[Java3Djp:00598] ANN: unofficial Java3D vecmath C++ port

[Kenji Hiranabe <hiranabe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

平鍋＠ｅｓｍです．

Java3D API 1.1.1 javax.vecmath の非公式 C++ 移植をバージョン
アップし，多くの要望を貰ったMicrosoft Visual C++ 6.0 でコン
パイル可能にしました．

  http://www.esm.co.jp/divisions/open-sys/java/vecmath/index-j.html

READE を以下に添付します．

P.S.

やっぱ，グラフィックスは速さが命．C++ はまだまだ健在．

以上

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 C++ port of unofficial javax.vecmath package
         by Kenji Hiranabe

                                3/5 ,1999 version 1.1-1.0
                               5/25 ,1999 version 1.1-1.1
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* INTRODUCTION

This is a C++ port of unofficial free implementation
(source code release) of Java(TM) 3D API 1.1.1
vecmath package.

This package supports vector/point transformation math
often utilized in computer graphics.

The included classes are the followings.

    * Tuples

      Tuple2<T>      Tuple3<T>     Tuple4<T>
        |             |             |
        +Vector2<T>   +Vector3<T>   +Vector4<T>
        +Point2<T>    +Point3<T>    +Point4<T>
        +TexCoord2<T> +Color3<T>    +Quat4<T>
                                    +Color4<T>
      AxisAngle4<T>

    * Matrices

      Matrix3<T>     Matrix4<T>

You can download the zipped or tar+gzipped source code from;

       http://www.esm.co.jp/divisions/open-sys/java/vecmath/

* FEATURES

 ** Highest priority to SPEED. No 'new' operators, no arrays, no virual functions.
 ** All files are *.h template header files. No need for linking libraries.
 ** Has a test suite.
 ** Aliasing-safe. i.e. v.cross(v,v1) or m.mul(m1,m) works.
 ** optional IO and  string conversion support.
 ** Java3D 1.1.1 specification is implemented, but no GVector and GMatrix yet.

* INSTALL

1. unzip and untar the downloaded file, like;
      % gunzip vecmath-c++-1.1-1.1.tar.gz
      % tar xvf vecmath-c++-1.1-1.1.tar
2. place all *.h files into your header directory.
      % cp vecmath-c++/*.h <yourdir>
3. write your C++ code, hello-vecmath.cc
    #include <iostream>
    #include <vecmath.h>
    int main(int, char**) {
       Matrix3d m(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9);
       Vector3d v(2,3,4);
       cout << m*v;
       return 0;
    }
4. compile, and run.
    % g++ -I<yourdir> hello-vecmath.cc -o hello-vecmath
    % hello-vecmath
5. (20,47,74) is printed, voila !
6. if needed, configure "vm_conf.h".
7. if needed, compile test programs(test-*.cc) and run.
    % cp Makefile.unix Makefile
    % make test

* TESTED PLATFORMS AND COMPILERS

1. Sun Solaris2.6 on SPARCStation with gcc2.7.2, gcc2.8.1
   egcs1.1.2

2. Visual C++ 6.0 sp2
  (Thanks > "Lucas Ammon" <lammon@xxxxxxxxxx>)

..... please report on your platforms ! .....

* FEEDBACK

Any bug reports or comments are welcome.
If you think this package is useful, PLEASE give me feedback.
I would like to hear what kind of applications you are working on !

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  Eiwa System Management, Inc.             http://www.esm.co.jp/
  Kenji Hiranabe                           E-Mail: hiranabe@xxxxxxxxxx