IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
On 2014-09-16 05:36, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
as long as we're on the subject, I'm noticing this seems to be the biggest version difference, it's 3 generations behind (0.43 extended vs 0.46 vanilla). My question is, next release would be 0.44 or would you be able to skip right to 0.46? If the idea is to follow the order and go to 0.44 next, why is it so important to stick to this sequence?
it is not. why do you think it is?
most likely the next release of Pd-extended (if that ever happens) will be based on whatever Pd-version is current then.
Moreover, what holds pd extended from being updated to the latest versions? Like the original question, would it be possible to just get the extra extended stuff and pack it around vanilla?
like in the original question: yes, for *most* externals this will be possible. Pd (and PdX) has a pretty stable API/ABI (i'm saying *most* because you never know; but i expect all externals to keep working).
I understand this wouldn't be as simple as that, but you know what I mean...
actually, i don't.
I wonder if the problem is that there is some "to do list" in the extended agenda that holds it development and update to the latest versions.
i'm an outsider to Pd-extended, so i'm not authorized to answer this. however, my unauthorized answer is: the "to do list" of the pd-extended agenda is the same as the todo list of the one *single* person who only ever pushed the development of PdX. and this person is currently occupied with earning money to feed their family, so PdX-development has become a minor priority.
i guess that Pd-extended development never paid very well.
That sums it up pretty well, thanks :) I'd love to see Pd-extended development continue, I have not given up on it, but my time is very limited for that. I think of it more as an extended pause for my contributions.
Really the only the preventing another release is someone doing the work.
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