[PD] vanilla, extended, svn and x86_64

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Sep 23, 2009, at 12:18 PM, Pierre wrote:

> Hi Hans, dmotd
>
>> As far as I know, there are no 64-bit issues with the core of Pd- 
>> extended 0.41.4.  Not all libraries work at 64-bit yet though.
>
> good to know !
> the fact that some libs don't work is (I think) not a big problem  
> for me...
>
>
>> The more people who use 64bit means more people finding and  
>> reporting bugs, so they can be fixed, so I am glad you are taking  
>> this project on.
>
> yes, and also it would be very good if pd-extended was avalaible in  
> x86_64 platforms
>
>
>>
>> You could start with Pd-extended 0.42.5, which has not been  
>> released yet, and is a bit rough.
>>
>
> thanks to this script :
> http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pd-extended-svn/pd-extended-svn/PKGBUILD
> I have now pd-0.42.5-extended and a lot of libs running on x86_64 !  
> nice :)
>
>
>>> - to build pd-extended do i need to download all svn repository ?  
>>> (~6Go ) - what is the simpliest way to compile pd-extended on x86_64
>>
>>
>> First setup your machine with the packages you need:
>>
>> http://puredata.info/docs/developer/Debian
>>
>> Then do this:
>>
>>  svn co https://pure-data.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pure-data/branches/pd-extended/0.41
>>  cd 0.41/packages/linux_make
>>  make install
>>  make package
>>
>> Then you'll have a .deb to install.  Also, search puredata.info for  
>> "64 bit", there are some specific wiki pages about that topic.
>
>
> Ok If i see that 0.42.5 is not stable enought to do a live show I'll  
> return to 0.41
> But for now I'll continue testing my patches with 0.42.5
>
>
> thx all, for your work !
>
> What is the best method to reports bugs/crashes etc etc ?
> this list ?
> irc #dataflow ?

This list and the bug tracker in the Help menu, once the bug is  
confirmed.

.hc


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