--- ray/src/rt/ambcomp.c	1992/03/04 16:28:25	2.3
+++ ray/src/rt/ambcomp.c	1995/05/03 09:46:31	2.5
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	short  nt, np;		/* number of theta and phi directions */
 }  AMBHEMI;		/* ambient sample hemisphere */
 
-extern double  sin(), cos(), sqrt();
 
-
 static int
 ambcmp(d1, d2)				/* decreasing order */
 AMBSAMP  *d1, *d2;
@@ -148,7 +146,9 @@ FVECT  pg, dg;
 				arad += dp->r;
 			}
 		}
-	if (ns > 0) {			/* perform super-sampling */
+	if (ns > 0 && arad > FTINY && ndivs/arad < minarad)
+		ns = 0;			/* close enough */
+	else if (ns > 0) {		/* else perform super-sampling */
 		comperrs(div, &hemi);			/* compute errors */
 		qsort(div, ndivs, sizeof(AMBSAMP), ambcmp);	/* sort divs */
 						/* super-sample */