[PD-dev] build instructions for pd-extended

[Ricardo Fabbri]

Hans,

I think I will stick to the patch format for now. Let me report my
build adventures for the day so that someone can give some advice.

I would like to build a full pd-extended from development source code.
It seems to be a bit complicated, but I tried at least to build the
stuff I need.

The first problem I got is that the pd built from SVN doesn't runn off
of /usr/local/bin but only runs from its own source dir. This is what
I did on Pd-svn:

 cd pd/pd/src
 autoreconf -vi
 ./configure
 make depend
 make
 sudo make install

Then when I rund pd it just hangs.. Running pd -verbose gives:
Pd version 0.42-5
compiled 15:33:07 Sep 27 2011
port 5403
TCL_LIBRARY="/usr/local/lib/pd/lib/tcl/library"
TK_LIBRARY="/usr/local/lib/pd/lib/tk/library"   wish
"/usr/local/lib/pd/tcl/pd-gui.tcl" 5403
Waiting for connection request...
... connected

I tried with both wish 8.4 and 8.5.

The way I managed to run it was just through the source dir.
 pd/pd/bin/pd

Next, I built Gem from svn (but kinda tailored to the Pd source code
dir since that's what I managed to run):
 cd pd-gem/Gem/src
 ./autogen.sh
 ./configure --with-pd=$HOME/src/pd/pd
 make
 sudo make install

Finally, pix_opencv:
 ./configure --with-pd=$HOME/src/pd/pd --with-   gem=$HOME/src/pd-gem/Gem
 make
 sudo make install


I noticed pix_opencv installs cleanly onto the Pd source dir but Gem
just insists on using /usr/local no matter what.

I was able to install Pd using gem like this:

 cd $HOME/src/pd-gem/Gem
 $HOME/src/pd/pd/bin/pd -lib Gem

Not to speak about compiling+installing iemmatrix, which should be
simple, similar to pix_opencv, if only pd would run out of /usr/local
which it isn't.

I appreciate any help, even if just a small guiding remark.
Ricardo
--
Linux registered user #175401
www.lems.brown.edu/~rfabbri



On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at> wrote:
>
> Hey Ricardo,
>
> If you want commit access, here is the process, its pretty simple:
>
> http://puredata.info/docs/developer/SVNCommitAccess
>
> We do need work out the flow before you start directly committing.  The rule
> of the pure-data SVN is that you need to have explicit permission to each
> file that you want to work on.  Usually this goes on a library-by-library
> basis, for example puredata_opencv. You just ask on pd-dev for permission.
>
> For things that are directly maintained in SVN, it makes sense to commit
> directly there.  For things that are maintained in git, then you should make
> your own fork of pd-extended.git, and submit 'git format-patch' files to the
> patch tracker.
>
> Either way, starting by submitting patches to the tracker would be the best
> way to start.  There is no barrier, you can do that now.
>
> .hc
>
> On Sep 27, 2011, at 2:15 AM, Ricardo Fabbri wrote:
>
>> Hello Hans,
>>
>> Thanks for the quick reply. We will be targeting Linux, mostly Ubuntu
>> 11.04.
>>
>> I would like to develop using a branch in such a way that I can easily
>> push the changes to you through patches or by committing. I am a bit
>> hesitant to develop a release branch instead of the main branch
>> directly, since I might be repeating work.
>>
>> I already talked to the puredata_opencv guys and they are willing to
>> let me commit code, as long as I discuss the changes before modifying
>> existing functionality.
>>
>> My username is ricardofabbri just in case, although I totally
>> understand it might be too early for commit privileges, given that I
>> haven't even settled on a workflow.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Ricardo
>> --
>> Linux registered user #175401
>> www.lems.brown.edu/~rfabbri
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Ricardo,
>>>
>>> This is great news!  Yes, its true, the sources are a bit confusing.
>>>  Website updates are a good thing.  If you are talking about Pd-extended,
>>> then all sources are from
>>> https://pure-data.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pure-data/trunk, except for
>>> the core 'pd' part, which is from the pd-extended.git.  Once we have the
>>> 0.43 release branch, which is soon, then everything will be in this SVN
>>> branch:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://pure-data.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pure-data/branches/pd-extended/0.43
>>>
>>> You can see the 0.42 release branch here:
>>>
>>> https://pure-data.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pure-data/branches/pd-extended/0.42
>>>
>>> Which platform are you going to be targetting?
>>>
>>> .hc
>>>
>>> On Sep 27, 2011, at 12:49 AM, Ricardo Fabbri wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to help out with the development of Pd, in particular
>>>> with Gem and puredata_opencv. Please be patient as I am just starting
>>>> with Pd development.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to get some advice from you on how to build from the
>>>> develpment sources. I can then update the community website
>>>> instructions based on your responses, if you think that'd be helpful.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to install pd-extended, gem, and pix_opencv from the
>>>> development source code.
>>>>
>>>> It seems I should download from Subversion, even though Git is used
>>>> for pd vanilla core and pd-extended core. It seems these Git repos are
>>>> regularly pushed onto Subversion. Is that true?
>>>>
>>>> Now, should I really download from these?
>>>>
>>>> https://pure-data.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pure-data/trunk
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> https://pd-gem.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pd-gem/trunk
>>>>
>>>> Next, I'd like some up-to-date build instructions based on the
>>>> development code base. Again, I am more than willing to update the
>>>> online doc with the info you provide.
>>>>
>>>> I appreciate your guidance on how to contribute. I lead a team with
>>>> computer vision programmers and music composition experts that will be
>>>> heavily developing Pd in the next coming weeks and months.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Ricardo
>>>> --
>>>> Linux registered user #175401
>>>> www.lems.brown.edu/~rfabbri
>>>>
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