goatbrot -- generate mandelbrot set images in PPM format

  )_)

__|oo) Mandelbrot Set generation-- '| || --for goats! |||| #

Features:

  * Compiles with optional OpenMP support for multicore machines

  * Supports very large images

  * Multiple built-in themes

  * Both discrete and continuous rendering

  * Antialiasing

  * Harms no goats!

Usage: goatbrot -o outfilename [options]

   -e examplenum            example render (1-8) (should be first option)
   -o outfilename           set output name
   -c re,im                 set center point
   -w width                 set real width
   -s width,height          set pixel output size
   -i iterations            set max iterations
   -a                       antialias
   -u                       continuous smoothing
   -q                       no informational output
   -t numthreads            set number of threads
   -m theme                 set theme--names are:
                               beej
                               fire
                               water

   Output is a PPM file, which can be converted to another format with
   netpbm, ImageMagick, GIMP, or anything similar.

   Currently only non-OpenMP builds support streaming output.

Build info:

  See the Makefile for setting OpenMP vs non-OpenMP build options.

  Define GBOPENMP for OpenMP support.

  OpenMP depends on mmap and ftruncate, currently.

  gcc 4.2+ needed for OpenMP support.

  Seen to work under Linux and OSX.  Probably works under all Unices.
  Needs work for Windows.

  GCC: Use -fopenmp on command line.

  XCode: In project, select GCC 4.2+, check "OpenMP" box.

  Visual Studio: See "Future mods", below.  Use /openmp compiler switch.

Future mods:

  Win32:
    Non-portable code in the following functions:

       parse_command_line() calls getopt, replace with ???

       These functions are only needed if GBOPENMP is set:

       set_file_length()    calls ftruncate, replace with _chsize?
       memory_map_file()    calls mmap, replace with MapViewOfFile?
       memory_unmap_file()  calls munmap, replace with ???

See also:

  http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/

Related:

  [email protected]
  http://beej.us/

License (MIT):

  Copyright (c) 2011  Brian "Beej Jorgensen" Hall <[email protected]>

  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
  a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
  "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
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  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
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