On 05/03/2011 02:28 AM, Michael Haberler wrote: > I'd like to do a few things, but I rather hear opinions beforehand. >
> major stuff: > > tooltable replacement: tooltablev2 will get a decent abstract data > type, implemented with an sqlite3 database, and move from iocontrol > to task and interp, handled through Python callouts. Actual logic > will move to Python and sqlite3 procedures. This is disjoint from > remapping G/Mcodes since the tool-related change primitives are > needed anyway - just potentially a lot more powerful. > > new software components: > > - for tooltablev2 I'd want to use sqlite3 > (my suspicion is if its good enough for A350 flight management > software, it should be ok for EMC ;-) > > I know this sounds quite ambitious and two extra packages come in, > but I think the time has come to cut loose from some past decisions. > > I'm ready to take slappings now ;-) Michael > Hi Michael, No, I don't want to slap you, on the contrary, I'd like to thank you for all your hard work on EMC2. And I don't want to stand in the way of progress, but would the tooltablev2 changes mean that I would no longer be able to edit/inspect/repair the tooltable with my favorite text editor? Doesn't that go against the idea (generally) of using human- readable ini files and setup files? I'm also thinking here of the Mozilla devs who took a wrong turn years ago (10?) and now our e-mail address books are *still* trapped in the Mork database (a change which I'm sure had all kinds of perceived advantages at the time). Would there be some kind of sqlite3 database inspector tool that we would have to use to look at the tool table directly? Could you explain more about what it is that you are planning here, so as to reassure the nervous? And what would be the benefits of this proposed change? Thanks very much. Kim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
