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diff --git a/desiredata/INSTALL.txt b/desiredata/INSTALL.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d456fb77 --- /dev/null +++ b/desiredata/INSTALL.txt @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +to build this program, you need to have those packages: + + gcc (including the libc6 dev package and the g++ package) + tcl >= 8.4 (the dev package) + tk >= 8.4 (the dev package) + make + +then type commands like: + + cd src + ./configure + make + make install + +The ./configure program has some options that you can use if for some +reason you want to disable the use of certain libraries for some reason. +You may also use it to specify a different installation directory: for +example you install programs with --prefix=$HOME but then you need to have +something like this in my Bash configuration (.bashrc and/or .bash_profile): + + export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH + export LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib + export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib + export C_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/include + export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/include + +to start DesireData, type a command like: + + desire mystuff.pd + +You may also make a build without the "make install" step and then start +pd from the src directory like this: + + cd src + wish desire.tk mystuff.pd + +If you want to have both DesireData and another kind of PureData on the same +system, use a different --prefix or else just keep the compiled source +directories ready for a new "make install" phase each time you want to switch. + +Most externals are compatible; almost all exceptions are those that use +a component called "t_widgetbehavior": [popup], [widget], [playlist], +[sonogram], [grid], [display]. + +Most abstractions are compatible too; almost all exceptions are those that +use "click" messages to fake mouse actions. + +There are some options of DesireData that are available as commandline +arguments, for example selecting a language (Spanish, German, etc). You +can get a list of them by typing: + + desire -- -help + +Most other configuration can be done through the Preferences items in the +File menu of the main window, or by editing the corresponding configuration +files ".pdrc" and ".ddrc" in the home directory. + + +Options that are planned for future versions of DesireData and are currently +in available in devel_0_39 : + + lockfree = enables lockfree fifos for thread synchronization + newhash = provides a bigger hash table for symbols + atomic = use atomic operations for the internal stack counter + threadedsf = broken in 0.39; in 0.38, provides threaded soundfiler + daz = Build using DAZ flag on x86-SSE2 cpus (must be set to False for AMD cpus) + app_pkg = install builds application package structure for OSX + desire = enables building of experimental MVC gui + simd = build with simd extensions (x86 only?) + pdlib = build pd as a dynamic library + optimize = optimize for given cpu-type + prefix = install directory prefix + |