That's indeed the difference - a c object like "send_test_class" can't be shared beteen different object modules loaded separately into Pd. This is one reason people have sometimes put multiple externals into a single object file.
You could have both externs have the same "family name" (like "array define" and "array set") - then they can both be defined in the same C object file "binarytree.[extent]". cheers Miller On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 11:38:22AM -0800, Eric Lennartson wrote: > Hello all, > > I've been working on trying to send data between different externals, but > I'm not doing something quite right. I've looked at the code in d_global.c > as well as for send and receive. > The only difference I can see is that mine is not all in the same .c file > while in the pd source it is. > > Here's the external with the data. Just an int for now, but it will be > holding a binary tree later. > > static t_class *send_test_class; > typedef struct _send_test { > t_object x_obj; > t_symbol* name; > int value; > }t_send_test; > > static void *send_test_new(t_symbol *s, t_floatarg f) { > t_send_test *x = (t_send_test *)pd_new(send_test_class); > x->name = s; > x->value = f; > pd_bind(&x->x_obj.ob_pd, s); // bind to the name we're given > post("send_test created with name %s, and value %d", x->name->s_name, > x->value); > return(x); > } > > static void send_test_free(t_send_test *x) { > pd_unbind(&x->x_obj.ob_pd, x->name); // unbind when deleted > } > > void send_test_setup(void) { > send_test_class = class_new(gensym("send_test"), > (t_newmethod)send_test_new, > (t_method)send_test_free, > sizeof(t_send_test), > CLASS_NOINLET, > A_DEFSYM, > A_DEFFLOAT, > 0); > } > > And here's the receiver. > > static t_class *send_test_class; > > static t_class *rcv_test_class; > > typedef struct _send_test { > t_object x_obj; > t_symbol* name; > int value; > }t_send_test; > > typedef struct _rcv_test { > t_object x_obj; > t_symbol* name; > > int value; > } t_rcv_test; > > static void *rcv_test_new(t_symbol *s) { > t_rcv_test *x = (t_rcv_test *)pd_new(rcv_test_class); > x->name = s; > t_send_test* sender = (t_send_test*)pd_findbyclass(x->name, > send_test_class); > > x->value = sender->value; > post("sender value is %d", sender->value); > post("rcv_test created with name %s, and value %d", x->name->s_name, > x->value); > return(x); > } > > static void rcv_test_free(t_rcv_test *x) {} > > void rcv_test_setup(void) { > rcv_test_class = class_new(gensym("rcv_test"), > (t_newmethod)rcv_test_new, > (t_method)rcv_test_free, > sizeof(t_rcv_test), > CLASS_NOINLET, > A_DEFSYM, > > 0); > } > > What exactly is it that I'm doing wrong? > _______________________________________________ > Pd-dev mailing list > Pd-dev@lists.iem.at > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev__;!!Mih3wA!VoxPg_QV2Wia0Bhqv5t54R15b6iXu3DV1JfxM_8o6mhkR8gzvwWWu2gwPZVM$ > _______________________________________________ Pd-dev mailing list Pd-dev@lists.iem.at https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev