Pd-list April 1999

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Preferred Pd platforms
by Chris Graham 01 Apr '99

01 Apr '99

Hi. I've been following discussions on this list for a few weeks now. I'm attracted to Pd because I'm looking for a MAX-like development tool for MIDI processing and sound design that will run on a PC. I'm also a C developer, and it would be fun to contribute to testing, debugging, etc. I'm in the process of buying a new computer, and I'm wondering what choices I should make for compatibility with Pd (and GEM). I'd appreciate some help with a few questions: - How similar is Pd to MAX? If I get the book on MAX programming, will this be an aid to learning Pd? - What would be a good hardware/OS platform for Pd? What I'm interested in is stability of Pd on the platform, and very good performance. Because of other software I'd like to run, my preference would be for an Intel box running NT - around a 450mhz Pentium III. From what I've read on the Pd websites, this would be a good choice. Is this correct? If so, then I have these specific hardware questions: - suggested sound card - type midi interface - amount of ram - benefit of dual processor capability Thanks - Chris Graham

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Possible Memory Leak in pd-linux-0.25TEST4.tar
by John Michael Davison 01 Apr '99

01 Apr '99

Regarding pd-linux-0.25TEST4.tar --> pd/src/m_memory.c, is this a memory leak? void *getzbytes(size_t nbytes) /* get bytes, zeroed out */ { void *ret; if (nbytes < 1) nbytes = 1; ret = getbytes(nbytes); ret = (void *)malloc(nbytes); <------ MEMORY LEAK? if (ret) memset(ret, 0, nbytes); return (ret); } -- John Davison jdavison(a)inch.com

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Pd-list April 1999