Could this also include the sexy gui? ~Brandon
On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: > > On Apr 18, 2008, at 8:46 AM, Frank Barknecht wrote: > >> Hallo Hans, >> Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: >>> Now that Pd can be built on all platforms without patches, I think >>> we >>> can have a "pd-vanilla+libs" distro that is based on an unpatched >>> pd- >>> vanilla build. It could also have a more limited subset of included >>> libraries, much like others have been proposing. They would be >>> having the same library format and install methods as Pd-extended, >>> so >>> that patches would be compatible. >> >> I think, this is a very good idea and I'll stick it on my TODO list, >> however I believe, that instead of a vanilla+libs bundle a pure >> "libs" >> installer/package would be more appropriate, kind of like the >> traditional pd-externals package. We already have binary packages of >> vanilla Pd (Miller's and autobuild) and I believe it's easier to get >> more people to use the same externals setup by providing a package >> independent from a certain Pd build. > > Ultimately, that sounds like a good goal, but it would also be a lot > more work, and would cuase more bugs. There are incompatibilities > between versions, not always large, but there. That means you'd then > have to add code to manage that. Externals are a lot like linux > kernel modules. Sure, it is possible to create module binaries that > work with different versions of the kernel, but the vast majority of > people choose to ship source, and only include binaries that are tied > to a specific kernel version. > > So it seems to me the thing to do is first get the one big build > working, then the people can split up the packages if they want. > > .hc > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > > Access to computers should be unlimited and total. - the hacker ethic > > > > _______________________________________________ > PD-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev _______________________________________________ PD-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev
