[PD-dev] Find external and install it in an custom folder does not work anymore in Pd 052.1on Debian ...

[Dan Wilcox]

> On Jan 5, 2022, at 12:00 PM, pd-dev-request at lists.iem.at wrote:
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:58:02 +0100
> From: Winfried Ritsch <ritsch at iem.at <mailto:ritsch at iem.at>>
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> 
> [1] Error response:

That perhaps looks like a problem with deken itself.

> [2] Also I do not like the recent behaviour to be forced to choose default 
> folders for externals installation, since also on headless computers when 
> setup automatically, it cannot answer an file dialog on first startup, I do not 
> know who had this idea or missed the discussion, to ask for one on first start 
> of Pd and not as an option to add it later... 


A very long discussion went on, part of which ended up as a proposal:

https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/152 <https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/152>

There is a key in the GUI settings for the Documents path which can be set to "DISABLED" to avoid triggering the initial dialog. This is what is set when you select No.

Also, the documents directory handling is implemented as a plugin, so it could be deleted or renamed to avoid it entirely.

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Dan Wilcox
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