[PD] [import] behaviour when library-meta.pd is missing

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Yes,  single-object libs like plugin~, bassemu~, etc. have it.  Really, I think any lib should include the -meta.pd file.

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On Nov 15, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Jonathan Wilkes wrote:

> Hi Hans,
>      Are there non-libdir libraries that do have *-meta.pd?
> 
> -Jonathan
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> From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>
> To: Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>
> Cc: pd-list at iem.at
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [PD] [import] behaviour when library-meta.pd is missing
> 
> 
> The meta file is required for a 'libdir' library. Other custom formats like Gem's or gridflow's perhaps don't require it.  I say lobby Tom Erbe to include the meta file, and structure soundhack like a libdir.  I'll happy answer any questions along those lines.
> 
> .hc
> 
> On Nov 15, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Marco Donnarumma wrote:
> 
>> I imagine this is a wanted behaviour, but would like to confirm.
>> 
>> when using [import] to load a library which does not include the *-meta.pd file, such lib fails to be loaded.
>> Ubuntu Lucid, Ubuntu Studio and Mac OSX 10.6, 10.7, with Pd-ext 0.42.5.
>> 
>> This happens for instance with Soundhack for Pure Data.
>> If this is wanted, perhaps it could be handy and easy to include the *-meta.pd...  
>> 
>> Will, what do you think?
>> 
>> I'm [import]ing a couple of those externals within the Xth Sense framework, but when students download the Soudhack externals, they have to manually add the meta file.
>> 
>> 
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