On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:55 AM Gedare Bloom <ged...@rtems.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 10:50 AM Joel Sherrill <j...@rtems.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:30 AM Gedare Bloom <ged...@rtems.org> wrote: > >> > >> On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 12:33 PM Eshan Dhawan <eshandhawa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > > >> > Hello Everyone, > >> > I wanted to take Packaging Micro Python up as GSOC project this > summer and the project will also include packaging LUA and picoC > >> > The ticket for Micro Python : https://devel.rtems.org/ticket/4349 > >> > What would be the complete Scope of the project? > >> > And what would be a good starting point? > >> > > >> > >> Well, I guess Joel must have described the task, so I'll leave it to > >> him to fill in some more details. > >> > >> Adding RSB packages may be not sufficient coding work for GSoC. It is > >> important in the proposal to identify what would be the coding > >> activities involved in this project. For example, we know from > >> experience that Lua can just be built from some minor tailoring of its > >> Makefile, so the package is very straightforward. However, the > >> projects you mention are scripting environments, so maybe creating a > >> framework in RTEMS for a "shell/intepreter" that can be built as an > >> add-on by RSB would be a proper way to scope this effort. > > > > > > I agree that Lua and Micropython should build easy but I had more > > in mind. > > > > The full project was language stacks for RTEMS with a better user > > experience for Micropython, Lua, Tcl, etc although I am not sure what > > etc would entail. I am not sure all three can be completed in the new > > GSoC timeframe. All would follow the same pattern: > > > > + RSB package offering a reasonable default and access to configuration > > + Examples including at least bare embedded, use of custom commands, > > and integrating with RTEMS shell commands Perhaps interactive use with > > command line history and editing integrated if we have that as a library > now. > > + Documentation specific to RTEMS and the examples > > > > I imagined completely parallel kits for each embedded language we wanted > > to support. > > > > Does that help? Should he plan on Micropython and Lua? > > > > Sure. Lua should be easy way to get started and develop the > framework/infrastructure side in Phase 1. Phase 2 could be extension > to micropython / other scripting languages. > OK. > > I'm not sure about the RSB design of things, and whether they should > be parallel or capable of integration. Would anyone want to use > multiple interpreters in the same application? If so, they should > build together to avoid conflicts. If not, parallel is fine. > I don't see any reason on our side why that shouldn't work but we can't guarantee they don't have symbol conflicts. And I'm not sure it would make much sense to integrate both at the same time. I'd think you could install both but we'd focus on only using one at a time. --joel > > > --joel > > > >> > >> > Thanks > >> > - Eshan > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > devel mailing list > >> > devel@rtems.org > >> > http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > >> _______________________________________________ > >> devel mailing list > >> devel@rtems.org > >> http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >
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