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diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
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diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
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+Change log for PD external 'pdstring'
+
+v0.03 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:57:43 +0100
+   + automake-ified
+
+v0.02 ?
+   + ?
+
+v0.01 Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:06:29 +0100
+   + initial version
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.am
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+# File: ./Makefile.am
+# Package: pd-string
+# Description:
+#   + top-level automake file
+#
+# Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Options & Subdirectories
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## --- automake options
+#AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign dist-bzip2 dist-zip
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
+
+## --- recursion subdirectories
+SUBDIRS = config src
+
+## --- pseudo-deps for '.SUFFIXES'
+SUFFIXES = .pod .txt
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Variables: cleanup
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## --- mostlyclean: built by 'make' & commonly rebuilt
+#MOSTLYCLEANFILES =
+
+## --- clean: built by 'make'
+#CLEANFILES =
+
+## --- distclean: built by 'configure'
+DISTCLEANFILES = \
+	config.log	\
+	config.cache	\
+	config.status
+
+## -- maintainerclean: built by maintainer / by hand
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = *~ \
+	$(PODS:.pod=.txt) \
+	Makefile Makefile.in \
+	aclocal.m4 \
+	configure \
+	install-sh \
+	stamp-h.in \
+	config.h.in
+
+maintainer-clean-local:
+	rm -rf autom4te.cache
+
+#CVSCLEAN_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
+
+#CVSCLEANFILES = Makefile.in Makefile
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Additional Variables & Rules: PODS
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+PODS = README.pod
+
+.pod.txt:
+	pod2text $< $@
+
+all-local: $(PODS:.pod=.txt)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Variables: distribution
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## --- extra distribution files
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	$(PODS:.pod=.txt) autogen.sh configure \
+	README.cvs COPYING
+
+## --- recursion subdirectories for 'make dist'
+#DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
+
+## --- dist-hook: when another 'Makefile.am' is overkill
+#DISTHOOK_DIRS = foo
+#DISTHOOK_FILES = foo/bar.txt foo/baz.txt
+#dist-hook:
+#	for d in $(DISTHOOK_DIRS); do\
+#	  mkdir -p $(distdir)/$$d ;\
+#	done
+#	for f in $(DISTHOOK_FILES); do\
+#	  cp -p $(srcdir)/$$f $(distdir)/$$f ;\
+#	done
+
+#dist-bz2: dist-bzip2 ;
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Rules: cleanup
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: cvsclean cvsclean-hook
+
+cvsclean: maintainer-clean ;
+
diff --git a/README.cvs b/README.cvs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.cvs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+To build from cvs, do the following:
+
+ ./autogen.sh
+ ./configure
+ make
+ make install
+
+NOTE:  The README.txt file in the distribution
+is auto-generated from perl ".pod" format by
+the "pod2text" included in most perl distributions.
+
+marmosets,
+	Bryan
diff --git a/README.pod b/README.pod
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.pod
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+=pod
+
+README for pd external package 'pdstring'
+
+Last updated for pdstring v0.02
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+The 'pdstring' package contains objects for converting to and
+from (ASCII)-strings, represented as lists of floats.
+
+=head1 INSTALLATION
+
+Issue the following commands to the shell:
+
+   cd PACKAGE-XX.YY  (or wherever you extracted the distribution)
+   ./configure
+   make
+   make install
+
+=head1 BUILD OPTIONS
+
+The 'configure' script supports the following options, among others:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item * --enable-debug , --disable-debug
+
+Whether to enable verbose debugging messages.
+Default=no.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
+
+PD by Miller Puckette and others.
+
+Ideas, black magic, and other nuggets of information drawn
+from code by Guenter Geiger, Larry Troxler, and iohannes m zmoelnig.
