[PD] tcl inside of PD

[Thomas Grill]

>> So, (both for libraries or single externals) you can choose to "-lib" 
>> them
>> at startup or load them on demand by creating an object (a library 
>> can also
>> be loaded by creating an object with the library name).
>>
> i didnt realise this... are there any problems with dropouts and the 
> like with using -path for large externals?  so far i always use -lib 
> for all my externals, but if there isnt any problem with dynamically 
> loading up the .dll's as i use them i'll probably switch to that if 
> only to speed up my pd startup time.
>

Yes, dropouts can occur if loading and instantiating an object takes a 
longer time. This is internally treated just like message processing - 
no separate threads or other magic.

greetings,
Thomas