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

[bsoisoi]

Could this also include the sexy gui?

~Brandon


On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

>
> 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
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