+
+=head1 KNOWN BUGS
+
+=head2 Memory Usage
+
+Encoding each byte of a string as its own float is shamefully
+wasteful: it uses only 1 byte out of at least 3 which could be
+losslessly used given ANSI/IEEE Std 754-1985 floats, not to
+mention the remaining byte(s) (usually 1) of the float itself
+or the (usually 4) bytes used for the a_type flag.
+Unfortunately, Pd trims some floating point
+precision in message boxes and in float atoms, so a truly
+lossless float encoding for Pd would only be possible using
+2 bytes per float (wasting 1/2 the space of the float itself),
+and (to me), the memory saving such an encoding would provide
+is just not worth the lack of transparency and additional
+workload it would involve (but contact me if you want the code
+anyways).
+
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Bryan Jurish E<lt>moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.deE<gt>
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogen.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# File: autogen.sh
+# Description:
+#   + wrapper for m4 black-magic
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+MY_ALDIRS="."
+MY_AHDIRS="."
+MY_AMDIRS="."
+MY_ACDIRS="."
+
+test -z "$ACLOCAL" && ACLOCAL=aclocal
+test -z "$AUTOHEADER" && AUTOHEADER=autoheader
+test -z "$AUTOMAKE" && AUTOMAKE=automake
+test -z "$AUTOCONF" && AUTOCONF=autoconf
+
+if test -n "$MY_ALDIRS"; then
+ for d in $MY_ALDIRS ; do
+    echo "(cd $d ; $ACLOCAL)"
+    (cd $d ; $ACLOCAL)
+ done
+fi
+
+if test -n "$MY_AHDIRS"; then
+ for d in $MY_AHDIRS ; do
+    echo "(cd $d ; $AUTOHEADER)"
+    (cd $d ; $AUTOHEADER)
+ done
+fi
+
+if test -n "$MY_AMDIRS"; then
+ for d in $MY_AMDIRS ; do
+    echo "(cd $d ; $AUTOMAKE -a)"
+    (cd $d ; $AUTOMAKE -a)
+ done
+fi
+
+if test -n "$MY_ACDIRS"; then
+ for d in $MY_ACDIRS ; do
+    echo "(cd $d ; $AUTOCONF)"
+    (cd $d ; $AUTOCONF)
+ done
+fi
+
+#echo "(./configure)"
+#./configure $*
diff --git a/config/Makefile.am b/config/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e097e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+## File: config/Makefile.am
+## Package:
+## Description:
+##   + automake file for 'config' package-subdir
+##
+## Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in.
+##-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Variables: options
+##-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Variables: cleanup
+##-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## --- mostlyclean: built by 'make' & commonly rebuilt
+#MOSTLYCLEANFILES = 
+
+## --- clean:  built by 'make'
+#CLEANFILES = 
+
+## --- distclean: built by 'configure'
+#DISTCLEANFILES = 
+
+## -- maintainerclean: built by maintainer / by hand
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
+	*~ .*~ \
+	compile Makefile Makefile.in \
+	config.guess \
+	config.sub \
+	depcomp \
+	install-sh \
+	ltmain.sh \
+	missing \
+	mkinstalldirs \
+	texinfo.tex \
+	ylwrap
+
+
+##-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Variables: distribution
+##-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## --- extra distribution files
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	Makefile.in \
+	depcomp \
+	install-sh \
+	mkinstalldirs \
+	missing
+
+#	config.guess
+#	config.sub
+#	ltmain.sh
+#	texinfo.tex
+
+## --- recursion subdirectories for 'make dist'
+#DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Rules: cleanup
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: cvsclean cvsclean-hook
+
+cvsclean: maintainer-clean ;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..337a501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+dnl -- for a clean build, run: aclocal && autoheader && automake -a && autoconf
+AC_PREREQ(2.5)
+
+dnl Some handy macros
+define([THE_PACKAGE_NAME],    [pdstring])
+define([THE_PACKAGE_VERSION], [0.03])
+define([THE_PACKAGE_AUTHOR],  [moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de])
+
+AC_INIT(THE_PACKAGE_NAME, THE_PACKAGE_VERSION, THE_PACKAGE_AUTHOR)
+
+dnl
+dnl source & aux
+dnl
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
+
+dnl
+dnl save user's CFLAGS,CPPFLAGS
+dnl
+UCPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+UCFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+
+dnl
+dnl use automake
+dnl
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(THE_PACKAGE_NAME, THE_PACKAGE_VERSION)
+
+dnl
+dnl use autoheader
+dnl
+AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config.h)
+
+
+dnl
+dnl Programs, prefix
+dnl
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr/local)
+
+dnl
+dnl Substitutions
+dnl 
+AC_SUBST(DEFS)
+AC_SUBST(AFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(DFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(IFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(OFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(WFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LD)
+
+AC_SUBST(PDEXT)
+
+dnl version stuff (automatically exported?)
+AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_NAME)
+AC_SUBST(BUGREPORT)
+
+dnl ----- begin imported rsynth configuration stuff
+
+dnl other flags
+AC_ISC_POSIX
+
+dnl Checks for header files.
+dnl AC_HEADER_STDC
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([string.h],
+	[],
+	AC_MSG_WARN([-----------------------------------------------------------------])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([could not find standard C headers -- things may get ugly])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([-----------------------------------------------------------------]),
+	[/* nonempty includes: compile only */])
+
+
+dnl PD externals
+PD_OBJECT_EXTERNALS="pdstring\$(EXEEXT)"
+AC_SUBST(PD_OBJECT_EXTERNALS)
+
+
+dnl
+dnl pd-directory/ies
+dnl 
+AC_ARG_WITH(pd-dir,
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--with-pd-dir=DIR], [PD base directory (default=PREFIX/pd)]),
+	[pddir="$withval"],
+	[pddir="\${prefix}/pd"])
+pddocdir="${pddir}/doc/5.reference"
+AC_SUBST(pddir)
+AC_SUBST(pddocdir)
+
+
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(pd-include,
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--with-pd-include=DIR], [PD include directory (default=NONE)]),
+	[pdincludedir="$withval"],
+	[pdincludedir=""])
+if test -n "$pdincludedir" ; then
+  IFLAGS="$IFLAGS -I$pdincludedir"
+fi
+AC_SUBST(pdincludedir)
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(pd-extdir,
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--with-pd-extdir=DIR], [Directory for PD externals (default=PDDIR/externs)]),
+	[pdexternsdir="$withval"],
+	[pdexternsdir="$pddir/externs"])
+AC_SUBST(pdexternsdir)
+
+dnl
+dnl Check for m_pd.h
+dnl
+CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $IFLAGS"
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(m_pd.h,[],
+	AC_MSG_WARN([-----------------------------------------------------------------])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([could not find PD header file 'm_pd.h' -- things might get ugly.])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([-----------------------------------------------------------------]),
+	[/* nonempty includes: compile only */])
+
+
+dnl
+dnl debug version?
+dnl
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether we are building a debug version])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],[build debug version (default=no)]))
+if test "$enable_debug" == "yes" ; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+  DEBUG="yes"
+  AC_DEFINE(ANY2STRING_DEBUG,1,
+	[Define this to include debugging code for the 'string2any' external.])
+  AC_DEFINE(STRING2ANY_DEBUG,1,
+	[Define this to include debugging code for 'the any2string' external.])
