https://github.com/kmwallio/km-raytracer

Ray Tracing Code. Written in Perl.
https://github.com/kmwallio/km-raytracer

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Ray Tracing Code. Written in Perl.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kmwallio/km-raytracer
• Owner: kmwallio
• Created: 2010-01-25T22:27:09.000Z (almost 15 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2010-02-24T15:31:45.000Z (almost 15 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-02T01:12:57.286Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Perl
• Homepage: http://miles.wallio.net/folio/raytracer.html
• Size: 5.5 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# KM-RayTracer

An example ray tracing program written in Perl for CSE 4280 (Graphical Algorithms).  This program demonstrates how ray tracing can be used to generate a "3-D Image" by tracing a ray and calculating intersections of mathematical objects in space.

## Requirements

* Perl

* Gtk2-Perl *\* If using the GUI*

## Installation

1. Install Perl and Gtk2-Perl if you haven't done so already.

2. Download KM-RayTracer.

3. Un-Zip or Un-Tar the archive.

4. In command line run.

	> perl raytracer.pl

	

	> perl cli.pl

5. Or.

	> chmod +x raytracer.pl

	> ./raytracer.pl

	

	> chmod +x cli.pl

	

	> ./cli.pl

## RayTracer.pl, CLI.pl, Huh?

RayTracer is the Graphical User Interface.  If you have Gtk2-Perl installed, you can run it and have a fabulous experience.  Otherwise, the ./cli.pl version will run on any system with Perl.  It'll also ask you for different input and output the image to the specified file.

## Other Notes

This program was tested on Debian 5 (Lenny).  Perl and Gtk2-Perl should be installed by default on Debian and/or Ubuntu.

### Installing GTK2-Perl (General)

You can find instructions for most systems on [GNOME Live!](http://live.gnome.org/GTK2-Perl/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#Downloading.2C_Building.2C_Installing_Gtk2-Perl "Installation Instructions").  Some notes are included below.

### Running on Linux

Search your distribution's package repositories for gtk2-perl to see if you can install it that way.  If not, you can try compiling it, or just use the CLI version.

### Running on Mac OS X

Not really sure about this one...  I know you can install Gtk2-Perl via Fink and run it using X11.  Rumor previously had it that you could install [Gtk+ version 2 for Mac](http://gtk-osx.sourceforge.net/ "Gtk-OSX") and run it as a native app.

### Running on Windows

The easiest way to run KM-RayTracer on Windows is to download [Camelbox](http://code.google.com/p/camelbox/ "Camelbox - Perl for Windows").  There is also a guide on [GNOME Live!](http://live.gnome.org/GTK2-Perl/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#Downloading.2C_Building.2C_Installing_Gtk2-Perl) for how to install if using ActiveState (the instructions should work for StrawBerry Perl as well).

### For everything else...

There's always [VirtualBox](http://virtualbox.org "VirtualBox") for virtualizing Ubuntu or Debian or some other operating system with Gtk2-Perl and running it under that.