[PD] compile pd on ubuntu 5.10

[João Miguel Pais]

hi,

don't mind about the rants. each small step helps a bit, when the process  
is made this way.

Then there's the question that didn't got answered: I guess it might be  
easier to compile pd-extended (since it's already above 0.39 it's ok) than  
directly from cvs, or it won't be possible to keep the externals up to  
date. But what's the difference from pd-extended and the cvs version? are  
any externals missing, or just the outside work, like abstractions,  
documentation, etc.?
I'm thinking now of using the pd-ext as main program, and in a folder  
download the remaining material from cvs (and then put everything into  
path). Is this a sensible method, or should I think about something else  
instead?

Joao


> I don't think your work was a waste of time at all, this is what we all  
> to towards making Pd easier to use for all.  If you want some  
> perspective, look back at the way you used to install Pd:
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20010404044612/http://www.pure-data.org/
>
> The only way to get Pd was to download the sources and compile them  
> yourself.  There is now 2000+ objects included in Pd-extended, there is  
> the work of perhaps 100+ people.  Its big and complicated, so that means  
> that building it is not simple.
>
> The effort that you put into getting things working on Ubuntu and  
> documenting it helps us find bugs, make improvements, and future people  
> can start with your doc and hopefully take it further.
>
> We aim to make Debian and Ubuntu (or whatever) packages of Pd-extended,  
> but someone has to do the work.  The more people who contribute, the  
> faster that will happen.  These things are not hard to install by  
> design, but rather because no one has done the work to make it easy yet.
>
> As for successful compilation on GNU/Linux, if someone else has done it,  
> you can too.  But yes, it can be a painful process.