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

  • From: Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:19:53 -0700

On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 09:09:42AM -0600, Mike Berry wrote:
>       Completely outside of the meta-data licensing issue, I'm not sure 
> that I'm happy with the bundle requirement. Why is it proposed? Is it just 
> to make copying the plugin from one place to another easier? It doesn't 
> seem to make the host's life easier, nor the plugin developers. Anyone 
> want to enlighten me?

It guarantees a way for a plugin to have a place to package up all sorts
of support files - help, graphics, samples, presets, etc.

Of course, it could be a suggestion, not a requirement.  I really like the
idea that everything is a single file or at least a single dir.

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