MegaPOV 1.2.1 for UNIX/Linux, binary linux version (povlinux.tgz) - README file

For the binary distribution for Linux/x86

This is the README file for the compiled version of MegaPOV 1.2.1 for Linux. Platform specific instructions for POV-Ray can be found in README.unix and in chapter 1 of the documentation.

This package contains a statically linked version of MegaPOV 1.2.1 compiled for the i586 platform. The install script can do both system wide installation (requires root privileges) as well as user level installation. Installation as root is the recommended method.

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MegPOV specific notes:

MegaPOV is a collection of unofficial extensions for the freeware raytracer POV-Ray. It is maintained by a group of POV-Community members - the MegaPOV Team. Up-to-date versions and information can be obtained at the MegaPOV website:

http://megapov.inetart.net/

This package contains all files that are necessary to run MegaPOV in addition to the offical POV-Ray distribution. If you do not already have a version of POV-Ray installed you have to get one from the POV-Ray website:

http://www.povray.org/

otherwise MegaPOV won't function correctly!

If you would like the MegaPOV Documentation in a different format than it is supplied in this package you can obtain it separately in a different form at the MegaPOV website.

All further information about using MegaPOV can be found in the Documentation.

For the conditions for using POV-Ray and modified versions you should have a look at the POV-Ray license (povlegal.doc) that is included in this package.

This is a unofficial custom version of POV-Ray in terms of this document. The POV-Ray Team is not responsible for supporting it.

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Installation procedure

Install as root
From the directory where this file resides, run:

       $ su
       # ./install

     and follow the instructions.

b) Install as non-privileged user

From the directory where this file resides, run:

$ ./install

     and select 'U' to start a user level install.  Afterwards
     follow the instructions of the install script.

Additional command line options available can be determined by calling:

./install --help

Christoph Hormann <chris_hormann@gmx.de>, August 2005