Thanks: I have Idle working, I think, not sure what to expect in the way of debugging stuff, single step, break points, watch variables, etc.. Or how it fits in with the rest of EMC which Axis seems to need to run properly.
Now need some time to play with stuff. On Sat, 2010-05-15 at 15:39 -0400, Dave wrote: > Use the Synaptic package manager to get and install "Idle" which is a > editor/debugger for Python. It is small, yet powerful for finding > errors and testing code. It saves much head banging. > > There is also Eclipse, which is a full blown IDE. It has a Python add > in that you can load off the Eclipse website. But to me, using Eclipse > is like using a 10 lb sledge hammer to drive a tack - overkill. > > The Axis graphics are done in Tcl/TK which is a different language. > There is a lot to learn. > > Dave > > On 5/15/2010 1:27 PM, Andre' B wrote: > > I have Emc from a Live-CD install now updated to 2.4.0 > > I would like to try a few modifications to Axis, dealing with the feed > > and spindle overrides. > > Want to toggle the number keys between feed override, spindle override, > > and both. Buy both I mean changing feed and speed to maintain the same > > feed per rev. > > I also have an idea for being able to change the overrides by a smaller > > increment then 10% without a bunch more keys. > > > > Have not done much programming in Linux, mostly just VB and C > > programming in Windows and DOS. > > > > Snooping around it looks like some of the stuff I want to mess with is > > in the Python script usr/bin/axis > > > > How to get started, what would be the best development tools to try > > first? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
