On 03/01/2017 05:03 PM, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
So... how about "application specific" folder (the "extra" folder)? I think that's important to include. It's what I prefer anyway... I had included it but you removed, can I put back? If not, how come?
it was not included on the page i edited. i didn't remove it.
for windows, you have
- %AppData%\Pd will be something like C:\Documents and
Settings\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Pd
But seems wrong, I have here ob my machine: *C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Pd*
that's why the "something like" comes into play. the actual storage place *can change* between windows-versions, but %AppData% is where it ought to be. the percent-signs indicate that this is an environment variable. (W32 uses variables supposedly *because* the actual storage place changes)
Now, a question... about
User-specific~/.local/lib/pd/extra (since Pd-0.47-1, *preferred*)User-specific (deprecated)~/pd-externals (older Pd-versions; still usable)
why is this new form preferred?
you know, i keep repeating myself: because it has been discussed and agreed on on this very list. it's great that you are questioning a lot of things in Pd, but in generally it would help if you would also read the email of others that are not of current concern to yourself. because they may hold the answers to questions you haven't yet asked.
to answer you question more specifically: because ~/.local/lib/ is the standard (as defined by freedesktop specs) place on linux systems to put application specific data. very much like ~/Library/ is the standard (as defined by apple inc) place for those kind of things on OSX. and very much like %AppData% is the standard (as defined by microsoft corp) place for those kind of things on W32.
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