Its done and available for download. This release is focused on lots
of usability enhancements and bug fixes. There are some new features
in the core and in the many included libraries.
http://puredata.org/downloads/
Here's the rough changelog:
and sigpack
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lots of usability fixes and improvements
removed all external binaries from package, you can get them here:
http://puredata.info/docs/faq/how-do-i-download-the-flext-binaries-that-used...
changed to GPL v3
fixed paths that used the same image for Gem examples
fixed paths to example images in Gem help
libdirs now load properly when using [import]/[declare] to load a
libdir outside of the sys_libdir (i.e. extra) into the canvas-local namespace
single [output~] that works everywhere
improved Max Text file (.pat) importing and exporting and added
the ability to handle .mxt files, and binary .mxb and .help files
load the cyclone, library, then create [maxmode/cyclone] or [maxmode/maxmode].
updated VBAP from 0.9.9 to 1.0.3
fixed bug in VBAP that cause CPU spike
bug fixes and clean up of [hid]? externals
(GNU/Linux) Free Desktop file associations and mime types for
Pd and Max/MSP files
(GNU/Linux) fixed font size issue when using Tcl/Tk 8.5
(GNU/Linux) fixed Help Browser when using Tcl/Tk 8.5
(GNU/Linux) built against libv4l on Debian/testing,
Ubuntu/intrepid, Ubuntu/jaunty, and Fedora 9
(Debian/Ubuntu) fixed /etc/init.d/pd script to be standards-compliant
(Ubuntu) lpia builds for Ubuntu Netbook Remix
(Mac OS X) reduced default audio buffers to 20ms
(Mac OS X) fixed exit logic
(Mac OS X) fixed issue with app builder. You can now create apps
without replacing an existing one.
(Mac OS X) upgraded to libquicktime 1.1.1 and ffmpeg 0.4.20071217
(Windows) moocow/pdstring externals now included
(Windows) increased default audio buffer for Window to 100ms since
there are some really flaky audio cards in Windows land
Check http://puredata.info/dev/bugtracker before reporting bugs, and if you find an existing bug report on the same issue, please add your information there.
right under 8.5
preferences
pdp_opengl is alpha and will definitely crash Pd
loading pdp_opengl will crash Pd if X11 is not open before trying to
load it
(Mac OS X) Using Jack can cause extra CPU usage at idle
(Windows) installer won't replace existing installs
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