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

  • From: "Jeff McClintock" <jeffmcc@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:25:54 +1200

> > Does this mean that at runtime the host must extract a sharable
> > library from the bundle? This seems rather painful in these days of
> > extravagant disk space.

Yes, In fact, on Windows you have no option but to extract the plugin dll to
a separate file.  Windows won't load a dll from inside an archive (Windows
references dlls by their filename).

So "Plugin files must be bundled into a single file on the filesystem" is
not possible on Windows.

> The bundle can be treated very much like a folder/directory.

One alternative would be using a 'real' folder/directory ( 1 per plugin ).

Best Regards,
Jeff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 6:09 AM
Subject: [gmpi] Re: Instruments done, moving on to "Plugin Files"


> On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 12:02:49PM -0600, Mike Berry wrote:
> > >But, yes, they are going to be "bundles" according to Req 84:
> > >"Plugin files must be bundled into a single file on the filesystem."
> >
> > Does this mean that at runtime the host must extract a sharable
> > library from the bundle? This seems rather painful in these days of
> > extravagant disk space.
>
> According to the req, yes, the host would have to extract something from
> the bundle.  This could all be GMPI SDK code, and not compressed, just
> bundled.  It's quite cheap CPU wise.
>
> The question is whether the benefit of having a plugin/plugin pack be a
> single file is worthwhile or not.
>
> In that plugin bundle can be factory default presets, help files,
> graphics, factory samples, etc.
>
> The bundle can be treated very much like a folder/directory.
>
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