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pd-lib-builder

Makefile.pdlibbuilder is a helper Makefile designed to streamline the building of Pure Data (Pd) external libraries.

Key points

  • Created by Katja Vetter (2015) and released to the public domain.
  • Developed further as a Pd community project.
  • Inspired by Hans Christoph Steiner’s Makefile Template and Stephan Beal’s ShakeNMake.
  • Requires GNU make ≥ 3.81.

Purpose

  • Provides a standardized and portable way to compile Pd externals.
  • Handles platform differences (Linux, macOS, Windows) automatically.
  • Reduces complexity compared to writing custom Makefiles.

Use msys2 on Windows

On windows it is easiear to use msys2 to build objects with pd-lib-builder. You can install msys2 running winget install msys2.msys2 or check https://www.msys2.org/.

Contributors

  • Download here.
  • Developed by Pierre Guiellot, Charles K. Neimog, and others.
  • Report Bugs here!
  • Available for .

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