libraries are a bad way to organize pd externals, we should try to make it as modular as possible. this is key to collaboration.
Sorry, i fail to understand this. Since this failure has now lasted for several years i think it won't change anymore. To my mind libraries are a valid way to organize things - i find it more convenient to have one file that contains all the bundled features than to have many files and a associated shared library that needs to be installed somewhere to be found by the system (where under Windows e.g.? in the /Winnt folder, or in pd/bin?)
- it doesn't handle flext externals
flext has its own build system. its not the goal to handle this
Well no problem. It's good than that the flext build system can handle plain PD externals.
best greetings, Thomas