[PD-dev] is "pd64" the official name for double-pd?

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

so now that Pd-0.54 is out, I wonder whether we have settled on "pd64" 
being the "official" name for double-precision binaries.

the question mostly arises from an flext issue [54] that i recently 
raised: flext can be built as a dynamic library, which is called 
libflext-pd.so (for Pd obviously). since flext can only handle a single 
floatsize, we would need a different dylib name for the double-precision 
variant of Pd, and i suggested libflext-pd64.so
as thomas has rightfully pointed out, this would only make sense if 
"pd64" is indeed the agreed-on name of the double-precision Pd binary.

so: is it?

afaict there has been rough consensus about this from all vocal parties; 
however miller has not said anything beyond the initial "Pdouble".

mgfasdr
IOhannes

PS: this is really about the names of the executable files 
(/usr/bin/pd64, .../pd/bin/pd64.exe, .../pd/bin/pd64.dll).
i think this *can* be kept distinct from the "marketing name" (e.g. what 
is announced on websites), but of course it need not be.

PPS: and yes, as indicated in previous mails, Debian now ships a 
puredata64 package which includes a /usr/bin/pd64 binary; which is all 
my doing (so you know who is to blame). while this sets a precedent, I 
don't think it is too late to change the name (even though I would 
rather not :-))


[54] https://github.com/grrrr/flext/issues/54
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