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author | Travis CI <zmoelnig@travis-ci.umlaeute.mur.at> | 2021-03-27 22:56:33 +0000 |
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committer | Travis CI <zmoelnig@travis-ci.umlaeute.mur.at> | 2021-03-27 22:56:33 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Gem/README.txt b/Gem/README.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d87427c..0000000 --- a/Gem/README.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,157 +0,0 @@ -This is GEM - Graphics Environment for Multimedia -================================================= -You can get the current distribution from: -https://gem.iem.at -https://git.iem.at/pd/Gem -https://github.com/umlaeute/Gem - -if you want to compile the newest (bleeding edge, and possibly unstable) source -code yourself, you can get a copy from the public git repository: - - https://git.iem.at/pd/Gem.git - -There is also a mirror on github: - https://github.com/umlaeute/Gem - -usually, you will only need the read-only repository, which you can get with - -$ git clone https://git.iem.at/pd/Gem.git - -============================================= -NEW::: ------- - -Gem is now supported by W32, linux and macOS-X -the IRIX version might work (but most probably will not): if you want to use Gem -under IRIX, feel free to make it work and report failure and success to me, so i -can incorporate any needed changes into the main Gem-trunk. - -for installation instructions see below - -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - -INSTALLATION: -============= - -------------------------------------- -To build & install GEM run: -$ ./configure -$ make -$ make install - - -note: when using a git-clone of the Gem sources, you first need to run -`./autogen.sh` (which is a wrapper around `autoreconf -fiv`). - -note: that you might want to help Gem to find the Pd-headers, e.g. by doing -$ ./configure --with-pd=/usr/include/pd -try -$ ./configure --help=recursive -to see more options. - -------------------------------------- -To install GEM on W32: -a) installer (preferred method) - use the installer executable to install Gem into ...\pd\extra - (to _build_ the installer you will have to have NSIS installed - see build/win-nsis for details) - -b) archive (do it by hand) - - 1) unzip the GEM package - - 2) put the subfolders of Gem-<version>\ into a directory where Pd will - find it. If you are using an up-to-date version of Pd (>=0.43), put them - into the folder "Application Data\Pd\" in your home directory. - For older versions of Pd, put them into the "extra" folder of your Pd - installation. - e.g. if you installed Pd as "C:\Program Files\Pd-0.43-0" you should - end up with: - "C:\Program Files\Pd-0.43-0\extra\Gem" - and eventually with - "C:\Program Files\Pd-0.43-0\extra\pix_drum" - "C:\Program Files\Pd-0.43-0\extra\pix_mano" - ... - - there is no need to copy the README.txt found in Gem-<version>\ - - 3) please note that the archive comes with all plugins - in most cases, you won't need all of them, and having plugins - installed that you don't need, will considerably slow down load - time of patches and might leed to undesired side-effects. - therefore, if loading is too slow (or you experience weird - things), it might be a good idea to disable plugins you don't - need. - disabling plugins is as simple as deleting them (or moving them - into a subfolder) - - plugins are files of the form: "gem_<type><NAME>.dll" - e.g. "gem_filmQT.dll" is a plugin for reading films using the - QuickTime framework. - in order to use videoPYLON, videoHALCON and videoAVT, you need - to install proprietary libraries yourself; if you haven't done - so or don't own a device that can interact with those libraries, - you can safely remove these plugins. - if you have no clue what this is about, these plugins are most - likely not for you (so remove them) - - - -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - -RUNNING: -======== - -just installing Gem is not enough ! -you will have to tell Pd that it should load that library !! -you cannot create any Gem-objects without having loaded the Gem-library into Pd !!! - -make sure you have the proper binary for you OS - - windows: Gem.dll, Gem.m_i386, Gem.m_* - - macOS-X: Gem.pd_darwin, Gem.d_fat, Gem.d_ppc, Gem.d_* - - linux : Gem.pd_linux, Gem.l_i386, Gem.l_ia64, Gem.l_* - - freeBSD: Gem.pd_freebsd, Gem.b_i386, Gem.b_* - - irix : Gem.pd_irix - - ... - -when starting Pd, tell it to load Gem with the "-lib" flag -if your Gem-binary lives in pd/extra/, you could just try "pd -lib Gem" -if your Gem-binary lives somewhere else use something like "pd -lib /path/to/my/Gem" -you could also use "pd -path /path/to/my -lib Gem" -after loading Gem you will see a bit of a welcome message on the konsole - -NOTE: there *must not* be any file extension with the "-lib"-flag. - e.g. this will fail miserably: - "pd -lib Gem.dll" -NOTE: please note the spelling: it is "Gem" and not "gem" nor "GEM" - -if you have problems loading any library including Gem, have a look at the -Pd-documentation. -if you have problems loading just Gem (but other libraries work), send me a -bug-report (see below) - -BUG-REPORTS: -============ -please do not hesitate to report any crashes, weirdnesses or other issues, using -our bugtracker at https://bugs.gem.iem.at -or the gem-dev mailinglist (subscription at http://lists.puredata.info) - -if your mail only says "hey, it does not work !", it is an annoyance and no bug-report -please specify at least the following things: - Operating-System (kernel-version,...) - video-card, driver - other hardware that is related to your problem (e.g.: camera) - does your system work with similar applications (e.g.: capture-software, - openGL (games, "glxgears") - what is the output of Pd when you start it with the "-verbose" flag - (e.g.:"pd -verbose -lib Gem") - -please do not use the puredata bugtracker for reporting Gem-specific bugs. - ----- -have fun - -zmoelnig@iem.at - |