[Visualpython-users] AMD64 build error

[Lars B. <lar...@go...>]

Hi,

I got an error while buiding visual-4.beta24 on my Gentoo amd64 system (core2
duo). The relevant part of build.log is:

./core/util/icososphere.cpp: In function 'float* cvisual::<unnamed>::avgptr(float*, float*)':
./core/util/icososphere.cpp:71: error: cast from 'float*' to 'int' loses precision

I'm not a C++ expert but I think it is due to the different size of pointers
on 64bit architectures. For me the attached patch worked. Maybe, there is a
much better way to do it, but now it builds fine and the examples are working.

I still get some strange 'segmentation fault's after a while or when closing the
window. But those I got even more often with visual-3.2.9 and they may be due
to the new ati driver which is not really stable.

Now that I can test it, I have to say that I really like it. It was always a
cool thing to make 3D animation with just a few lines. But now it looks even
better and there are no more confusions with numpy vs. Numeric.

Greetings,

Lars