This file describes implementation and API changes; stuff more visible to the user appears in the "release notes" instead. See the bottom of this file for original notes on source stype and organization. 0.40.0 0.39.0 canvas_dspstate and signalinlet_new() exported to m_pd.h new function verbose() added to m_pd.h 0.38.0 finally figured out how to do "-enable-", etc., flags in the configure script correctly. The scheduler now has a hook (set_so you can add polling routines) : sys_idlehook(). I'm now uploading directly to CVS repository ("main" and "stable_0_38" branches.) There are still problems keeping CVS's and my versions of portaudio the same (CVS bashes the "ident" lines). t_int to int in binbuf_addv prototype 64-bit fix to externs makefiles Pd now uses portaudio out-of-the-box; customized files are moved to "src" directory. All "tags" are printf'd as %lx to make 64-bit safe. GUI queueing mechanism added: sys_queuegui() etc. massive rewrite of array code to unify arrays and scalars. fixed empty lists automatically to call "bang" method if one is supplied. rewrote the "namelist" stuff to facilitate preference saving (s_stuff.h, s_path.c, s_file.c, s_main.c) 0.37.2 expr() "exp" temporary variables renamed to avoid compilation problems 0.37.1 makefile.in: MANINSTDIR = $(DESTDIR)/$(MANDIR) changed to $(DESTDIR)/$(INSTALL_PREFIX)/$(MANDIR) (thx. Mathieu Bouchard) applied 2 jack patches from Luke Yelavich add -fno-strict-aliasing to config script (linux&mac) to improve underflow, etc., protection add underflow protection to vcf~ object; rewrote underflow protection to be faster in throw~/catch~ and send~/receive~ fixed bug in -inchannels/-outchannels arg parsing fixed u_main.tk to make "apple" key work to accelerate menus on MACOS fooled with MIDI to try to get sysex and other system messages to work. Needs lots of testing now... finally fixed OSS to open audio with NODELAY... also cleared dup-on-exec flag. bug fix in scalar_properties major editions to the IEM GUIs to fix bugs in how "$" variables are handled. The code still isn't pretty but hopefully at least works now. tried to get alsa noninterleaved access to work (needed for RME). Failed to get my RME card to load under ALSA and gave up for now. fixed scalar drawing to fail gracefully when the template canvas disappears bug fix in vd~ for very small delays (d_delay.c) set up sys_oldtclversion flag to correct for changed text selection (u_main.tk, s_main.c, g_rtext.c) tried again to add "readn" support to s_audio_alsa.c: coded, but failing so far. fixed broken octave divider example removed "-Werror" from default makefile; fixed configure script to respect "CFLAGS" environment variable instead. Suggest developers should use "setenv CFLAGS -Werror". added "-alsaadd" flag so people can specify alsa devnames to add to list. fixed some problems with Pd crashing when ALSA failed to open. took out the 2-pixel padding for MSW in g_canvas.g (HORIZBORDER/VERTBORDER) went back to s_midi_mmio (portaudio version got assertion errors and anyway I could never get sysex working in it as I had wanted.) Took bug fixes from s_midi_pm.c, s_audio_jack.c, s_inter.c from "devel" branch; also added "static" flag to configure.in (but the devel configure.in as a whole doesn't seem to work for OSX, for me at least.) Might have fixed a bug where labels disappear in buttons, etc, when saved and reloaded. brought s_audio_alsa.c up to alsa 1.0.0 compatibility fixed "-alsaadd" (never worked before) fooled with macintosh audio. Fixed some (not all) of the audio I/O APIs to deal with open failures better (reducing sys_{in,out}channels accordingly) In the Alsa API, the synchronization test was too stringent and was loosened to 3*DACBLKSIZE/2. 'make install' fixed to deal with 'extra' correctly. one more improvement in jack support (guenter) make an "nrt" flag so mac can disable pthread_setschedparam call if yu want. ------------------- original source notes ------------- 0. structure definition roadmap. First, the containment tree of things that can be sent messages ("pure data"). (note that t_object and t_text, and t_graph and t_canvas, should be unified...) ------------ BFFORE 0.35: --------- m_pd.h t_pd anything with a class t_gobj "graphic object" t_text text object g_canvas.h t_glist list of graphic objects g_canvas.c t_canvas Pd "document" ------------ AFTER 0.35: --------- m_pd.h t_pd anything with a class t_gobj "graphic object" t_text patchable object, AKA t_object g_canvas.h t_glist list of graphic objects, AKA t_canvas ... and other structures: g_canvas.h t_selection -- linked list of gobjs t_editor -- editor state, allocated for visible glists m_imp.h t_methodentry -- method handler t_widgetbehavior -- class-dependent editing behavior for gobjs t_parentwidgetbehavior -- objects' behavior on parent window t_class -- method definitions, instance size, flags, etc. 1. C coding style. The source should pass most "warnings" of C compilers (-Wall on linux, for instance; see the makefile.) Some informalities are intentional, for instance the loose use of function prototypes (see below) and uncast conversions from longer to shorter numerical formats. The code doesn't respect "const" yet. 1.1. Prefixes in structure elements. The names of structure elements always have a K&R-style prefix, as in ((t_atom)x)->a_type, where the "a_" prefix indicates "atom." This is intended to enhance readability (although the convention arose from a limitation of early C compilers.) Common prefixes are "w_" (word), "a_" (atom), "s_" (symbol), "ob_" (object), "te_" (text object), "g_" (graphical object), and "gl_" (glist, a list of graphical objects). Also, global symbols sometimes get prefixes, as in "s_float" (the symbol whose string is "float). Typedefs are prefixed by "t_". Most _private_ structures, i.e., structures whose definitions appear in a ".c" file, are prefixed by "x_". 1.2. Function arguments. Many functions take as their first argument a pointer named "x", which is a pointer to a structure suggested by the function prefix; e.g., canvas_dirty(x, n) where "x" points to a canvas (t_canvas *x). 1.3. Function Prototypes. Functions which are used in at least two different files (besides where they originate) are prototyped in the appropriate include file. Functions which are provided in one file and used in one other are prototyped right where they are used. This is just to keep the size of the ".h" files down for readability's sake. 1.4. Whacko private terminology. Some terms are lifted from other historically relevant programs, notably "ugen" (which is just a tilde object; see d_ugen.c.) 1.5. Spacing. Tabs are 8 spaces; indentation is 4 spaces. Indenting curly brackets are by themselves on their own lines, as in: if (x) { x = 0; } Lines should fit within 80 spaces. 2. Max patch-level compatibility. "Import" and "Export" functions are provided which aspire to strict compatibility with 0.26 patches (ISPW version), but which don't get anywhere close to that yet. Where possible, features appearing on the Mac will comeday also be provided; for instance, the connect message on the Mac offers segmented patch cords; these will devolve into straight lines in Pd. Many, many UI objects in Opcode Max will not appear in Pd, at least at first. 3. Compatibility with Max 0.26 "externs", i.e., source-level compatibility. Pd objects follow the style of 0.26 objects as closely as possible, making exceptions in cases where the 0.26 model is clearly deficient. These are: 3.1. Anything involving the MacIntosh "Handle" data type is changed to use char * or void * instead. 3.2. Pd passes true single-precision floating-point arguments to methods; Max uses double. Typedefs are provided: t_floatarg, t_intarg for arguments passed by the message system t_float, t_int for the "word" union (in atoms, for example.) 3.3. Badly-named entities got name changes: w_long --> w_int (in the "union word" structure) 3.4. Many library functions are renamed and have different arguments; I hope to provide an include file to alias them when compiling Max externs. 4. Function name prefixes. Many function names have prefixes which indicate what "package" they belong to. The exceptions are: typedmess, vmess, getfn, gensym (m_class.c) getbytes, freebytes, resizebytes (m_memory.c) post, error, bug (s_print.c) which are all frequently called and which don't fit into simple categories. Important packages are: (pd-gui:) pdgui -- everything (pd:) pd -- functions common to all "pd" objects obj -- fuctions common to all "patchable" objects ala Max sys -- "system" level functions binbuf -- functions manipulating binbufs class -- functions manipulating classes (other) -- functions common to the named Pd class 5. Source file prefixes. PD: s system interface m message system g graphics stuff d DSP objects x control objects z other PD-GUI: t TK front end