I am reviewing the new configuration setup for 2.6 and trying to modify the BeagleBone ARM configurations to follow suit but I have a few questions:
* How do I determine if a configuration should go into by_machine or
by_interface, or am I to somehow create symlinks so it shows up in both?
* Most of my configurations will use the same interface, but may have
different pinouts. For example, the same 3D printer machine could be
controlled by virtual identical *.ini and *.hal files, with only a small
*.hal file snippet changed to reflect the use of different I/O pins by
various hardware (ie: BeBoPr board, BeBoPr+ or generic CNC board, K9
board, etc). What is the recommended procedure for reflecting this in
the configuration structure?
* On the BeagleBone images I create, the linuxcnc git working copy is in
~/linuxcnc, but it appears the config picker is wanting to drop files
into ~/linuxcnc. Is there a suggested location for the linuxcnc build tree?
It seems like perhaps the following would work better:
~/linuxcnc Empty (or missing) directory as shipped
~/linuxcnc-dev LinuxCNC git clone & build directory for RIP
~/linuxcnc-dev/
configs/
by_machine/
mendel/ Configuration for mendel 3D printer
mendel_BeBoPr.ini using BeBoPr pinout
mendel_BeBoPr+.ini using BeBoPr+ pinout
mendel_K9.ini using K9 pinout
rostock/ Configuration for rostock 3D printer
rostock_BeBoPr.ini using BeBoPr pinout
rostock_BeBoPr+.ini using BeBoPr+ pinout
rostock_K9.ini using K9 pinout
Does this seem reasonable? IMHO, it seems OK as-is, but what happens
when someone wants to provide a similar configuration for something
driven by a mesa card on an x86 instead of a BeagleBone? How is that
indicated in the config file structure so the config selector presents
something coherent to the user?
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Charles Steinkuehler
char...@steinkuehler.net
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