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+  DEBUG="no"
+fi
+AC_SUBST(DEBUG)
+
+
+
+dnl
+dnl machine-dependent variables
+dnl
+LD=ld
+if test `uname -s` = Linux; 
+then
+  LFLAGS="-export_dynamic -shared"
+  if test "$DEBUG" == "no"; then
+    #OFLAGS="-O6 -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-limit-10000000"
+    OFLAGS="-O6 -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer"
+  else
+    OFLAGS="-g"
+  fi
+  PDEXT=pd_linux	
+fi
+
+if test `uname -m` = alpha; 
+then 
+ AFLAGS="-mieee  -mcpu=ev56"; 
+ OFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+fi
+
+if test `uname -s` = IRIX64; 
+then
+  LFLAGS="-n32 -DUNIX -DIRIX -DN32 -woff 1080,1064,1185 \
+	-OPT:roundoff=3 -OPT:IEEE_arithmetic=3 -OPT:cray_ivdep=true \
+	-shared -rdata_shared"
+  OFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  PDEXT=pd_irix6
+fi
+
+if test `uname -s` = IRIX32; 
+then
+  LFLAGS="-o32 -DUNIX -DIRIX -O2 -shared -rdata_shared"
+  OFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  PDEXT=pd_irix5
+fi
+
+dnl
+dnl Flags for MacOSX, borrowed from pd-0.35-test16
+dnl
+if test `uname -s` = Darwin;
+then
+  LD=cc
+  LFLAGS="-bundle -undefined suppress  -flat_namespace"
+  PDEXT=pd_darwin
+  DFLAGS="$DFLAGS -DMACOSX"
+
+  if test "$DEBUG" == "no"; then
+    OFLAGS="-O2"
+  else
+    OFLAGS="-g"
+  fi
+fi
+
+dnl
+dnl restore user's CFLAGS
+dnl
+CFLAGS="$UCFLAGS"
+CPPFLAGS="$UCPPFLAGS"
+
+AC_OUTPUT(config/Makefile src/Makefile Makefile)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ff35cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+# File: ./src/Makefile.am
+# Package: pdstring
+# Description:
+#   + src-level automake file
+#
+# Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Options & Subdirectories
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## --- recursion subdirectories
+#SUBDIRS = 
+
+## --- pseudo-deps for '.SUFFIXES'
+SUFFIXES = .@PDEXT@
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Flags and variables
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+PDEXT    = @PDEXT@
+EXEEXT   = .@PDEXT@
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# pd externals (hacked _PROGRAMS target)
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## --- externals
+pdexterns_PROGRAMS = @PD_OBJECT_EXTERNALS@
+
+## --- possible externals
+EXTRA_PROGRAMS = \
+	pdstring \
+	any2string \
+	string2any
+
+## --- patches
+pdexterns_DATA =
+
+## --- documentation
+pddoc_DATA = pdstring-help.pd
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# sources
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+pdstring_SOURCES = \
+	any2string.c \
+	string2any.c \
+	pdstring.c
+
+any2string_SOURCES = any2string.c
+
+string2any_SOURCES = string2any.c
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# external compilation : flags
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+DEFS    = @DEFS@
+AFLAGS  = @AFLAGS@
+DFLAGS  = @DFLAGS@
+IFLAGS  = @IFLAGS@
+LFLAGS  = @LFLAGS@
+OFLAGS  = @OFLAGS@
+WFLAGS  = -Wall -Winline
+
+#GLIB_IFLAGS = @GLIB_IFLAGS@
+#GLIB_LFLAGS = @GLIB_LFLAGS@
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(IFLAGS) $(GLIB_IFLAGS) $(DFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS   = $(OFLAGS) $(WFLAGS) $(AFLAGS)
+
+pdstring_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
+
+string2any_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
+
+any2string_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Variables: cleanup
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## --- mostlyclean: built by 'make' & commonly rebuilt
+#MOSTLYCLEANFILES =
+
+## --- clean: built by 'make'
+CLEANFILES = *$(EXEEXT)
+
+## --- distclean: built by 'configure'
+DISTCLEANFILES = \
+	config.log	\
+	config.cache	\
+	config.status
+
+## -- maintainerclean: built by maintainer / by hand
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = *~ \
+	$(PODS:.pod=.txt) \
+	Makefile Makefile.in \
+	aclocal.m4 \
+	configure \
+	install-sh \
+	stamp-h.in \
+	config.h.in
+
+maintainer-clean-local:
+	rm -rf autom4te.cache
+
