[PD] Re: [PD-announce] k_guile v0.0.1

[Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen]

Larry Troxler:
>
> Kjetil, speaking of paths, it would be better IMO if you use the PD search
> path to load your scheme files, instead of only looking in the current
> directory. What I did in my pd_scheme external was to define a C callback in
> scheme, which callled the PD path search routine.
>
Okey, I'll let it look in the current directory first and the check out
the PD search path, and after that, perhaps the guile %load-path?

> I think this bit is very much needed for practical use, unless people want to
> copy all the scheme files they use into the directory that they run PD from.
>
I allways do it like that. Cd into a project directory where and have all
my files, and start pd.

> For example, your help file doesn't run as is, with your current approach.
>
No, you must cd into the k_guile directory. :)
Oh well.

> Understand, please, that this is a minor point overall, and I thank you for
> providing this way cool tool for us PD users!
>
> Another minor point, it would be nice if PD timers (or maybe "clocks" is the
> PD nomenclature, I don't remember) were supported as well.
>

Hmm, are you sure its not easier to use metro or something?
It shouldn't be to hard to implement though.


> But really, actually, either of the above two points I could tackle myself.
> Just let me know (a) if you want me to,

Yes, that would be very nice. If you have access to the pure data
cvs, please commit. If not, just e-mail the patches to me.


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