Hi Matthew,
You can just run the compiled version. If you are on OSX, extracting the pd-0.39-1.mac.tar.gz file creates a clickable application. (Download it from http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/software.html)
Doubleclick and Pd should start up. If this is not the case let us know (and provide information about your system).
For the beginning don't care about externals, as you probably won't need them. When teaching Pd I always tell my students to use Millers version, because as soon as they realize that there might be an external that solves their problem, they go crazy and search for externals and try to compile them instead of thinking about how to solve their problem .. and fail to learn Pd and to get anything going.
So my advice: If you want to start with Pd, study it without externals, use Millers version, and give feedback about problems before trying to compile your own or searching for externals. Always prefer solutions without externals, because this shows up the weaknesses and makes it possible to fix them in Pd itself instead of using some external hacks.
Cheers,
Guenter
On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Matthew Williams wrote:
here we go again ... i can't get it installed correctly (i thought i had it earlier...but i guess not). Granted i could just run the compiled version but i want to know how to do this. When i download load the source files for pd 0.39 and i double click on the pd icon the program runs fine..... but this is running without officially being compiled .... what am i missing by running pd this way. When i do try to compile i get this error....
cd ../extra/bonk~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done for
pd_darwin'. cd ../extra/choice;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/expr~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/fiddle~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/loop~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/lrshift~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/pique;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done for `pd_darwin'. install -d //usr/local/lib/pd/bin install: mkdir //usr/local/lib/pd: Permission denied make: *** [install] Error 71this was trying the "make install" method so i can just type pd and the program starts. does this error mean i'm not signed on as the superuser? When i try make and make depend i get this: As the only user of my computer i'd think i'm by default the superuser.
(src) 27 % make depend make: Nothing to be done for
depend'. (src) 28 % make cd ../extra/bonk~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/choice;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/expr~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/fiddle~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/loop~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/lrshift~;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'. cd ../extra/pique;make pd_darwin make[1]: Nothing to be done forpd_darwin'.What is goin' on here .... i'd really appreciate tha help.
thanks, matt
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