+#CVSCLEAN_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
+
+#CVSCLEANFILES = Makefile.in Makefile
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Variables: distribution
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## --- extra distribution files
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	$(pddoc_DATA) \
+	$(pdexterns_DATA)
+
+## --- recursion subdirectories for 'make dist'
+DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
+
+## --- dist-hook: when another 'Makefile.am' is overkill
+#DISTHOOK_DIRS = foo
+#DISTHOOK_FILES = foo/bar.txt foo/baz.txt
+#dist-hook:
+#	for d in $(DISTHOOK_DIRS); do\
+#	  mkdir -p $(distdir)/$$d ;\
+#	done
+#	for f in $(DISTHOOK_FILES); do\
+#	  cp -p $(srcdir)/$$f $(distdir)/$$f ;\
+#	done
+
+#dist-bz2: dist-bzip2 ;
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Rules: cleanup
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: cvsclean cvsclean-hook
+
+cvsclean: maintainer-clean ;
+
diff --git a/src/any2string.c b/src/any2string.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bcaa3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/any2string.c
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C -*- */
+/*=============================================================================*\
+ * File: any2string.c
+ * Author: Bryan Jurish <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>
+ * Description: convert pd messages to strings
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2004 Bryan Jurish.
+ *
+ * For information on usage and redistribution, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL
+ * WARRANTIES, see the file "COPYING", in this distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ *=============================================================================*/
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <m_pd.h>
+
+/* black magic */
+#ifdef NT
+#pragma warning( disable : 4244 )
+#pragma warning( disable : 4305 )
+#endif
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * DEBUG
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+//#define ANY2STRING_DEBUG 1
+
+#ifdef ANY2STRING_DEBUG
+# define A2SDEBUG(x) x
+#else
+# define A2SDEBUG(x)
+#endif
+
+#define ANY2STRING_INITIAL_BUFLEN 32
+
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Structures and Types: any2string
+ *=====================================================================*/
+static t_class *any2string_class;
+
+typedef struct _any2string
+{
+  t_object       x_obj;
+  int            x_alloc;
+  int            x_argc;
+  t_atom        *x_argv;
+  t_binbuf      *x_binbuf;
+  t_outlet      *x_outlet;
+} t_any2string;
+
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Constants
+ *=====================================================================*/
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Methods
+ *=====================================================================*/
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * anything
+ */
+static void any2string_anything(t_any2string *x, t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+{
+  t_atom *a;
+  char *text, *s;
+  int len;
+
+  A2SDEBUG(post("-------any2string_anything()---------"));
+
+  /*-- set up binbuf --*/
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: binbuf_clear()"));
+  binbuf_clear(x->x_binbuf);
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: binbuf_add()"));
+  binbuf_add(x->x_binbuf, argc, argv);
+  A2SDEBUG(binbuf_print(x->x_binbuf));
+
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: binbuf_gettext()"));
+  binbuf_gettext(x->x_binbuf, &text, &len);
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: binbuf_gettext() = \"%s\" ; len=%d", text, len));
+  text[len] = 0;
+
+  /*-- get string length --*/
+  x->x_argc = len+1;
+  if (sel != &s_float && sel != &s_list && sel != &s_) {
+    x->x_argc += strlen(sel->s_name);
+    if (argc > 0) x->x_argc++;
+  }
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: argc=%d", x->x_argc));
+
+  /*-- (re-)allocate --*/
