Directory names can clash. Shared libraries might clash, but then they can be renamed and still probed. If directories are renamed because they clash, then what's inside still needs to make sense. If that's spelled out as a requirement (no reference to the top directory name inside the distribution), then that could work. Original Message: ----------------- From: Tim Hockin thockin@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:50:02 -0700 To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: http://www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: http://www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe