[PD] Crash with [pdp_yqt] and [import pdp pidip]

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

It turns out that something changed with the environment.  Basically,  
pdp_qt needs to find the libquicktime plugins, by default it looks  
in /sw/lib/libquicktime/.  You can set it to any directory my setting  
the env var LIBQUICKTIME_PLUGIN_DIR to the directory in question.

In Pd-extended 0.39, setting LIBQUICKTIME_PLUGIN_DIR in Tcl/Tk space  
works fine.  But apparently in 0.40, the pd process doesn't get that  
env var from Tcl.  I am working on fixing that now.

A workaround is doing this from the Terminal:

# export LIBQUICKTIME_PLUGIN_DIR=/Applications/Pd-extended.app/ 
Contents/lib/libquicktime
# /Applications/Pd-extended.app/Contents/MacOS/Pd-extended

.hc


On May 16, 2008, at 1:24 AM, Jack wrote:

> Hello Hans,
>
> All work fine now : no more crash with [pdp_yqt] and [import pdp  
> pidip] with Pd version 0.40.3-extended-20080515.
> But when i load a .mov (codec jpeg) using [pdp_yqt] i always get  
> this error :
> pdp_yqt: unsupported video codec
> ++
>
> Jack
>
>
> Le 12 mai 08 à 21:54, Hans-Christoph Steiner a écrit :
>
>>
>> My guess is that it is related to the libraries not being up-to- 
>> date or installed properly.  I am working on that now.
>>
>> It all works fine on my Mac OS X/Intel machine.
>>
>> .hc
>>
>> On May 12, 2008, at 8:39 PM, Jack wrote:
>>
>>> Hello list,
>>> PD crash when i create [pdp_yqt] or [import pdp pidip] objects.
>>> On :
>>> Pd version 0.40.3-extended-20080512
>>> MacOSX.4.11
>>> PowerBook G4
>>>
>>> ++
>>>
>>> Jack
>>>
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