>deken has a plugin-system to add additional sources for externals. the
>only one that i know of is for "apt", which allows you to search/install
>the Debian/Ubuntu/... packages.

Lets put aside this option for clarity as I don`t get it. This downloads all sources and compiles on target machine? Where does the 3th pty Lib goes?

Lets focus on this as is more useful for normal users:

>and of course, you can still install "normal deken packages" (pre-built
>binaries from puredata.info).

I think that NOT SHIPING 3th pty Libs contradicts *your* very good idea that a Deken pkg must be “self operational”.

Someone wants to distribute a patch and includes the external and the 3th pty Lib, the patch simply opens and works, thats all.

he/she has simply got those files from the Deken pkg.

Why NOT shiping 3th pty libs on Linux?

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