// delete a portal instance by pointer
	void PCZSceneManager::destroyPortal(Portal * p)
	{
		// remove the portal from it's target portal
		Portal * targetPortal = p->getTargetPortal();
		if (targetPortal)
		{
			targetPortal->setTargetPortal(0); // the targetPortal will still have targetZone value, but targetPortal will be invalid
		}
		// remove the Portal from it's home zone
		PCZone * homeZone = p->getCurrentHomeZone();
		if (homeZone)
		{
			// inform zone of portal change. Do here since PCZone is abstract 
			homeZone->setPortalsUpdated(true);   
			homeZone->_removePortal(p);
		}

		// remove the portal from the master portal list
		PortalList::iterator it = std::find( mPortals.begin(), mPortals.end(), p );
		if (it != mPortals.end())
		{
			mPortals.erase(it);
		}
		// delete the portal instance
		OGRE_DELETE p;
	}
	/* Attempt to automatically connect unconnected portals to proper target zones 
		* by looking for matching portals in other zones which are at the same location
		*/
	void PCZSceneManager::connectPortalsToTargetZonesByLocation(void)
	{
		// go through every zone to find portals
		ZoneMap::iterator i, iend;
		PCZone* zone;
		iend = mZones.end();
		bool foundMatch;
		for (i = mZones.begin(); i != iend; i++)
		{
			zone = i->second;
			// go through all the portals in the zone
			Portal* portal;
			PortalList::iterator pi, piend;
			piend = zone->mPortals.end();
			for (pi = zone->mPortals.begin(); pi != piend; pi++)
			{
				portal = *pi;
				//portal->updateDerivedValues();
				if (portal->getTargetZone() == 0)
				{
					// this is a portal without a connected zone - look for 
					// a matching portal in another zone
					PCZone* zone2;
					ZoneMap::iterator j= mZones.begin();
					foundMatch = false;
					while (!foundMatch && j != mZones.end())
					{
						zone2 = j->second;
						if (zone2 != zone) // make sure we don't look in the same zone
						{
							Portal * portal2 = zone2->findMatchingPortal(portal);
							if (portal2)
							{
								// found a match!
								Ogre::LogManager::getSingletonPtr()->logMessage("Connecting portal "+portal->getName()+" to portal "+portal2->getName());
								foundMatch = true;
								portal->setTargetZone(zone2);
								portal->setTargetPortal(portal2);
								portal2->setTargetZone(zone);
								portal2->setTargetPortal(portal);
							}
						}
						j++;
					}
					if (foundMatch == false)
					{
						// error, didn't find a matching portal!
						OGRE_EXCEPT(Exception::ERR_ITEM_NOT_FOUND, 
							"Could not find matching portal for portal " + portal->getName(), 
							"PCZSceneManager::connectPortalsToTargetZonesByLocation");

					}
				}
			}			
		}
	}
	// delete a portal instance by pointer
	void PCZSceneManager::destroyPortal(const String & portalName)
	{
		// find the portal from the master portal list
		Portal * p;
		Portal * thePortal = 0;
		PortalList::iterator it = mPortals.begin();
		while (it != mPortals.end())
		{
			p = *it;
			if (p->getName() == portalName)
			{
				thePortal = p;
				// erase entry in the master list
				mPortals.erase(it);
				break;
			}
			it++;
		}
		if (thePortal)
		{
			// remove the portal from it's target portal
			Portal * targetPortal = thePortal->getTargetPortal();
			if (targetPortal)
			{
				targetPortal->setTargetPortal(0); // the targetPortal will still have targetZone value, but targetPortal will be invalid
			}
			// remove the Portal from it's home zone
			PCZone * homeZone = thePortal->getCurrentHomeZone();
			if (homeZone)
			{
				// inform zone of portal change 
				homeZone->setPortalsUpdated(true);   
				homeZone->_removePortal(thePortal);
			}

			// delete the portal instance
			OGRE_DELETE thePortal;
		}
	}