2012/8/12 andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com>: > On 12 August 2012 12:18, Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> First of all, I have tried stepconf and pncconf. One time for each of >> them was enough for me to understand, that taking most appropriate >> sample config and then hand-editing is the way to go. > > This may be true for you, but having followed the forum for a while it > is clear that many users believe stepconf and pncconf to either be the > only available way to set up HAL, or to be the only way that they are > prepared to set up HAL.
What I tried to say is: that is my personal experience and I think that most convenient way to prepare HAL files is a matter of personal preference - one likes apples while others prefer bananas. I just took a look at "Getting started guide" from the homepage. I have 2 comments: 1) it is no surprise that new users are using Pncconf or Stepconf - the possibility to use sample configs as a means of creating a config for particular machine is explained in 2 sentences in section 7.3., while Pncconf has 28 pages and Stepconf has 14 pages; 2) more offtopic - this guide has EMC2 everywhere as the name of application, whereas it should be LinuxCNC; BTW user manual is even stranger - it has LinuxCNC in some places, but I see mostly EMC2 everywhere. Whom should I report this to? -- Viesturs If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
