hi, i think this general problem is not solved yet, and i am not sure, if it will be soon. isn't it also a problem if i name an abstraction after an existing object? AFAIK there is no defined searching order for objects. does the object, which is chosen depend on the order in which libraries are loaded during pd-start? or does it depend on the folder in which the patch is saved? there could be a solution for the concerning objects, to use a name like c.counter, or cyclone.counter which should be a synonym for the counter object of the cyclone library. still this would not tell anything about which counter people are using in their patches. hmm, would it be useful/possible to add a "declaration tag" to the pd-files in which the used libraries are defined? marius.
----- Original Message ----- From: "e skogen" eskogen@usfamily.net To: "Alex from idoia" alex@idoia.com Cc: "Jordan J" buck@defaced.net; pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [PD] Objects with the same name.
this has been a problem for a long time. for instance, the counter object, which is in GEM and also cyclone (i think). regarding that object specifically, Pd's library loading is case specific, right? perhaps simply renaming the cyclone max-style object from "counter" to "Counter" would be a nice idea? it's something i've been thinking about... it's a hassle!! i never know which "counter" people are using when i use their patches...
Alex from idoia wrote:
Just open the C script in a text editor and search and replace 'limiter' by 'limiter_z' for exemple, then in the make file do the same and recompile, it should work. Alex
*From: *"Jordan J" <buck@defaced.net> *Date: *Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:17:35 -0500 *To: *"PD List" <pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at> *Subject: *[PD] Objects with the same name. I noticed that the Zexy library contains an object called limiter~. This object and the limiter~ external have the same object name so when I try to load the limiter~ object I'm guessing it loads the one that appeared in the pd startup command line first. Is there a way to use both without recompiling one or the other? Renaming the limiter~.dll doesn't work as I'm sure the actual object name is defined with in the code. Any help would be appreciated :/ -Jordan------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From
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