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MegaPOV 1.2 for PC-Linux, binary version (povlinux.tgz) - README file

For the binary distribution for PC-Linux
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This is the README file for the compiled version of MegaPOV 1.1 for
PC-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 1.1
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:
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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
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  a) 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 that can be used are:

  --no-arch-check : skip the architecture compatibility test
  kde       : only install kde panel icons and file types for current 
              user. In a single user installation this is done 
              automatically after installation.
  user      : only update the user povray.ini/povray.conf file when 
              required.
  uninstall : uninstall POV-Ray.  This will remove all installed
              files.  Any changes made to sample scenes or include
              files will get lost.  This has to be called by the 
              same user who installed POV-Ray.  Uninstall of older
              versions of POV-Ray is not supported (and is not 
              required to install MegaPOV 1.1).
  test      : run a short test render to check if installation was
              successful.  This should be run as a normal user and
              not as root.


Christoph Hormann <chris_hormann@gmx.de>, June 2004
