altern said : > hi > > i need few externals that are not included in the puredyne packages. the > y area included in pd-extend I am wondering if i can have both without > conflicts.
We don't support this :) Our aim for Pd (and other similar software) is to package as it should be, which means, break it down into small pieces and delegate the maintenance of those pieces to different people. The whole Pd distribution should be modular to allow several people to work on it independantly and for users to pull only what they need, and also isolate broken externals without blocking the whole distribution of the software. There is absolutely no advantages in releasing a monolithic Pd in an operating system that has a powerful package manager such as most GNU/Linux distros. (OTOH, I think Pd extended is an excellent workaround for Windows and OSX users). We started to package externals, starting the ones we use the most, and we're now taking on requests (tickets please) to know which externals should be packaged next. We're also looking for extra people to help us on this task, as we'll start migrating the packages to Debian in a near future and there are still a few missing. (we'll provide access to our pbuilder to everyone who is interested in helping out and agree to be the official maintainer for "this" or "that" external, OR for a collection of abstractions of course). a. --- [email protected] irc.goto10.org #pure:dyne
