[gmpi] Re: Reqs section 3.6

  • From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:26:10 +0000

On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 11:16:16AM +0100, Vincent Burel wrote:
> > can do ANYTHING IT WANTS, as long as it doesn't break the rules of GMPI.
> It
> > might not work in all hosts or in all circumstances, but it should be
> > possible to work.  For example, a host MAY decide to implement
> audio-inputs
> > and outputs as plugins.
> 
> don't like this idea. I don't want to deal with a full generalist plug-in
> SDK like Direct-X. There is two main issue in programming job. To know who
> do what (what components or part of the software takes care about this or
> that) and to find a compromise between the full generalist architecture and
> a dedicated one. I would like to let the GMPI plugger, be focused on the
> significant task : audio processing according incoming parameters (again to
> improve the plug-in production process).

Yes, agreed - some hosts may want to reflect i/os of this kind as GMPI
plugins, but thats up to them, as long as they play within the rules.

The extra mechanic for handling generic i/o plugins seems like a lot of
overhead for very little gain.

- Steve 

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