The first is included in Pd-extended, the second could be if someone
wants to refactor it so that the patch applies. I can't speak for
what's in Miller's trunk.
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On Jun 19, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Jonathan Wilkes wrote:
Hi list, What's the story on the following patch?
[initbang]/[closebang] for patch constructor/destuctor - ID: 1544041
I know it says the status is "open," but on the other hand this
patch was added in 2006. From the related threads on pd user and dev, all I've seen
are repeated hopes from various developers that these objects be included as
internal objects in pd.The only negative comment I've seen was indirectly from dmotd on 2009-03-14, quoting Miller:
"Anyhow, I'm trying to think of a better mechanism for allowing
abstractions to have variable numbers of inlets/outlets, so I'm hoping initbang
won't be necessary in the long run.closebang, though, will probably be needed in some form or other."
I'd like to ask: what is the problem with [initbang] as it is, and
what would a "better mechanism" look like? If a "better mechanism" is not
currently in the works, could these two objects be included in pd-vanilla so
that in the meantime people can make abstractions that have dynamic numbers of inlets/outlets that will work on both versions of pd? (I've never
used [closebang] but I imagine the same reasoning holds for it as well.)Similar questions about: $@ and $# expansion (argc, argv) - ID: 1543850
It looks like the discussion just stopped, and I couldn't find any
threads on user or dev list. $@ would be very useful, as well as matju's suggestion about some
kind of "nth argument and all the rest that follow."-Jonathan
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