[PD] Building Externals

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

carmen r wrote:
>> 'externals' cannot be self-sufficient since it will always depend on the 
>> headers in 'pd'.
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> the existing scripts were smart enough to find m_pd.h (and the other headers) alonside externals/, or its parent directory
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> see miXed/ it still works that way
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> the issue is you introduced dependencies on several new toplevel dirs for no good reason
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> and broke up the modularity of the makefiles

this has basically been my arguing for ages.

i would very much like to revamp the entire build-system, but haven't 
had the time to do it.
if several people are interested in doing so we could form a taskforce 
and just do it.

> 
> oh well, unsubscribing. have fun in your broken paradise

oh well, your zeal was shortlived then....
let me know if you are still interested in making a better world.

fgmasdr
IOhannes