3 files changed, 35 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.cpp b/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.cpp
index c4fa81c4..c88e5f00 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void flext_base::cb_loadbang(t_class *c) { thisObject(c)->CbLoadbang(); }
 #endif
 
 void flext_base::m_loadbang() {}
-void flext_base::CbLoadbang() { return m_loadbang(); }
+void flext_base::CbLoadbang() { m_loadbang(); }
 
 void flext_base::CbClick() {}
 
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flmap.h b/externals/grill/flext/source/flmap.h
index f0cb01be..52f6e030 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flmap.h
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flmap.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ WARRANTIES, see the file, "license.txt," in this distribution.
 
 class FLEXT_SHARE TableAnyMap
 {
-protected:
+public:
+
     virtual TableAnyMap *_newmap(TableAnyMap *parent) = 0;
     virtual void _delmap(TableAnyMap *map) = 0;
 
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ protected:
         void *value;
     };
 
+protected:
+    // constructor and destructor are protected so that they can't be directly instantiated 
+
     TableAnyMap(TableAnyMap *p,Data *dt)
         : data(dt)
         , parent(p),left(0),right(0) 
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ protected:
 
     virtual ~TableAnyMap();
 
+public:
+
 #if 0 // set 1 for asserting the map structure (very cpu-intensive!)
     void check(int tsize) { if(n) _check(tsize); }
 #else
@@ -105,8 +111,6 @@ protected:
         int ix;
     };
 
-private:
-
     void _init(size_t k,void *t) { data[0](k,t); n = 1; }
 
     void *_toleft(int tsize,size_t k,void *t)
@@ -178,7 +182,11 @@ private:
 
 template <typename K,typename T,int N = 8>
 class TablePtrMap
-    : TableAnyMap
+    : 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1300
+    public  // necessary for VC6
+#endif
+    TableAnyMap
 {
 public:
     TablePtrMap(): TableAnyMap(0,slots),count(0) {}
@@ -204,6 +212,7 @@ public:
         return (T)d;
     }
 
+
     class iterator
         : TableAnyMap::iterator
     {
@@ -212,14 +221,15 @@ public:
         iterator(const TablePtrMap &m): TableAnyMap::iterator(m) {}
         iterator(iterator &it): TableAnyMap::iterator(it) {}
 
-        inline iterator &operator =(const iterator &it) { TableAnyMap::operator =(it); return *this; }
+        // this ugly syntax (cast to parent class) is needed for MSVC6 
 
-        inline operator bool() const {return TableAnyMap::iterator::operator bool(); }
-        inline T data() const { return (T)TableAnyMap::iterator::data(); }
-        inline K key() const { return (K)TableAnyMap::iterator::key(); }
+        inline iterator &operator =(const iterator &it) { ((TableAnyMap::iterator &)*this) = it; return *this; }
 
-        inline iterator &operator ++() { TableAnyMap::iterator::operator ++(); return *this; }  
+        inline operator bool() const { return (bool)((TableAnyMap::iterator &)*this); } 
+        inline T data() const { return (T)(((TableAnyMap::iterator &)*this).data()); }
+        inline K key() const { return (K)(((TableAnyMap::iterator &)*this).key()); }
 
+        inline iterator &operator ++() { ++((TableAnyMap::iterator &)*this); return *this; }  
     };
 
 protected:
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flqueue.cpp b/externals/grill/flext/source/flqueue.cpp
index ddfd0303..1cf2aab5 100755
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flqueue.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flqueue.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ WARRANTIES, see the file, "license.txt," in this distribution.
 flext::thrid_t flext::thrmsgid = 0;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef FLEXT_SHARED
+/*
+    For the shared version it _should_ be possible to have only one queue for all externals.
+    Yet I don't know how to do this cross-platform
+*/
+#define PERMANENTIDLE
+#endif
 
 static void Trigger();
 
@@ -196,18 +203,20 @@ static void QTick(flext_base *c)
 }
 
 #elif FLEXT_QMODE == 1
-#ifndef FLEXT_SHARED
+#ifndef PERMANENTIDLE
 static bool qtickactive = false;
 #endif
 static t_int QTick(t_int *)
 {
-#ifndef FLEXT_SHARED
+#ifndef PERMANENTIDLE
     qtickactive = false;
 #endif
+
     QWork(false);
-#ifdef FLEXT_SHARED
+
+#ifdef PERMANENTIDLE
     // will be run in the next idle cycle
-    return 2; 
+    return 2;
 #else
     // won't be run again
     // for non-shared externals assume that there's rarely a message waiting
@@ -239,7 +248,7 @@ static void Trigger()
     #if FLEXT_QMODE == 2
         // wake up worker thread
         qthrcond.Signal();
-    #elif FLEXT_QMODE == 1 && !defined(FLEXT_SHARED)
+    #elif FLEXT_QMODE == 1 && !defined(PERMANENTIDLE)
         if(!qtickactive) {
             sys_callback(QTick,NULL,0);
             qtickactive = true;
@@ -280,7 +289,7 @@ void flext_base::StartQueue()
     else started = true;
 
 #if FLEXT_QMODE == 1
-#ifdef FLEXT_SHARED
+#ifdef PERMANENTIDLE
     sys_callback(QTick,NULL,0);
 #endif
 #elif FLEXT_QMODE == 2