[PD] installation questions

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Oct 2, 2005, at 11:56 PM, tasty radish wrote:

> I am a "newbie" to pd, so any help you can give would
> be really appreciated. This is probably dumb.
>
> I am running version 39-0, on a mac 867 powerbook, os
> x.
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> 1) How do I install GEM and get PD to see it?
> documentation that i could find doesn't explain this.
> I would compile if steps can be spelled out like
> super-simple for someone who has barely opened the
> terminal, at all.

Download and use Pd-0.38.4-extended-RC2.dmg:

http://at.or.at/hans/pd/installers.html

Follow the instructions on that site, like one line.

> 2) How do I get certain objects like readanysf~ into
> pd?

That you'd have to compile yourself, or pay/beg someone to make it part  
of the Pd-extended.app build system.

.hc

> 3) Lastly, sorta seperately, does anyone know what
> could be the problem with Jack not making PD connect
> to a PreSonus sound card. It just won't work. PD,
> without Jack making the connection, sees the PreSonus
> sound card and is fine going right to it and on out.
> I hear Jack is "picky" so how do I help Jack to work
> w/this soundcard?
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> Thanks for any help.
> Andrew
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