[PD-dev] string support and generic types

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Apr 5, 2008, at 1:07 PM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
> Martin Peach wrote:
>> IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
>>> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>>> I am fine with leaving the string patch in this release as it is  
>>>> if  it will be compatible with a generic approach to defining  
>>>> new atoms  types.  Can anyone speak to that?
>>>
>>> does the patch still register the "string" keyword? (and in doing  
>>> so breaks all other objects that use [string( without the string- 
>>> atomtype?)
>>>
>> The latest version registers the "blob" keyword instead, but I  
>> think it is not necessary for it to register a name at all.
>
> exactly!
> the entire keyword thing is rather a mess anyhow, and i don't think  
> it should be mimicked anywhere.
> introducing a new atomtype should be enough.

Could either of you make any needed changes directly to the pd-0.40- 
extended branch? I am not sure I know what needs doing.

For the idea about naming them from LAC, was that just having a  
central place to claim macro numbers?

.hc





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