success.

I wonder what the regular expression was :)

2008/10/6 Christopher Sean Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
> Take #5.  Still debugging with sf.net staff.  New datacenter so maybe this 
> one will finally make it through..
>
>
> On Sunday, August 24, 2008, at 02:54AM, "Christopher Sean Morrison" <[EMAIL 
> PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>Feel free to ignore this message if it makes it through.  I'm
>>debugging a mailing list issue with the Sourceforge staff.  The
>>message apparently matches some "pharma ban" regular expression
>>blacklist spam filter on sf.net mail system (before it even gets to
>>mailman).
>>
>>
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: Dawn Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > Date: 2008/6/30
>> > Subject: [brlcad-devel] gsoc: Libpc
>> > To: John Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >
>> >
>> > Dear John,
>> >   As you would have seen in the repository, I have integrated Boost
>> > Graphics Library ( :) and corrected that crappy build break ) . I
>>have
>> > implemented also the basic binary constraint solving framework. The
>> > current solver doesnt work since there is no backtracking.   I am a
>> > few days away from completing a fully functional binary constraint
>> > solver. By functional I imply a solver which returns all solutions of
>> > the constraint with proper representation of ranges of variables in
>> > case of multiple solutions.
>> >
>> > Regarding BGL, as of now i am using only their data structure and
>> > access mechanisms and none of their algorithmic support. I have also
>> > enabled postscript support via graphviz /dot so as to check the
>>graphs
>> > generated < http://parametrics.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/x.png>I
>> > think when we actually deal with non binary constraints ( next on
>> > agenda after I finish the work on binary constraint solver and the
>> > remaining part of the C code ( dbio, params, pc_set ) and in
>> > particular hypergraphs/bipartite graphs, such template algorithms and
>> > in particular visitor<> based extensions of bgl template algorithms
>> > would be important.
>> >
>> > I am also writing most of the parts as template classes so that later
>> > we could use it for generic constraint solving as well if required.
>> > Though it is really far away i guess. Geometry constraint solving and
>> > representation is a tough job in itself.
>> >>
>> >>   If the constraints are stored as objects in the database file,
>> >> they will need names (as I see you already know). Do you intend
>> >> for the constraint object names to be exposed to the users? If
>> >> not, a method could be developed to provides unique names that are
>> >> not likely to collide with user created names. I guess this could
>> >> be addressed in a UI developed later.
>> >>
>> > My intention was not to expose the constraint object names to the
>> > users. I mean a user does not stand to gain much from that
>> > information. We could write a random name generator. I am still
>> > thinking about how to represent the constraints / list of constraints
>> > in the UI.
>> > Should it be that the user provides a command such as
>> >
>> > #listconstraints sph1
>> > would provide a list of constraints
>> > eg.
>> >
>> >   1. tangency with box2
>> >   2. radius = 30
>> >   3. centre = apex of cone3
>> > In such a situation to support editing we can straightaway give users
>> > access to the constraint object names or we can provide a
>> > functionality such as
>> >
>> > #constredit sph1%1
>> > or some similar character for %  implying edit tangency with box2
>> >
>> > I somehow find both the methods rather unsatisfactory.
>> >>
>> >>   I suspect the solving of the constraints will need to be
>> >> triggered in a few places. Obviously, some command in MGED to run
>> >> the constraint solver. Also in rt, to get the constraints
>> >> evaluated prior to raytracing. I suspect this should be done in
>> >> "rt_gettree_leaf" (tree.c in librt) before the prep routine of the
>> >> primitive is called (or perhaps from the prep routine itself).
>> >>
>> > I was thinking of calling it from the prep routine itself. I am not
>> > sure if some of the specific checking needs using the constraint
>> > solver functionality. Regarding interaction with mged, my idea was
>> > that we invoke the constraint solver by some particular command which
>> > generates the solution if it exists . If multiple solutions exist, it
>> > informs the user of the same asking him to support particular set of
>> > values within the domain solution ( or select an optimal solution if
>> > the user chooses so) This would be followed by solver/mged calling
>>the
>> > geometry update functionality which will update the geometry whose
>> > parameters have changed as well as other geometry associated with
>> > these.
>> >
>> > Sincerely yours,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dawn Thomas
>> > IIT Kharagpur
>> >
>> > " the strength to change what i can, the inability to accept what i
>> > can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference"
>>
>>
>>
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Dawn Thomas
IIT Kharagpur

" the strength to change what i can, the inability to accept what i
can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference"

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