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From: Martin Nisshagen <martin@mts.se>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: POV-Ray UNIX survey
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 08:31:14 +0100
Organization: MTS Technology, Sweden
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Do You want a native POV-Ray version for FreeBSD?

The person responsible for the Unix versions of POV-Ray posted the
following request for input from Unix users.

Andreas Dilger wrote:

> If you are a UNIX user, please take the time to fill out the following
> survey, and email it to me at adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca, with the same
> subject "POV-Ray UNIX Survey".  If you're using a URL aware newsreader, 
> try <a href = "mailto:adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca">survey</a>.
>
> Note that this in no means implies that binaries will be made available
> for all, or any of the platforms other tha Linux x86, either for the
> public beta, or for the final distribution.  I'm just trying to find
> out the demand for various systems.  If you are not a Linux user,
> please leave the LINUX questions blank. 
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Which versions of binaries would you be interested in? (check all that apply)
UNIX flavour:   Linux x86   [ ]
UNIX flavour:   SunOS       [ ]
UNIX flavour:   Solaris     [ ]
UNIX flavour:   AIX         [ ]
UNIX flavour:   FreeBSD x86 [ ]
UNIX flavour:   NeXT 68k    [ ]
UNIX flavour:   NeXT x86    [ ]
UNIX flavour:   IRIX        [ ]
UNIX flavour:   DEC Ultrix  [ ]
UNIX flavour:   DEC OSF     [ ]
UNIX flavour:   HPUX        [ ]
UNIX flavour:   Other       [ ]  which?
 
Do you have access to a compiler on your system?
UNIX compiler:  Yes         [ ]
UNIX compiler:  No          [ ]
 
Would you want a command-line only version, even if the X Windows binary
can be run without a display? (the X libraries would still be required for
systems that have dynamic linked libraries.)
UNIX command:   Yes         [ ]
UNIX command:   No          [ ]
 
If using Linux (x86 only), which binary would you use? (check all that apply)
LINUX display:  SVGA        [ ]
LINUX display:  X Windows   [ ]
 
The Linux x86 binary uses a.out ld.so dynamically linked versions of some
libraries (libc.so.4, libm.so.4, libvga.so.1, libX11.so.6).  Are the
libraries on your system at least at this version number?
LINUX shared:   All         [ ]
LINUX shared:   Some        [ ]
LINUX shared:   None        [ ]
 
Which type of Linux binary/libraries can you run?  (check only one)
LINUX binary:   a.out       [ ]
LINUX binary:   ELF         [ ]
LINUX binary:   Both        [ ]

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Send the above answers to Andreas Dilger at: adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca
 
Best regards,

m a r t i n  n


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