On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 02:59:00PM -0700, Tim Hockin wrote: > Req 84: Plugin files must be bundled into a single file on the filesystem. > > --> This sounds a bit strange: bundling multiple files into a single file? > What does it mean? 82 and 83 already state that a single plugin binary may > contain multiple plugins, right? What this is stating is that a GMPI plugin or plugin pack is a single file. That might be a .zip style file which expands to many files, but on the filesystem it is ONE FILE. It makes things so much easier. > Req 87: Enumerating plugins is done by scanning 1 or more directories for > GMPI plugin files. If the plugin file includes metadata, the metadata > defines the plugin(s) contained in the plugin file. If the plugin file does > not include metadata, the plugin must be probed. > > --> Do we need requirements on what should be the minimal information in > this meta-data (I/O configuration, vendor, ...)? Or do we keep that for spec > time? Spec time, I think, though maybe the "More..." should have some of it. Need to re-read aarchives. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe