--- ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes 2024/12/09 00:44:29 1.471 +++ ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes 2025/01/23 02:15:33 1.473 @@ -2764,3 +2764,13 @@ it isn't present on Linux-derivatives. Added WGMDfunc material type with programmable roughness and separate modifier paths for the different components. + +Added gensurf -i option at the request of Peter Apian-Bennewitz +to reverse surface normals, mostly for data input when it is +a bit more difficult to adjust. + +Simplified synchronization between processes sharing indirect +irradiance values via an ambient file. Removed file locking +operations in favor of simpler operation relying on O_APPEND flag. +Not sure if this will have any affect on shared filesystems, but +it should reduce overhead for massively parallel machines.