From: "Matt Shaver" <mshaver@...>
Subject: CPNC Programming Resources
Here is a list of Tcl/Tk programs that could be the source of software
components for the upcoming CPNC project:......
Thanks for all the hints.
The VTK one is usefull because it describes some coding standards and
some submission processes. We will need to do something in this area as
well.
One of the major reasons Im stopping the work on my VB program is that
the underlying data structure is not good. I cannot use the VB Object
stuff, since my .dll limits me to the 16bit VB, so that forces just
about everything to be global variables, since procedures can only
return a single value. I have done some reading on Tcl/tk and find the
same problems.
I would much prefer to write in Perl/Tk. All the data handing could then
be object oriented and much more robust. We could also use the Perl
module mechanisms to add code. To use a controller like Simple Step or
FLashCut this would be fine, but to interface to EMC it will be
necessary to do the same kind of work that was done to tie Tcl to EMC.
It is not hard, but it does require some C work, and its not something
Im ready to take on. Who did the emc-tcl work, and can we encourage him
to do it for Perl?
Im very sure that the success of CPNC will depend heavily on the data
structure under it. I dont think Tcl will give us the structure we need.
ron
