You're truly a hero. I found tackling into PD code very difficult, especially
for someone not used to C.
INSTALL.txt and msw/README.txt were the shining stars that gave me hope haha
Also src/changelog.txt was particularly helpful.
------------------- original source notes -------------
0. structure definition roadmap. First, the containment tree of things
that can be sent messages ("pure data"). (note that t_object and t_text,
and t_graph and t_canvas, should be unified...)
------------ BFFORE 0.35: ---------
m_pd.h t_pd anything with a class
t_gobj "graphic object"
t_text text object
g_canvas.h
t_glist list of graphic objects
g_canvas.c t_canvas Pd "document"
------------ AFTER 0.35: ---------
m_pd.h t_pd anything with a class
t_gobj "graphic object"
t_text patchable object, AKA t_object
g_canvas.h t_glist list of graphic objects, AKA t_canvas
... and other structures:
g_canvas.h t_selection -- linked list of gobjs
t_editor -- editor state, allocated for visible glists
m_imp.h t_methodentry -- method handler
t_widgetbehavior -- class-dependent editing behavior for gobjs
t_parentwidgetbehavior -- objects' behavior on parent window
t_class -- method definitions, instance size, flags, etc.
Like when you're getting into PD source you come with the "pd
end-user/programmer terminology". Okay, let's find a struct that describes a
"patch". Then you look for it and don't find a t_patch or something. Only later
you finally realize what you're looking for is a "glist" which is also aliased
with "t_canvas".
Then there is stuff like "t_object" and "t_text" and also "t_rtext" and
"t_gobj" hahah
That little description on CHANGELOG.txt was not meant to be a introduction to
those structures - that was kind of an accident.
Maybe we could have a file giving a brief introduction on how PD works. Maybe
we could open a git repo like the
externals-howto<https://github.com/pure-data/externals-howto>.
I imagine that over time it would increase collaborations on the PD source 🙂
Cheers,
Henri.
________________________________
De: Pd-list <[email protected]> em nome de Dan Wilcox
<[email protected]>
Enviado: terça-feira, 22 de outubro de 2019 10:15
Para: Fede Camara Halac <[email protected]>
Cc: Pd-List <[email protected]>
Assunto: Re: [PD] Fw: Aw: Re: compiling externals for Pure Data windows
If more people are able to build Pd, then the time I've spent updating the
INSTALL.txt file was worth it. If it's easier to build, then it's easier to
jump into testing, maintenance, and development. :)
This also reminds me to change the guide to reflect the fact that Pd's 64 bit
Windows build is no longer experimental.
On Oct 22, 2019, at 12:00 PM,
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
Those readmes made everything go really smoothly! Huge thanks for making those
available!
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Dan Wilcox
@danomatika<http://twitter.com/danomatika>
danomatika.com<http://danomatika.com>
robotcowboy.com<http://robotcowboy.com>
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