[PD-dev] External CVS: Ready for phase I

=?X-UNKNOWN?Q?g=FCnter_geiger?= geiger at xdv.org
Wed Jun 26 12:25:59 CEST 2002


We (Juha and me) have been able to setup a first description how
to work with the externals CVS on sourceforge. You can access it via
http://pure-data.sourceforge.net.

You'll see, its about content, not style, everyone who wants to improve
this is welcome to do so :)

For those who don't know what this is all about:
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The Pure Data external repository is meant to be a place where developers
of externals for the Pure Data computer music system can put their code.

PD has a huge user base and we all enjoy working with PD. A lot of
externals are being written and published on the web. As a consequence,
it has become increasingly hard to have an overview of all the externals.
A central code repository will offer this, as well as many other
advantages. It will be easier to manage the code, update orphaned
externals, distribute compiled versions for different systems, avoid
duplication of effort, collaborate on improving the same external, and
finally the users have the advantage of being able to download it from
one single place.

We could go on listing the advantages, but there is one big disadvantage.
We have to work on it in order to make it a success. We have to learn CVS
and we have to import our projects into the repository. I think it is worth
this work, because you gain a lot too. If you don't have the time to
get into this, but still agree that your external becomes part of the
repository, just send an email to the list with the information how to
download your code.

Another drawback is that your code has to be GPL'd. If this is a problem
for you, let us know.

Happy CVSing

Guenter






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