[PD] updates through deken and the [import] object

[Alexandre Torres Porres]

Hi, [import] was part of Extended. If I am not mistaken, it worked in
Extended because of some changes to the core code specific to it, hence it
was never an external or did not ever work in Vanilla

[declare] is Vanilla's [import] and something that came about later, making
[import] just part of history and something to be forgotten...

Many help files you find from external libraries in deken still use
[import] just because it's the same file that was part of Extended and
never got updated. But then, anyone can update them and reupload them.

cheers

Em sáb., 6 de jan. de 2024 às 05:28, Peter P. <peterparker at fastmail.com>
escreveu:

> Hi list,
>
> I am wondering if there are any considerations amongst developers to
> allow the upgrade of externals/libraries through deken eventually?
>
> I have just discovered the [import] library, described on [1] as "Aiming
> to provide a simplified Python-style import for Pure Data, this import
> object loads libraries as part of a patch. It will load anything that Pd
> considers a library, including libraries that are defined by Pd loaders
> like 'libdir'. "
> Do I understand it correctly that it will automatically load externals
> that are used in a patch without having to explicitly use [declare -lib
> ...]?
>
> Oh, and [import] seems to be unavailable through deken, which makes me
> believe that it is possibly an older project?
>
> Thanks for all hints!
> P
>
> [1] https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/puredata-import
>
>
>
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