[linux-audio-dev] [RFC] Lite OSC API

[torbenh at informatik.uni-bremen.de]

On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 11:50:40AM +0000, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 12:41:35 +0100, torbenh at informatik.uni-bremen.de wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 10:57:59AM +0100, Frank Barknecht wrote:
> > > Hallo,
> > > 
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > Now how should a discovery service discover this? 
> > 
> > my question is how would a modular app make use of the discovered
> > services ?
> > 
> > i cant dynmically change ports of a component (ie osc output)
> > 
> > not sure about pd. but for galan this seems rather impossible.
> > 
> > although jack components would need this too. 
> 
> I dont understand the question. Say pd wants to pass control data to a
> copy of galan thats running, it needs to know what port (and less importantly
> what address) the galan patch is using - that can either be done by the 
> patch using a known port number (assuming only one of them is running) or
> by quering some service discovery service.

well then i did not understand the purpose correctly.

i thought that service discovery would also tell me the available
controls.

i think i dont have more questions.

-- 
torben Hohn
http://galan.sourceforge.net -- The graphical Audio language