[PD] pd-extended should go into /usr/lib/pd-extended (was Re: ~/pd or ~/.pd for user's externals directory)
IOhannes m zmoelnig
zmoelnig at iem.at
Tue Jun 17 12:06:59 CEST 2008
Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>
> On Jun 17, 2008, at 8:44 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
>>
>> i very much like this.
>> for the linux-packages, i therefore would also ask to:
>> - install into /usr/lib/pd-extended/ rather than /usr/lib/pd/
>> - startup as /usr/bin/pd-extended rather than /usr/bin/pd
>> - use a different settings file (e.g. ~/.pd/pd-extended.settings)
>> - remove the package-conflict between pure-data and pd-extended
>>
>>
>> for the user who prefers to start Pd via the menu, this will not
>> change much.
>>
>> for the user who prefers running Pd from the console (or scripts) this
>> will eventually require a change, which could be alleviated by using
>> "alternatives" (man update-alternatives)
>
>
> This is a separate issue.
i know that it is.
i thought i'd just chime into mike's idea because i like it.
fmasdr
IOhannes
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