[PD] py and xsample in 0.40.3 extended under Linux

[altern]

hi thomas

i decided to give it another go. i checked out the latest svn 
flext/xsample and py sources.
so i did
$ apt-get install stk libstk0c2a libstk0-dev libsndobj2c2 libsndobj-dev
then i run
$ bash build.sh pd gcc
then edited the linux file config-lnx-pd-gcc.txt
i noticed i needed to have the pd source, i think i got it from the 
pd-extended source. This is the content of config-lnx-pd-gcc.txt after 
editing

PDPATH=/usr/local/src/pd
FLEXTPREFIX=/usr
OUTPATH=pd-linux
INSTPATH=/usr/lib/pd/extra
STK_INC=/usr/include/stk
STK_LIB=/usr/lib/libstk.a
SNDOBJ_INC=/usr/include/SndObj
SNDOBJ_LIB=/usr/lib/libsndobj.a
#MFLAGS=-j 2
UFLAGS=-msse -mfpmath=sse -ffast-math
OFLAGS=-O3
OFLAGS+=-march=pentium4

the again and finally
$ bash build.sh pd gcc
$ bash build.sh pd gcc install

it did not complain at all, then i tried to compile both py and xsample. 
  All went ok but when i run PD it stays frozen exactly at the time of 
loading those externals. I tried removing them from extra and PD was ok 
again. Both of them cause the same behaviour. I guess some path or 
option in the config file is wrong. Any ideas? I think something went 
wrong because it did not install it properly as far as i can see. The 
flext/build.sh is not anywhere in my file system but in the svn checkout 
build directory. This directory is empty /usr/lib/flext but this file 
does exist /usr/lib/libflext-pd.so

Nice that i almost managed to get it done, but there should be a way to 
make this process simpler

Some ideas about the process:

  i dont think this explanation in the docs could be a bit more elaborated
"From a shell run
bash ../flext/build.sh
(you would have to substitute ../flext with the respective path to the 
flext package)"
i know it is stupid but it took me few minutes to realise i need to run 
that script from the main folder of the code i want to compile. Also it 
would be nice to have a description of the compilation flags. I know 
this is printed by the script itself, but it is nice to know things 
before they happen.

It would be also nice not to have to find and edit the paths to all the 
libraries (STK, SndObj), this is quite confusing specially because some 
files names are not lowecase so initially i did not find them until i 
noticed it (sndobj.h was SndObj.h). But i guess this has to do with the 
autobuild you mentioned in your mail.

thanks.

enrike




Thomas Grill(e)k dio:
> Hi Enrike,
> it would be good to know what your problems were with compiling flext or 
> flext-based externals.
> Did you start with the sources from svn.grrrr.org ?
> Compiling works as documented, so that you run "sh 
> your_path_to_flext/build.sh pd gcc", edit buildsys/config-*.txt as the 
> console says... run again, and install as superuser. This is the same 
> for flext and flext-based externals.
> The reason that my stuff is not in the autobuild system is that noone 
> has stepped in to help me with it (above all with the autoconf stuff). 
> It seems to be pretty much working for unix, but not so much for Windows.
> 
> gr~~~
> 
> Am 20.11.2008 um 10:48 schrieb altern:
> 
>> hi
>>
>> just a wish, i dont want to puch anybody... it would be great to have py
>> and xsample externals included in PD-extended 0.40.3 under Linux, like
>> they were in previous PD extended versions.
>>
>> I want to compile py, but first i need to compile flext. I started two
>> hours ago and i am not getting much closer to getting it done. It is not
>> so trivial to do. I do compile once in a while (jack, freebob and some
>> apps) but usually i find it easier than this. I keep trying...
>>
>> thanks anyway
>>
>> enrike
>>
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