Dear Alexander, first of all thanks for your prompt reply,

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Da: "Alexandre Torres Porres" porres@gmail.com

Data: 3-ago-2016 21.26

A: "angelo.arcadi@virgilio.it"angelo.arcadi@virgilio.it

Cc: "pd-list@lists.iem.at"pd-list@lists.iem.at

Ogg: Re: [PD] Externals: which library they belong to and where to download the sources

2016-08-03 17:11 GMT-03:00 angelo.arcadi@virgilio.it angelo.arcadi@virgilio.it: Dear list members, could anyone please suggest me:

1- where I can find a list of the externals and the corresponding package to install ? (e.g. I managed to find a list on the tables at the very bottom of this page: http://en.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/_all/ not sure if that is updated)

Extremely likely that it's not updated, but probably not too outdated. I don't think there's a list anywhere else... an update would be cool though...

Yes I agree it would be great to update it

2- where I can download the last version of the sources of the externals? For instance, where can I download the sources for compiling mrpeach or cyclone? Can I download them via git clone?

The last versions are in deken, you may download a package here and there from Pd-Extended in a git, but you won't find them all via git, and the thing is that whatever is being maintained in a git repo (note that the most majority of extended packages are unmaintained) surely has the latest package available in deken. I just say, don't worry about keeping track of git repos, just chek deken out... and deken is now part of vanilla, in 0.47-1, just go to "help", "find externals" and get them...

Sure, and I know deken, but there are cases in which one need to compile from sources the externals, so it would be needed a list of where to get the sources easily. For instance, where do I get mrpeach? (I only found a svn address...is the only one?)

Also, can anyone tell me which type of externals do I have to use for Mac OsX? I am using Pd-0.47-1-64bit. For instance I tried to install freeverb using (Darwin-X86_64-32) since it is the one that appeared to me the most appropriate. However, pd still can't create the external... I can see that the package is installed in the "extra" folder. I also noted that pd does not allow me to locate the "extra" folder when I try to set the path, I assume that it loads automatically that folder, is this correct? In linux instead I have to set that path in the preferences

Best

Angelo

3- once compiled an external, in which folder must be placed exactly? Can you give me the path?

you can place them anywhere, basically, but it's quite common to put the packages in the "extra" folder in pd. You can edit the settings in Pd to load folders of your preference to look for externals

cheers