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Re: [Cs-dev] Responses from bug trawl

Date2008-05-18 22:12
FromMichael Gogins
SubjectRe: [Cs-dev] Responses from bug trawl
I recommend that either:

(a) The original opcodes be fixed.
(b) The original opcodes be re-implemented by calling the PVS code.

Regards,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
>From: Oeyvind Brandtsegg 
>Sent: May 18, 2008 4:44 PM
>To: Developer discussions 
>Subject: Re: [Cs-dev] Responses from bug trawl
>
>I do agree that the recommendation should be to use the pvs opcodes instead.
>
>I did supply a csd with the previous post (pvoc_test.csd),
>should I resend it ?
>
>best
>Oeyvind
>
>
>2008/5/18, victor :
>> That needs to be looked after. Could you supply a CSD?
>>
>> I am wondering now whether we should mark the pvoc opcodes
>> as deprecated. Their functionality is replicated with much better
>> quality and flexibility by the pvs* opcodes.
>>
>> Victor
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Oeyvind Brandtsegg" 
>> To: "Developer discussions" 
>> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Cs-dev] Responses from bug trawl
>>
>>
>> > And, sorry again, one more bug.
>> >
>> > The pvoc opcode seems to not work correclty if the ispecwp parameter
>> > is set to 1.
>> > For example
>> > a1 pvoc ktimpnt, 1.5, Spfile, 1
>> > will make sound, but also will print a
>> > "Csound tidy up: Segmentation violation"
>> > at the end of performance.
>> >
>> > That's a straightforward bug, but there's also one pvoc bug that seem
>> > very strange indeed:
>> >
>> > Using two instrument containing a pvoc opcode in the same orchestra
>> > does not seem to work. None of the two instruments seem to make any
>> > sound, even if no warnings are printed. This bug shows up
>> > consistently, even if only one of the instruments is activated (see
>> > attached example).
>> > Intermittently, I have also been able to provoke the bug by just
>> > having another instrument defined in addition to the pvoc one. For
>> > example, in the attached file, replace all of instrument 2 with :
>> > instr 2
>> > itest = 0
>> > endin
>> >
>> > The itest line seems to be needed to provoke the bug (any text will do,
>> > but just
>> > instr 2
>> > endin
>> > will not provoke the bug.
>> >
>> > This was tested (and the example made) on windows,
>> > but a student reported similar behaviour on OSX earlier this fall.
>> >
>> > Oeyvind
>> >
>> > 2008/5/18, Oeyvind Brandtsegg :
>> >> Sorry to chime in so late.
>> >> There is a bug related to using strings as p-fields.
>> >> If using more then one string p-field, the last one will also be used
>> >> as the string for any other (earlier) string p-fields for the same
>> >> note event.
>> >>
>> >> Example attached.
>> >>
>> >> Oeyvind
>> >>
>> >> 2008/5/17, jpff :
>> >> > This is a collection of the bugs reported and some responses
>> >> >
>> >> > * 'adsyn' and friends are non-functional.
>> >> >
>> >> >  I have started to look at LPANAL.I think we need better guidance
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > * Python extension modules are built, but not installed (except
>> >> >  by hand)
>> >> >
>> >> >  Anyone?
>> >> >
>> >> > * STK opcodes compile from source, but Loris fail (they seem to
>> >> >  want a file that doesn't exist).
>> >> >
>> >> >  I did not understand this one I build Loris from source
>> >> >
>> >> > * Csound GUI on os x
>> >> >
>> >> >  Anyone?  Who is responsible for Csound GUI?  Or is this generic?  I
>> >> >  rather gave up on Winsound when others moved into that area
>> >> >
>> >> > * ATS opcodes don't work so well
>> >> >
>> >> >  Again we need evidence and examples
>> >> >
>> >> > * Loris on OS X -- and documentation
>> >> >
>> >> >  Anyone understand this?
>> >> >
>> >> > * Csound5GUI to work correctly (hopefully with FLTK) on all platforms]
>> >> >
>> >> >  I assume this is like one above?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > AND FEATURE REQUESTS
>> >> >
>> >> > * documentation for CsoundAC
>> >> >
>> >> >  I think Mike has been doing this
>> >> >
>> >> > * windows binaries distributed as a plain zip, without installer, and
>> >> >  without python dependency.
>> >> >
>> >> >  ??
>> >> >
>> >> > * Loris on windows
>> >> >
>> >> >  Does it not work?  My windows machine is currently too slow and too
>> >> >  small-disked to do much trying
>> >> >
>> >> > * Multiple MIDI out ports
>> >> >
>> >> >  Hum
>> >> >
>> >> > * more PVS opcodes (formant extraction; shuffling/scattering bins,
>> >> >  spectral tuning)
>> >> >
>> >> >  Sounds good when someone has time
>> >> >
>> >> > * Mine CDP opcodes/utilities, SAOL opcodes, Supercollider opcodes, STK
>> >> > opcodes
>> >> >
>> >> >  Ditto
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > * deferred tables for tablexkt opcode
>> >> >
>> >> >  The whole deferred table and power-of-2 needs revision
>> >> >
>> >> > * Beer for the developers
>> >> >
>> >> >  I liked this one, but Adnams is hard to get
>> >> >
>> >> > ==John ffitch
>> >> >
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