[PD-dev] pd-extended: flatspace, external-libs, aliases

[Georg Holzmann]

Hallo!

>> 1) flatspace (externals/build/src) :
[...]
> Günter started that collection because he felt that Pd should have just 
> one carefully controlled global namespace.  He doesn't like the 
> namespace stuff, so I just leave flatspace as is so that it can be used 
> as is.  The namespace stuff is still experimental, so it's good to have 
> other methods of organizing Pd to compare it against.  That means 
> leaving duplicates in externals/build/src/.

Okay, I thought all sinlge-object external libraries are in the 
flatspace (and some old stuff ...)


> I actually think that aliases are bad practice and I don't support them 
> at all in Pd-extended.  No other programming language that I know has 
> aliases for functions or objects.  Functions and objects only ever have 
> one single name.  Aliases make code harder to read, are extra work to 
> support, reduce the namespace, while the only benefit is saving a few 
> keystrokes.  Instead, I think people should spend more time coming up 
> with a very good name.

Yes, but for some older libraries there are various aliases.
I added a alias folder now to iemmatrix.


I hope all the buildsystem stuff will be a big topic on the pd 
convention and we can find a compromise, with whom all developers can 
live ...
(and don't have to maintain old, new, Günther, Hans, IEM, etc. buildsystems)


LG
Georg