> So why aren't all (or at least nearly all) external developers simply using > "setup" as the entry point?
yes, I've asked that myself and I think they just could. Have a look at the Max part of pd~: the setup function is simply called 'main'. Gesendet: Sonntag, 12. Mai 2019 um 03:28 Uhr Von: "Jonathan Wilkes" <jancs...@yahoo.com> An: "Christof Ressi" <christof.re...@gmx.at> Cc: Pd-List <pd-list@lists.iem.at> Betreff: Re: Aw: Re: Re: [PD] Full stop '.' in class namespace > On Saturday, May 11, 2019, 5:47:17 PM PDT, Christof Ressi > <christof.re...@gmx.at> wrote: > ok, I don't see a problem here. the only symbol a Pd external exports (or > should export) is the setup function - which is retrieved "manually" with > GetProcAddress / dlsym. In theory all Pd externs could have the same setup > function, at least on the platforms I know... Note that for example VST > plugins all export the same entry point and it seems to work fine :-) Not just in theory, but in practice at line 253 of s_loader.c So why aren't all (or at least nearly all) external developers simply using "setup" as the entry point? -Jonathan _______________________________________________ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list