[PD] Externals: which library they belong to and where to download the sources

[Alexandre Torres Porres]

2016-08-03 17:11 GMT-03:00 angelo.arcadi at virgilio.it <
angelo.arcadi at virgilio.it>:

> Dear list members,
> could anyone please suggest me:
>
> 1- where I can find a list of the externals and the corresponding package
> to install ? (e.g. I managed to find a list on the tables at the very
> bottom of this page: http://en.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/_all/ not sure
> if that is updated)
>

Extremely likely that it's not updated, but probably not too outdated. I
don't think there's a list anywhere else... an update would be cool
though...


> 2- where I can download the last version of the sources of the externals?
> For instance, where can I download the sources for compiling mrpeach or
> cyclone? Can I download them via git clone?
>

The last versions are in deken, you may download a package here and there
from Pd-Extended in a git, but you won't find them all via git, and the
thing is that whatever is being maintained in a git repo (note that the
most majority of extended packages are unmaintained) surely has the latest
package available in deken.

I just say, don't worry about keeping track of git repos, just chek deken
out... and deken is now part of vanilla, in 0.47-1, just go to "help",
"find externals" and get them...


3- once compiled an external, in which folder must be placed exactly? Can
> you give me the path?
>

you can place them anywhere, basically, but it's quite common to put the
packages in the "extra" folder in pd. You can edit the settings in Pd to
load folders of your preference to look for externals

cheers
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