+  if (x->x_alloc < x->x_argc) {
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: reallocate(%d->%d)", x->x_alloc, x->x_argc));
+    freebytes(x->x_argv, x->x_alloc * sizeof(t_atom));
+    x->x_argv = (t_atom *)getbytes(x->x_argc * sizeof(t_atom));
+    x->x_alloc = x->x_argc;
+  }
+
+  /*-- add selector --*/
+  a=x->x_argv;
+  if (sel != &s_float && sel != &s_list && sel != &s_) {
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: for {...} //sel"));
+    for (s=sel->s_name; *s; s++, a++) {
+      A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: for: SETFLOAT(a,'%c'=%d) //sel", *s, *s));
+      SETFLOAT(a,*s);
+    }
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: /for {...} //sel"));
+
+    if (argc > 0) {
+      SETFLOAT(a,' ');
+      a++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /*-- add binbuf text --*/
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: for {...}"));
+  for (s=text; *s; s++, a++) {
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: for: //SETFLOAT(a,'%c'=%d)", *s, *s));
+    SETFLOAT(a,*s);
+  }
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: /for {...}"));
+
+  /*-- add terminating NUL --*/
+  SETFLOAT(a,0);
+
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: freebytes()"));
+  freebytes(text, strlen(text));
+
+  /*
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: binbuf_free()"));
+    binbuf_free(x->x_binbuf);
+  */
+
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: outlet_list(..., %d, ...)", x->x_argc));
+  outlet_list(x->x_outlet, &s_list, x->x_argc, x->x_argv);
+}
+
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * new
+ */
+static void *any2string_new(void)
+{
+    t_any2string *x = (t_any2string *)pd_new(any2string_class);
+
+    //-- defaults
+    x->x_alloc = ANY2STRING_INITIAL_BUFLEN;
+    x->x_argc = 0;
+    x->x_argv = (t_atom *)getbytes(x->x_alloc * sizeof(t_atom));
+    x->x_binbuf = binbuf_new();
+
+    //-- outlets
+    x->x_outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+
+    return (void *)x;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * free
+ */
+static void any2string_free(t_any2string *x)
+{
+  if (x->x_argv) {
+    freebytes(x->x_argv, x->x_alloc * sizeof(t_atom));
+    x->x_argv = NULL;
+  }
+  binbuf_free(x->x_binbuf);
+  outlet_free(x->x_outlet);
+  return;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * setup
+ */
+void any2string_setup(void)
+{
+  //-- class
+  any2string_class = class_new(gensym("any2string"),
+			    (t_newmethod)any2string_new,
+			    (t_method)any2string_free,
+			    sizeof(t_any2string),
+			    CLASS_DEFAULT,
+			    0);
+  
+  //-- methods
+  /*class_addmethod(any2string_class, (t_method)any2string_symbol, &s_symbol,
+		  A_DEFSYMBOL, 0);
+  */
+  class_addanything(any2string_class,
+		    (t_method)any2string_anything);
+
+  
+  //-- help symbol
+  class_sethelpsymbol(any2string_class, gensym("pdstring-help.pd"));
+}
diff --git a/src/pdstring-help.pd b/src/pdstring-help.pd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e83b9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pdstring-help.pd
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#N canvas 381 42 563 311 10;
+#X text 258 284 Bryan Jurish <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>;
+#X floatatom 56 81 8 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X symbolatom 46 59 10 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X text 201 59 ... no special handling for symbols;
+#X text 200 37 anything can be converted to a list...;
+#X obj 383 3 pdstring;
+#X text 54 3 any2string \, string2any : ASCII conversions in;
+#X obj 37 108 any2string;
+#X obj 37 230 string2any;
+#X floatatom 54 178 4 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X text 213 230 string2any converts ASCII lists to Pd messages...;
+#X text 202 81 ... but "float" selector is silently dropped;
+#N canvas 0 0 448 335 ascii-table 0;
+#X obj 162 144 f 0;
+#X obj 134 153 + 1;
+#X obj 161 165 t f f f;
+#X obj 133 198 string2any;
+#X obj 154 243 pack s 0;
+#X obj 162 119 until;
