[PD-dev] nameclashes
Josh Steiner
josh at vitriolix.com
Fri Nov 5 21:33:53 CET 2004
Tim Blechmann wrote:
>hi all ...
>
>i'm currently thinking of a way to solve the nameclash problem (counter,
>scale, prepend, gate...)
>
>here are some suggestions for a solution ... with some pros and cons:
>
>- namespaces: add the library name like library/object or
> library::object
> pros: - selectable at runtime
> - the patch will work exactly as you expect, since you see that object
> is from library
> cons: - "/" is already used for the search path (shouldn't be a big
> problem), "::" are two chars
> - only works if an object is compiled as library ... if a
> library is split to single externals (like the build system does) pd
> is not aware of the library name
>
>
couldnt you extend the object definition to include a namespace definition?
>- startup flav: having another flag like -force library/object or -force
> library::object
> pros: - easy to use
> cons: - you can't use both library1::object and library2::object
> - behaviour of the patch depends on startup flags (less portable)
>
>- communication: figure out, if the external name is already in use
> pros: - no implementation effords
> cons: - not really working (that's why we've got these problems *g*)
>
>- standard behaviour: if object1 is doing the same as object2, except
> that it is missing one feature, add this feature to object1, if they
> behave exactly the same, the nameclash isn't a problem any more ...
> (escept for the waste of memory)
> pros: - as above
> cons: - as above
>
>personally i'd prefer the communication in combination with a startup
>flag ... but i'm curious about other ideas or comments ...
>
>cheers ... tim
>
>
>
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