[PD] [PD-announce] deken v0.3.0: new fileformat for library packages

[Jack]

Thanx for the people involved in the dev of this plugin. It is cool to
have such a plugin to manage externals.

A few remark on my configuration (Ubuntu 17.10, Pd version 0.48.1) :
- When I click the button "Preferences", the preferences window is to
large to be handle by my monitor so i can't see the last lines. I need
to move the window by pressing the window key.
- If the mouse cursor goes over results, the preferences button
disappears. I need to make the window bigger to see the button again.

++

Jack




Le 08/03/2018 à 17:09, IOhannes m zmoelnig a écrit :
> we are proud to announce a major overhaul of the deken fileformat.
> 
> TL;DR to download new deken packages, you will need at least version
> v0.3.0 of the deken-plugin (Pd-0.48-1 includes deken-v0.2.4).
> When searching externals with an old (incompatible) version of the
> plugin, you will always find a suggestion to install the new plugin with
> something like:
> 
>> deken-plugin/0.3.0
>>  (Deken externals downloader - REQUIRED FOR NEW PACKAGES)
> 
> once you have installed the new version (and/or Pd includes a compatible
> version), the nagging will stop :-)
> 
> 
> # fileformat
> 
> the new fileformat fixes a number of issues we had with the existing one.
> things that are better:
> - cool filename extension '.dek'
> - consistent archival options for all platforms (ZIP!)
> - proper detection of the version string for all libraries (even if the
> library has a weird name like "a-v12"
> - support for double-precision externals (once Pd supports that!)
> - extensible
> 
> 
> # Pd-integration
> the updated "deken-plugin" has a number of nifty features, you don't
> want to miss:
> - support for the new fileformat
> - support for the old (legacy) fileformat
> - (optionally) uninstall libraries before re-installing them
> - (optionally) show a README that is included in the package on
> successful installation
> - set installation path (suggesting Pd's default search paths, and
> offering to create those that are missing)
> - (optionally) hides the search-results for incompatible platforms
> - (optionally) overrides the "compatible" Pd-architecture
> - nice preferences
> - bugfixes
> - much more
> 
> 
> # Developer tools
> if you are a developer of libraries, we have also updated our 'deken'
> cmdline tool.
> things you always wanted to have and which are now free:
> - support for the new fileformat (default)
> - support for the old (legacy) fileformat
> - better detection of binary architectures
> - better detection of included sources
> - (experimental) support for double-precision externals
> - pre-compiled & self-contained Windows binaries
> - bugfixes
> - much more
> 
> 
> if you want to know more, see
> - http://puredata.info/downloads/deken/releases/0.3.0/
> - https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-dev/2018-02/021513.html
> - https://github.com/pure-data/deken/issues/161
> 
> 
> i have submitted also submitted a Pull-Request to include the new
> deken-plugin into Pd proper:
> - https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/320
> 
> and another Pull-Request for Pd that is required to make the
> double-precision detection work:
> - https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/300
> 
> 
> happy patching.
> fgm,asdr
> IOhannes
> 
> 
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