On 09/28/2012 12:57 PM, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Simon Wise <[email protected]> >> To: Jonathan Wilkes <[email protected]> >> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 7:32 AM >> Subject: Re: [PD] arraysize WAS apt.puredata.info is back! >> >> On 28/09/12 12:48, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: >> >>>>> I'm referring to what Hans wrote: >>>>>> For me, apt-get install pd-arraysize is far easier than >> trying to >>>>> remember that [expr] trick. And thankfully we can write >> externals, >>>>> so we can have choice. :-) >>>> exactly ... >>> Not exactly-- you were referring to using the Debian packaging >>> system in a general sense to find packages, and you were saying that >>> calling someone who uses it a mythical user is not inaccurate. >> no .. I was saying that debian users who treat their debian repository as an >> extension of their system and the first place to look for something they >> need to >> do are not mythical at all, that if you are familiar with the debian tools >> it is >> very quick and easy to find which package has a file or functionality you >> are >> looking for, and that not surprisingly some of these users are able and >> willing >> to do the extra bit of work to make things they find useful available in the >> way >> they find convenient. > > So if you think the debian repos are the first place to look, then you would > agree > that arraysize should tell the user they can get the same functionality with > expr which is already installed with pd-extended, pd-l2ork, and pd vanilla and > therefore more modular, right?
Add it to the arraysize-help.pd and it'll be included in the next release. .hc _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
