[PD-dev] new distro: pd-vanilla+libs

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Apr 18, 2008, at 8:46 AM, Frank Barknecht wrote:

> Hallo Hans,
> Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>> Now that Pd can be built on all platforms without patches, I think we
>> can have a "pd-vanilla+libs" distro that is based on an unpatched pd-
>> vanilla build.  It could also have a more limited subset of included
>> libraries, much like others have been proposing.  They would be
>> having the same library format and install methods as Pd-extended, so
>> that patches would be compatible.
>
> I think, this is a very good idea and I'll stick it on my TODO list,
> however I believe, that instead of a vanilla+libs bundle a pure "libs"
> installer/package would be more appropriate, kind of like the
> traditional pd-externals package. We already have binary packages of
> vanilla Pd (Miller's and autobuild) and I believe it's easier to get
> more people to use the same externals setup by providing a package
> independent from a certain Pd build.

Ultimately, that sounds like a good goal, but it would also be a lot  
more work, and would cuase more bugs.  There are incompatibilities  
between versions, not always large, but there.  That means you'd then  
have to add code to manage that.  Externals are a lot like linux  
kernel modules.  Sure, it is possible to create module binaries that  
work with different versions of the kernel, but the vast majority of  
people choose to ship source, and only include binaries that are tied  
to a specific kernel version.

So it seems to me the thing to do is first get the one big build  
working, then the people can split up the packages if they want.

.hc

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
----

Access to computers should be unlimited and total.  - the hacker ethic