+#X obj 133 218 symbol;
+#X msg 162 84 256;
+#X msg 208 119 0;
+#X obj 162 23 inlet;
+#X obj 162 54 t b b;
+#X obj 154 266 route list;
+#X obj 154 293 print charset;
+#X connect 0 0 2 0;
+#X connect 1 0 0 1;
+#X connect 2 0 1 0;
+#X connect 2 1 3 0;
+#X connect 2 2 4 1;
+#X connect 3 0 6 0;
+#X connect 4 0 11 0;
+#X connect 5 0 0 0;
+#X connect 6 0 4 0;
+#X connect 7 0 5 0;
+#X connect 8 0 0 1;
+#X connect 9 0 10 0;
+#X connect 10 0 7 0;
+#X connect 10 1 8 0;
+#X connect 11 0 12 0;
+#X connect 11 1 12 0;
+#X restore 249 144 pd ascii-table;
+#X msg 249 121 bang;
+#X text 361 143 know your charset;
+#X obj 58 139 print any2string-out;
+#X obj 37 254 print string2any-out;
+#X msg 37 38 A B C;
+#X msg 55 199 list 49 50 51;
+#X connect 1 0 7 0;
+#X connect 2 0 7 0;
+#X connect 7 0 15 0;
+#X connect 7 0 8 0;
+#X connect 8 0 16 0;
+#X connect 9 0 8 0;
+#X connect 13 0 12 0;
+#X connect 17 0 7 0;
+#X connect 18 0 8 0;
diff --git a/src/pdstring.c b/src/pdstring.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c77b68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pdstring.c
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C -*- */
+/*=============================================================================*\
+ * File: pdstring.c
+ * Author: Bryan Jurish <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>
+ * Description: pd string conversions : library
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 Bryan Jurish.
+ *
+ * For information on usage and redistribution, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL
+ * WARRANTIES, see the file "COPYING", in this distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ *=============================================================================*/
+#include <m_pd.h>
+
+/* black magic */
+#ifdef NT
+#pragma warning( disable : 4244 )
+#pragma warning( disable : 4305 )
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Constants
+ *=====================================================================*/
+static char *pdstring_version = "\npdstring version " PACKAGE_VERSION " by Bryan Jurish";
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Structures and Types: pdstring [dummy]
+ *=====================================================================*/
+static t_class *pdstring_class;
+
+typedef struct _pdstring
+{
+  t_object       x_obj;
+} t_pdstring;
+
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * External declarations
+ *=====================================================================*/
+extern void any2string_setup(void);
+extern void string2any_setup(void);
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * new
+ */
+static void *pdstring_new(void)
+{
+  t_pdstring *x = (t_pdstring *)pd_new(pdstring_class);
+  return x;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * help
+ */
+static void pdstring_help(t_pdstring *x)
+{
+  post(pdstring_version);
+}
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Setup
+ *=====================================================================*/
+void pdstring_setup(void)
+{
+  post(pdstring_version);
+
+  any2string_setup();
+  string2any_setup();
+
+  pdstring_class = class_new(gensym("pdstring"),
+			     (t_newmethod)pdstring_new,
+			     0,
+			     sizeof(t_pdstring),
+			     CLASS_DEFAULT,
+			     0);
+
+  //-- help method
+  class_addmethod(pdstring_class, (t_method)pdstring_help, gensym("help"), A_NULL);
+
+  //-- help symbol
+  class_sethelpsymbol(pdstring_class, gensym("pdstring-help.pd"));
+}
diff --git a/src/string2any.c b/src/string2any.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93756ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/string2any.c
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C -*- */
+/*=============================================================================*\
+ * File: string2any.c
+ * Author: Bryan Jurish <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>
+ * Description: convert strings to pd messages
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2004 Bryan Jurish.
