All of that sounds real nice but also deftly navigates around the problem that .ini files for MachineKit are a mess, prone to errors and there are better ways. Might only be good for 10 years but as I've said before, multiply 45 minutes by 1000 users and you have 750 hours. To not do something because there might be a better way some time in the future if only... doesn't solve the immediate problem.
But wait, maybe the reality is that although linux might be under the covers of Android and so gets the record for the largest usage OS I've not seen any Android users edit .ini files. It's all menus and forms etc. Could it be that I'm one of the very few that has even tried running a BBB with a Xlylotex Cape and MachineKit and that most people are using MachineKit for University Robot Arm projects? So yes it works, sort of, and now that you've wetted your teeth get a real computer and run LinuxCNC? That seems to be the tone. John > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: October-13-17 12:49 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] MachineKit on the BeagleBone Black > > On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:20 AM, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > wrote: > > True, > > There's no reason to not have an XML file (or larger database for that matter) > that includes min/max/default values along with several strings for help > information. In fact a default format and standard might even be a good idea. > Might be better than abstract configuration files stored all over the place. > > I don't know anyone who really likes XML. JSON seems a little easier > to read and write. But there are even better ways to go. Apple > seems use SQL Lite. They call it "Core Data" and there is always > Berkeley DB if it needs to be simple. > > But I think a "real server" is the place to keep configuration data. > Real servers use socket-like interfaces and can send parameters over a > network. > > The best thing about servers like theses you don't have to write one. > Any web server can serve XML documents. You can Apache. Of course > Apache can serve HTML documentation too. > > Lots of way to do it but as long as the data is held in a process that > uses socket-like interface then > you system can be distributed. A file based parameter storage system > is limited to just the computer > that can read the local files > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
