in the meantime objects that use s_stuff.h definitions will
probably have to track changes in the internal APIs.
Which, I believe, indicates the externals need to be updated.
You could make your own local version and only use it if the Pd version is >= 0.52. As to how it should be done and where is the code? I dunno. I'd suggest looking at old versions of the Pd sources to see what the old function did, then see if there is a way to replicate it in whatever manner works with Miller's updates.
The functions in s_stuff.h have always been subject to change.
By the way, the [audiosettings] externals from extended and available in
deken in the mediasettings library has the same issue and fails to create.
what do we do now?