[PD] hex loader

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Nov 28, 2007, at 3:49 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:

> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>
>> I am curious why you chose to make it a loader rather than to make  
>> it part of the core?
>
> ???
> just to refresh everyones memories:
> i have originally written the hexloader as a patch against pd-vanilla.
> zthe functionality was: setupfun-mangling and filename-mangling.
> this was in times before the sys_loader mechanism existed.
> miller then applied my patch (i think for pd-0.39, but i am not  
> sure about pd-versions).
> miller also applied tg's sys_loader patch.
> in the next release of Pd, the hexloader was reduced to setupfun- 
> mangling only.
>
> i then thought (and still think) that miller has some reason to  
> reduce the hexloader-functionality in pd-core.
> however, at the same time he provides an alternative to create your  
> own loader, so why not use that one instead?
>
> e.g. i could have bothered to get [>~] into core pd for 7 long years.
> instead i chose the suggested way by writing an external that  
> provides [>~]. this has worked fine, why should i change it? why  
> should i have spent energy to get something i already have?

Ah, ok, I didn't realize that Miller has scaled back the loader stuff.

> (why do i have to spend energy in explaining this?)

Maybe because you want people to use your code? :D

>> For example, it would be nice to be able to write <~ in tcl with  
>> tclpd, if need be.
>
>
> yes indeed it would be nice.
> how do you think it should work (if done in core-pd)?
> why do you think it is impossible to do this with an external loader?
>

As a loader that worked for other loaders would be even better.

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