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

Hans-Christoph Steiner hans at eds.org
Fri Apr 18 21:56:58 CEST 2008


pd-vanilla would be vanilla only, no patches to pd itself.  Pd- 
extended is for the patches.

.hc

On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:25 PM, bsoisoi wrote:

> 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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