26 Apr
2006
26 Apr
'06
7:39 a.m.
On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 09:48:01 +0100, tom christie wrote:
...
Well, it provides a _built-in_ way of ensuring that
the struct is
properly accessed,
even if the metadata file is corrupted or lost.
Say a user meddles with the metadata file to make a 2.0 plugin look
like a 2.1 plugin. The host attempts to access 2.1 functionality and
core dumps.
Say the metadata file has been lost - the plugin contains sufficient
information to remain accessible although it no longer has any
associated metadata.
It's not metadata. If the data is corrupt or missing then youre SOL. It's
just as vital as the arrays of structs were in LADSPA 1; if you dont have
the data theres no way to use the plugin without causing segfaults.
This is why the "plugin" is really a directory, all the stuff in there is
neccesary.
- Steve