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−==================
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− Pyrit Ray Tracer
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−==================
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−File Organization
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−-----------------
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−/build    -- output directory for binaries and other generated files
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−/ccdemos  -- ray tracer demos in C++
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−/demos    -- ray tracer demos in Python
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−/include  -- header files
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−/models   -- common models for use by demos
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−/src      -- ray tracing library source code
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−/tests    -- test programs for classes
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−/tools    -- auxiliary programs
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−Classes organization throughout header files is explained in DEVNOTES.
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−Building
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−--------
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−Type 'scons pyrit' to build and 'scons -h' for list of targets.
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−Requirements:
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−    SCons
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−    pthreads (see bellow)
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−    libpng, zlib
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−    Python 2.4 or newer for Python module and demos
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−    SDL for interactive C++ demos
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−It should build with these compilers: GCC, IntelC, MSVC
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−GCC is default in Linux, MSVC is default in Windows.
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−Downloading model files
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−-----------------------
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−Not all models are included in distribution. To download the large
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−Stanford models, type 'scons download-models', which will download
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−end extract the archives to appropriate location.
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−The download script uses 'tar' and 'wget' utilities.
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−For Windows, these are available here:
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−http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm
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−http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libarchive.htm
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−Pthreads
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−--------
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−Threads can be used to render rays paralelly. Arbitrary number
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−of threads can be used.
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−For Windows, get pthreads library here:
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−http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/
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−License
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−-------
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−This software is published under terms of MIT license.
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−See COPYING for full text of license.
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−Website
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−Latest version can be obtained at http://wiki.fiction.cz/Pyrit