[linux-audio-dev] Re: LADSPA 2

[Steve Harris]

On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 10:26:09AM +1000, Loki Davison wrote:
> On 4/25/06, Hans Fugal <hans at fugal.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 at 08:57 +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
> > > On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 06:40:32 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > > > For the sake of the record, it's been duked out on IRC and Steve
> > > > wins :).  (Specifically, ports will be required to have a unique string
> > > > ID, but it will live in the data file, not the code).
> > >
> > > Actually I didn't mean to say that they /will/ be required, just that I
> > > don't have a problem with it. I've not heard anyone else speak in favour
> > > of this, and it is a feature. If theres a critical mass of support I'm OK
> > > with adding it, as it should make the lives of some hosts much easier.
> >
> > Well then let me weigh in. I have in the past cursed the insensibility
> > of referencing a port with its arbitrary (from the human's POV)
> > numerical ID. I want human-friendly port IDs.
> 
> Me too.

OK, given that no-one has spoken out against it, I'm happy to include
a required shortname for ports, that must be [_a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]* or
similar.

It's a burdon on all plugin authors, but host authors can ignore it.

I've tentatively added ladspa:shortname to the stawman plugin's ports.

- Steve