[gmpi] Re: Instruments done, moving on to "Plugin Files"

On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 07:58:02PM -0400, Michael Gogins wrote:
> All of these "bundling" ideas are impractical, in practice, across
> platforms. The best thing to do is just go for a probe function. If hosts
> aren't happy with the probe overhead, they can make a checksum or timestamp
> or something on each probed file and use it to make sure their database of
> plugin metadata is up to date.
> 
> Facilities for doing this should be made a part of the GMPI API, host side.

The bundling idea was more than just metadata.  It also included bundling
presets, help, graphics, etc.

That said, I don't care if we say that the "bundle" is a directory.  I
like the idea of a jar file or a tar file representing the WHOLE plugin in
a single file, but I don't *really* care.  It does make it easier to
distribute files, for all the good and bad arguments thereof.

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