Hey all,
For the new 'puredata' package, I think we should add the user- installed paths that have been included with Pd-extended for a while now. Additionally, I'd like to Debianize the directory names (i.e. / usr/lib/puredata) and add /usr/lib/pd-externals for the install path for libraries that can be used with 'puredata', 'pd-extended', 'desiredata', etc.
Here are the user-installed locations: http://www.puredata.info/docs/faq/how-do-i-install-externals-and-help-files-...
The user-installed folders would not be created by the package, just searched if they exist, so people can completely ignore them if they want. I propose the search order look like this:
- paths from preferences ~/pd-externals/ /usr/local/lib/pd-externals /usr/lib/pd-externals /usr/lib/puredata
Ultimately, I think some of this stuff should end up in a 'pd-common' package, including things like the file mime types and the directory / usr/lib/pd-externals.
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