Dan, Ton mentioned the fix that makes it work for Windows. What is the problem of adding such feature in 2.57, if it is marked clearly as experimental/temporary fix? When is a permanent fix ready?
On Sunday, 3 April 2011, Dan Eicher <[email protected]> wrote: > Plus it doesn't work on windows which would frustrate people > developing on linux and trying to release their script to the public. > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Ton Roosendaal <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Last september, Revision 31766, Campbell added this: >> ----------- >> ./intern/tools/pydna.py >> Experimental module (for developers only), exposes DNA data via python >> uses no blender/python modules, pure python + autogenerated ctypes api. >> ----------- >> >> Since it allows full Blender data access, scripters are using it to >> cover up for missing RNA parts. A 2nd Life developer in IRC asked if >> we could enable it on the 2.57 release, by ensuring it works for >> Windows as well (needs a small #ifdef DNA hack). >> >> My suggestion would be to really not do this, it doesn't belong in >> releases. By "fixing" this backdoor to work in all released binaries >> we only will regret it later on. We don't have our RNA project for a >> good reason... >> >> Because 2nd Life really needs image access, I advised them to provide >> temporarily a special build for their users to survive the period >> until we have our own decent working RNA level image access. >> >> Please advise if that's acceptable? >> >> -Ton- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Ton Roosendaal Blender Foundation [email protected] www.blender.org >> Blender Institute Entrepotdok 57A 1018AD Amsterdam The Netherlands >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bf-committers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >> > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
