[gmpi] Re: Reqs 3.8
- From: Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 05:16:43 -0800
On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 09:10:15AM -0500, RonKuper@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I strongly disagree. There should be a mechanism to at least at compile
> time create a plugin that processes any type of sample data, even integers.
> Someday I hope Digidesign will come around and support GMPI. If they do,
> we've got to support fixed point somehow.
There are actually two issues here:
1) allowing fixed point IO
2) allowing non-FPU systems (this includes parameters and ???)
The issue has been brought up of profiles, and that is what the topic is.
The more I think of it, the less I want to deal with it. A 'profile' is
essentially a variation on the specification. At present we can identify
TWO or at most THREE profiles (float, int, maybe double).
I say that for issue 1 we decide to support ONE type (float) or we decide to
support a short list of types and provide an API for converting between
them.
I say that for issue 2 we punt. Let it be solved once we have a solid spec
for GMPI that deal with modern, fully-capable systems.
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