From e4b38b33b99d7f8bccb89d01d2e24957b38c49cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Davis Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:26:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] provide an environment variable to disable MIDNAM loading (just for testing purposes) --- libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc index 85dcd42034..3aa2f2e48f 100644 --- a/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc +++ b/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc @@ -290,7 +290,9 @@ MidiPatchManager::load_midnams () void MidiPatchManager::load_midnams_in_thread () { - _midnam_load_thread = PBD::Thread::create (std::bind (&MidiPatchManager::load_midnams, this), "MIDNAMLoader"); + if (!g_getenv ("ARDOUR_NO_PATCHFILES")) { + _midnam_load_thread = PBD::Thread::create (std::bind (&MidiPatchManager::load_midnams, this), "MIDNAMLoader"); + } } void