[PD] Hello world external

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Javier García wrote:
> Hi to all,
> 
> Im trying to create my first "Hello world" external with this tutorial:
> 
> http://iem.kug.ac.at/pd/externals-HOWTO/pd-externals-HOWTO.pdf
> 
> How to save the file (what format) and how to load at puredata to see it 
> works?
> 

the format is a textfile, usually ending with .c (and not .txt)
to load it into pd, you will have to compile it. you need a compiler for 
this. this is not covered by the howto, since compiling is heavily 
system dependent (and if you know enough C to follow the example, you 
should be able to compile).

for examples on how to compile an external, have a look into the 
makefiles of the externals that come with pd (e.g. doc/6.externs/ or 
/extra/*/) or have a look at one of the externals in the CVS at 
sourceforge (there is a webbrowser at 
http://pure-data.cvs.sourceforge.net/pure-data/externals/)

m,fgasdr
IOhannes

> Javi