | ||
| − | </p> | ||
| − | <p> | + | <p>Text graphics display a crude 75x24 ASCII version of the image which can be useful none the less to monitor the render progress on a text terminal. Using text graphics and the Verbose <code>+v</code> option simultaneously will not work very well.</p> |
| − | Text graphics display a crude 75x24 ASCII version of the image which can | + | |
| − | be useful none the less to monitor the render progress on a text terminal. | + | <p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> See the section [[Documentation:Unix Section 7#Known Bugs|Known Bugs]] for more information about a problem with the X11 windows.</p> |
| − | Using text graphics and the Verbose | ||
| − | very well. | ||
| − | </p> | ||
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New Features
This section covers version 3.7 changes and new features that apply to POV-Ray for Unix. See the section Changes and New Features Summary for information about non-platform specific changes.
- Reworked the built-in
--benchmark - The built-in benchmark now accepts the
+L<path>command-line option - and now ONLY reads the provided any INI file.
- It also accepts
+wtto set the number of work threads - and now also accepts the
--versionparameter - Added preliminary Linux support for these two features:
- CPU timer; might return incorrect results depending on the platform.
- signal catching when aborting a render by hitting Ctrl+C
- Added support for the
+Poption to allow pause when done. - Unix default file gamma changed from from 1.0 to 2.2.
Display Options
The Unix version now has a single binary which supports display using the X Window System, or using the SVGA library with the console on GNU/Linux systems only, or via text graphics otherwise. If the command-line options or INI files turn on display, the following heuristic is used to determine what kind of display should be used. If the DISPLAY environment variable is set, the X Window display is used. Otherwise, if the user is on the console, and has permission to do so, SVGAlib is used. Otherwise, text graphics are used.
Text graphics display a crude 75x24 ASCII version of the image which can be useful none the less to monitor the render progress on a text terminal. Using text graphics and the Verbose +v option simultaneously will not work very well.
Note: See the section Known Bugs for more information about a problem with the X11 windows.
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