21 Dec
2006
21 Dec
'06
4:40 a.m.
On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 09:11:06 -0500, Paul Davis wrote:
Perhaps, perhaps not. LV2 has the potential to make that easier, as
plugins are in directories, which can have multiple .so files, and they
can be annotated so the host can pick out the right one. They could even
be cross platform that way.
c.f. http://lv2plug.in/ - though the full docs for the directory format are
not yet uploaded.
- Steve
2. We build
binaries for the lowest common denominator, so the plugins
you'll find in Fedora, for instance, don't take advantage of SSE
hardware or instruction scheduling for different processors. This can
make a huge difference. What would be nice is if we could distribute an
RPM containing a plurality of plugin builds, and then have the
application load the plugin matching the capabilities the execution
platform.
that's hard. but then again .... seems like its the job of a package
manager to identify the correct build to install on processor foo,
right?