Re: gEDA-user: [RFC 2/6] Plugin system

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Sure. Any ideas how to get the best of both worlds?

If the problem is to avoid loading the wrong plugins, there
are some options:

1. separate subdirs for each plugin type

2. the well-known function name can differ from app to app

3. let the user choose which ones to put in the subdir like everyone
   else does.

In the rare case where a specific project needs a plugin, being able
to manually load a .so that *isn't* in the right directory might be
useful.

Alternately, some auto-load feature that tries to be intelligent about
loading plugins by guessing their names, or have each .so need a
same-named peer .conf that can be pre-read to get configuration and
use information.  Then you know when to load the .so.

Most apps just pre-load any available plugins, though.


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