On 31.01.22 19:53, rafael.raccuia@blindekinder.com wrote:
Thank you guys for the answers!
After PD-ext died I always experienced issues with externals: I never know if it's better to install them through Deken or by packages, and
Deken is there because of the lack of a system wide package manager on Windows and Mac OS. As a general rule, on Linux, try the package manager first, then Deken if you can't find it there.
then if I have to load them on startup or within the patches with [import] or another obect. I re-use a very old patch and I'm trying to fix that. On some objects it works removing prefix [libName/objectName], and some I have to add it. Some externals (e.g. HCS) doesn't work because they can't load other externals.
instead of [import] use [declare]. [declare -lib] for libraries with one binary containing all objects [declare -path] for libraries where every object is a separate file
Compilation: I know a bit about compiling, but the point is: will it work then with the externals as distro packages already installed?
Yes
Can I install against current version or do I have to uninstall everything?
You can use what you have, no need to uninstall.