loading libs / .pdrc (was: PD not finding externals) - Pd-list

22 Nov 2006


      i'm still having similar troubles (after reinstalling the app & plist): pd
not finding files. seems they're partly simply not there in pd-ext-0.39.2-t5
(certain help files, eg bonk~ & fiddle~) and partly they're not loaded: it
seems certain subfolders in /5.reference/ (eg ggee, ekext, flatspace) are
not loaded, hence--i suppose--not included in the path preferences.
before fiddling with the prefs again (in the xml Property List Editor or as
accessed through pd), i'd like to know if someone can advise me on how to do
that exactly. matju suggested .pdrc. i wasn't able to discover what and how
that is in the list archives, could anyone enlighten me?
thanks so much,
cheers, robbert
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Pd-0.39.2-extended-test5
mac osx 10.4.8, 15" G4 PB 1.67 GHz, 1 GB ram


> I am guessing that you are using Pd-extended and that you did not
> read the included README.  There is a crucial step that is outlined
> in that README which will most likely solve this problem.
> 
> .hc
>

> On 11/12/06, Hector Centeno hcengar@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> How can I make PD to look for externals inside sub-directories? It
>>> finds them when they are right into the lib/pd/extra directory but not
>>> the ones inside other directories inside this one. For example, I want
>>> to use the externals inside the folder extra/bsaylor but I have to
>>> move them out of their folder in order to PD to use them. I can see
>>> that almost all the externlas are in the same situation and that's the
>>> way the installer installs them. Am I missing something here? Do I
>>> have to move everything manually?
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hector.