agree..3 times ive been unable to load externals and each time it was due to incorrect user settings or build problems: specifying an audio interface that wasnt compiled in (build issue) building pd with a different compiler than the externals (build issue) and pd getting confused by the commented items in .pdrc (branch desynch issue)
well, i think, this time, it another issue ... still, afaict a user bug :-/
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