Paul wrote:
I guess that the main problem I have with FRACTINT is that the code > is complex in structure. There are so many dependencies on optimisations for speed that go back to early versions of FRACTINT. It is very hard to use separate bits of the code in isolation. I would love to merge all of the FRACTINT functionality into MANPWIN but I find it difficult to pull out individual pieces of code to migrate across. There are so many variables which are globals and trying to find where they are initialised and exactly what they do is very difficult. This is why I have been floundering a bit.
Hang in there. I think we need to find a more graceful evolutionary path. But I preduct that your MANPWIN will not be wasted. It is tricky to keep things synched so people with very different skills and computing environments can work togtehr, but it can be done.
If the code could be more modularised (a horrendous task) porting would be simplified immensly. (Just my 2 cents worth :o)
This is what various Rich, Skunky, and myself are all saying in our own ways. Tim