pd-vanilla would be vanilla only, no patches to pd itself. Pd- extended is for the patches.
.hc On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:25 PM, bsoisoi wrote: > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- There is no way to peace, peace is the way. -A.J. Muste _______________________________________________ PD-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev
