> And this was sarcasm too. damn, my sarcasm-O-meter failed miserably...
> I was using [declare -lib hid] because this is how I load libraries in > general. "-lib" is only needed for multi-object-per-binary libraries, e.g. zexy and iemlib. [declare -lib hid] doesn't do anything useful, the external will be loaded anyway when you create it the first time... Christof > Gesendet: Montag, 07. Oktober 2019 um 14:19 Uhr > Von: "Peter P." <peterpar...@fastmail.com> > An: pd-list@lists.iem.at > Betreff: Re: [PD] declare not posting library loading message while object > creation does? > > * Christof Ressi <christof.re...@gmx.at> [2019-10-07 14:09]: > > > this is a feature of the hid library. > > > > I guess this was sarcasm :-). Usually, such messages are posted in the > > setup routine, as IOhannes has mentioned. Since the setup routine is called > > whenever you create the first instance, you achieve the same effect. > > > > BTW, what's the point of doing [declare -lib hid]? Or were you just > > experimenting? > > > > Best, Christof > > > > > Gesendet: Montag, 07. Oktober 2019 um 13:49 Uhr > > > Von: "Peter P." <peterpar...@fastmail.com> > > > An: pd-list@lists.iem.at > > > Betreff: Re: [PD] declare not posting library loading message while > > > object creation does? > > > > > > * IOhannes m zmölnig <zmoel...@iem.at> [2019-10-07 13:47]: > > > > On 10/7/19 1:42 PM, Peter P. wrote: > > > > > Dear list, > > > > > > > > > > I am a big fan of the [declare] object for loading libraries but its > > > > > user interaction keeps puzzling me. > > > > > > > > > > Creation of [declare -lib hid] does neither post a success or failure > > > > > message to the console, but the creation of a [hid] object itself > > > > > prints > > > > > the usual > > > > > [hid] 0.7, written by Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@eds.org> > > > > > compiled on Aug 8 2013 at 07:27:37 > > > > > > > > > > Seems like the above declare object has no function... > > > > > > > > yes. > > > > this is a feature of the hid library. > > > > > > > > it prints a boilerplate at object instantiation time (but only for the > > > > first object instance), rather than at library load time. > > > > > > Amazing feature! > And this was sarcasm too. > > I was using [declare -lib hid] because this is how I load libraries in > general. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > _______________________________________________ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
