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

[marius schebella]

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.  

yes, it would be nice to install missing libraries from the menubar 
within pd, just like firefox plugins...
marius.