On Jan 21, 2006, at 5:42 PM, Frank Barknecht wrote:
Hallo, Tim Blechmann hat gesagt: // Tim Blechmann wrote:
- the objects need to compiled in the single-object/single-file
format
i think, this is a pd-extended guideline, not a cvs repository guideline ... as i stated several times, i prefer to use libraries if possible ...
I don't think, this applies to sigpack anyway, as it already can be compiled both ways, even with prefix "sp_", thanks to the recent changes I did and which Martin accepted, and it's not a very intrusive change, so every user can make his/her own choice if to compile as single or as library.
- the geiger namespace makes object name prefixes like "sp_"
unnecessary, but if you really want them, that's ok. But I consider them deprecated and ugly. A better solution would be a more descriptive name if you want to differentiate from iemlib's and cyclone's [round~], unless they all do similar things. With the geiger namespaces in Pd-extended, you can use all three at the same time even if they have the same name.
well, i don't think that having a sp_ prefix is that bad ...
There are some "prior art" examples of prefixed externals, like "pdp_" or "k_", or "rrad." This really is a matter of taste and IMO the taste of the original author is, what should be respected as guideline in this regard. (I'll probably drop the "rrad." in the future and switch to directory/geiger namespaces, but Kjetil should keep his "k_" and martin his "sp_", if they want to.)
Regarding the directory names being in miXed case: I think, we never talked about a guideline for this, but I would suggest we do?
I would vote for using only lowercase names for (toplevel) directories, overriding author's tastes. ;) Lets vote!!
I think there are some assumed rules, like all lowercase, since basically everyone has made their CVS directories all lowercase. But it would be good to get things documented.
Here are some fully fleshed out guidelines to look at for ideas:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/CvsUsage
http://openacs.org/forums/message-view?message_id=185506
http://dotat.at/writing/cvs-guidelines.html
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