+ *
+ * For information on usage and redistribution, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL
+ * WARRANTIES, see the file "COPYING", in this distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ *=============================================================================*/
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <m_pd.h>
+
+/* black magic */
+#ifdef NT
+#pragma warning( disable : 4244 )
+#pragma warning( disable : 4305 )
+#endif
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * DEBUG
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+//#define STRING2ANY_DEBUG 1
+
+#ifdef STRING2ANY_DEBUG
+# define S2ADEBUG(x) x
+#else
+# define S2ADEBUG(x)
+#endif
+
+#define STRING2ANY_INITIAL_BUFLEN 32
+
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Constants
+ *=====================================================================*/
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Structures and Types: any2string
+ *=====================================================================*/
+
+static t_class *string2any_class;
+
+typedef struct _string2any
+{
+  t_object       x_obj;
+  size_t         x_size;
+  char          *x_text;
+  t_binbuf      *x_binbuf;
+  t_outlet      *x_outlet;
+} t_string2any;
+
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Constants
+ *=====================================================================*/
+
+/*=====================================================================
+ * Methods
+ *=====================================================================*/
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * anything
+ */
+static void string2any_anything(t_string2any *x, t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+{
+  char *s;
+  int x_argc;
+  t_atom *x_argv;
+
+  /*-- allocate --*/
+  if (x->x_size <= argc) {
+    freebytes(x->x_text, x->x_size*sizeof(char));
+    x->x_size = argc+1;
+    x->x_text = (char *)getbytes(x->x_size * sizeof(char));
+  }
+
+  /*-- get text --*/
+  for (s=x->x_text; argc > 0; argc--, argv++, s++) {
+    *s = atom_getfloat(argv);
+  }
+  *s = 0;
+  S2ADEBUG(post("string2any: text: \"%s\"", x->x_text));
+
+  /*-- clear and fill binbuf --*/
+  binbuf_clear(x->x_binbuf);
+  binbuf_text(x->x_binbuf, x->x_text, strlen(x->x_text));
+  S2ADEBUG(startpost("string2any: buf: "));
+  S2ADEBUG(binbuf_print(x->x_binbuf));
+
+  /*-- output --*/
+  x_argc = binbuf_getnatom(x->x_binbuf);
+  x_argv = binbuf_getvec(x->x_binbuf);
+  if (x_argc && x_argv->a_type == A_SYMBOL) {
+    outlet_anything(x->x_outlet,
+		    x_argv->a_w.w_symbol,
+		    x_argc-1,
+		    x_argv+1);
+  }
+  else {
+    outlet_anything(x->x_outlet,
+		    &s_list,
+		    x_argc,
+		    x_argv);
+  }
+}
+
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * new
+ */
+static void *string2any_new(void)
+{
+    t_string2any *x = (t_string2any *)pd_new(string2any_class);
+
+    //-- defaults
+    x->x_binbuf = binbuf_new();
+    x->x_size = STRING2ANY_INITIAL_BUFLEN;
+    x->x_text = (char *)getbytes(x->x_size * sizeof(char));
+
+    //-- outlets
+    x->x_outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+
+    return (void *)x;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * free
+ */
+static void string2any_free(t_string2any *x)
+{
+  if (x->x_text) {
+    freebytes(x->x_text, x->x_size * sizeof(char));
+    x->x_text = NULL;
+  }
+  binbuf_free(x->x_binbuf);
+  outlet_free(x->x_outlet);
+  return;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * setup
+ */
+void string2any_setup(void)
+{
+  //-- class
+  string2any_class = class_new(gensym("string2any"),
+			    (t_newmethod)string2any_new,
+			    (t_method)string2any_free,
+			    sizeof(t_string2any),
+			    CLASS_DEFAULT,
+			    0);
+  
+  //-- methods
+  /*class_addmethod(string2any_class, (t_method)string2any_symbol, &s_symbol,
+		  A_DEFSYMBOL, 0);
+  */
+  class_addanything(string2any_class,
+		    (t_method)string2any_anything);
+
+  
+  //-- help symbol
+  class_sethelpsymbol(string2any_class, gensym("pdstring-help.pd"));
+}