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FS#32 - tiff file extention error

Attached to Project: POV-Ray
Opened by Tim Attwood (TimA) - Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 08:45 GMT
Last edited by Christoph Lipka (clipka) - Sunday, 08 November 2009, 08:16 GMT
Task Type Definite Bug
Category Backend → Other
Status Requires testing
Assigned To Christoph Lipka (clipka)
Operating System All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 3.7 beta 32
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

The parser is failing to read the .tiff file extension from the input string...

bump_map { tiff "earth03_hf2.tiff" }

Results in file not found, but

bump_map { tiff "earth03_hf2" }

will find the file. It might be that it’s not a three character extension?

   earth03_hf2.tiff (603.1 KiB)
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Comment by Christoph Lipka (clipka) - Sunday, 07 June 2009, 11:02 GMT
  • Field changed: Status (Unconfirmed → New)
  • Field changed: Severity (Low → Medium)

According to the code of SceneData::FindFile() in scene.cpp, in order for POV-Ray to search for the exact filename it must indeed end with an extension of no more than 3 characters (files ending in a dot are accepted though). I.e., currently, the rules for producing filenames are as follows:

  1. If the specified name ends with a dot, or a one-, two- or three-character extension, try the exact specified name first
  2. In any case, try the specified name plus the default extensions for the file format (e.g. “.tif”, “.TIF”, “.tiff” and “.TIFF“)

I suggest to apply the following modifications to this:

  • Only try the exact name first if the specified name ends in any of the default extensions.
  • Always try the exact specified name, if only as a last resort.
Comment by Christoph Lipka (clipka) - Sunday, 07 June 2009, 11:25 GMT
  • Field changed: Percent Complete (0% → 40%)

Submitted a preliminary fix with change #4813, making sure the exact-named file is always searched for as a last resort (unless it has already been searched for first). The rules when to search for this name first, however, should be reviewed nonetheless.

Comment by Christoph Lipka (clipka) - Sunday, 08 November 2009, 08:16 GMT
  • Field changed: Status (Assigned → Requires testing)
  • Field changed: Percent Complete (40% → 100%)

implemented the suggested solution with changelist #4900

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