Hi Dave, Glad to hear that the bug you had was resolved! Also, taking a look at the tracker, it looks like a lot of those bugs have already been resolved. Shall we clean up the bug database sometime? steven On 1/11/07, David Akbari wrote: > I certainly agree with this sentiment, that is to do a 5.04.1 release > to fix the Windows paths problem issue and then implement some of the > more ambitious changes for a 5.05 release. > > Regarding the original post in this thread, the problem I reported > some time ago with backwards compatibility has been indeed fixed by > John ffitch. > > For more followup, see > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1599057&group_id=81968&atid=564599 > > Regarding other things, I'd like to see > > * Endianness definitions fixed in SConstruct to allow getPlatform() == > 'darwin' && sys.byteorder == 'little'; as well as getPlatform() == > 'linux' && sys.byteorder == 'big' so that Linux PPC and Intel Macs can > be used right out of the box. Previously the SConstruct had assumed if > Darwin then it is big endian or if Linux it is little endian byte > order --- I think Anthony has already fixed this in SConstruct. > > * The ability to both send AND receive the OSC protocol from a single > running instance of Csound. My tests show that users can perform > sending or receiving but not both in a single instance of Csound. > > See also > http://www.nabble.com/Possible-bug%3A-OSCsend-and-OSClisten-in-the-same-instance-of-Csound-tf2837419.html#a7921793 > > > -David > > On 1/10/07, Steven Yi wrote: > > Hi Andres and all, > > > > I was thinking of a quick release now with the fix for Windows paths > > as it's sort of a showstopper. I imagine the simple cross-platform > > editor/front-end would be great for the next major point release > > (5.05) but I have some feelings that it won't be something that will > > be ironed out quickly and probably *should* have some rounds of beta > > testing, feedback, etc. Also, I think we've had a few emails here > > about things to have, but I think it might be best if we drafted a > > requirements doc; nothing overly formal, but I think if the past has > > shown anything, someone programs something thinking this is what > > everyone wants, then everyone tells them what they really want, then > > there's time lost and no one's the better for it. Also, there's a lot > > of code in csound5gui and winsound that could probably be gathered > > from. > > > > BTW: My take on a cross-platform GUI would be something like MacCsound > > but without the GUI parts. Dave's syntax code editor could be the > > main area, parts of csound5gui and winsound could be used to fill in > > the rest of the functionality. (Matt probably doesn't hear it enough > > from me, but MacCsound is A+ on usability in my book. =) ) > > > > steven > > > > > > > > On 1/11/07, Andres Cabrera wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I would also like to see a new release soon. What I would most love to > > > see in the next release: > > > - Simple cross-platform editor/front-end particularly to ease running > > > and editing examples, that newbies can easily step into. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Andres > > > > > > Steven Yi wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > It being a new year I thought I'd query the list to see what everyone > > > > thought about Csound's current status as well as seeing about things > > > > we would all like to achieve with where to take Csound. > > > > > > > > Regarding the current release of Csound, I think that the fix that > > > > Anthony suggested and that I checked in regarding paths on Windows > > > > seems like it should get out to the public as quickly as possible and > > > > I'd like to request that at least a new Windows build be released and > > > > better if a new release all around was to happen. I don't think it > > > > would have to be a major point release, just a minor mostly bug fix > > > > release so maybe 5.04.1. It seems that the bug has caused a number of > > > > problems for people either using the GUI's or API. Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > Also, I don't remember the status of the problem David Akbari posted > > > > about and if that was ever resolved. > > > > > > > > Regarding where Csound is going, I realized that in the past when > > > > there was heated ranting by a user or users that it often spurred a > > > > lot of quick (if stressful!) changes. Rather than waiting for a > > > > heated rant, shall we poll the main list for user thoughts on where > > > > they see deficiencies in the current Csound releases? > > > > > > > > As for personal work, I've taken a long break from the new parser but > > > > I think will resume work on that next week. Rather than continue to > > > > work on that in a separate branch I'd like to integrate that back into > > > > the HEAD branch as well as do as I mentioned a month or so ago, which > > > > is to set up two layers of options to use: one in SConstruct that > > > > would build in the new parser or not, and second a commandline flag to > > > > enable using the new parser. Both of those would default to no, > > > > meaning if you just checked out from CVS and didn't turn on to build > > > > the parser, nothing would change for you. Even if you built with the > > > > new parser, it wouldn't be used unless explicitly told to via > > > > commandline, so again nothing would change for normal usage. The code > > > > is encapsulated into its own files so does not affect the current use > > > > of Csound even when compiled in, so I think this is very safe to > > > > integrate. If everyone is okay with this, I'll go ahead on Monday to > > > > integrate and start working from there. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > steven > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > > > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > > > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Csound-devel mailing list > > > > Csound-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/csound-devel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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