[PD-dev] about pd chaos

[guenter geiger]

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, rama wrote:
> what about giving more life to pdb? as to have (or approach to) *all* of
> the objects that can be created inside pd, plus their description,
> parent librabry, + ... at least for stuff inside cvs
>
> by agreeing on a way for documenting each external lib, object or
> (however we do it)we could have a script parse and insert into a db
> all relevant data,

I think it would be a realy useful tool, if at least the externals that
are on CVS wouild be searchable. We would have to agree on a simple
textfile format to document externals, e.g. we name it

extname-help.txt

then we would have to put an easily parseable text into that, like

Name: extname

Keywords: superfast
 list processing
 symbolconverter
 beattracker
 ..

Description: The extname externals does this
 and that ...


If we could agree on use such a format and implement it, it would make
life a lot easier for users that search for a special external ...
(and for developers, who do not have to recode the same functionality)
.. and for people who want to keep a database about  pd externals up to
date.

Guenter

and then use and improve the search engine, thus
> achieving solid keword (?) based relational records "connecting"
> abstractions to objects/externals/abstractions/patches/+
> (?)
> i began something not so advanced but then thought it could be a waste
> of time if we can get back to pdb @ iem
>
> if u wanna check it is http://pd.xicnet.com
> just sucked the externals area from pdb at iem and built a php+mysql
> searchbase. if useful i can continue to work on it
>
> b) I have published some of my pd work at http://rama.xicnet.com
>
> It is an ongoing project and patches names, packaging and documentation
> is changing constantly.
>
> if anyone wants to try it I'm open to feedback through either list or
> direct emails
>
> c) list configuration:
>
> for any special reason this list is configured to reply to author
> instead of reply to list?
>
> some mails I supposed I've posted to the list, just got lost because of
> not realizing it was going to originator's mailbox.
>
> greetings
> r
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