Mail Archives: geda-user/2015/07/14/05:31:43
On Tue, 14 Jul 2015, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
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> On Tue, 14 Jul 2015, Vladimir Zhbanov (vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
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>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 04:16:06AM +0200, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>>> gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
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>>>> I had such an effort years ago. It was a standalone plugin for PCB
>>>> of the time. It used GPMI to support multiple languages - not
>>>> requiring all of them installed, but letting the user install
>>>> language plugins. It supported all the languages you listed above
>>>> (gpmi even has a guile backend!).
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately it did not attract any user. I think only a very few
>>>> people are actually interested in scripting PCB (other than with the
>>>> builtin action language).
>>>
>>> IMHO, the ability to script just every action and even the UI on a
>>> user level is one of the strengths of eagle. I get the impression that
>>> scripting is used a lot by seasoned eagle users. The way eagle does it
>>> with its own exclusive languages (plural!) is a different story
>>> though. I'd recommend a look at freeCAD for a more convincing example
>>> on how to tackle scripting in a CAD environment.
>>>
>>> IMHO, to get widely adopted scripting must be readily available in the
>>> default install of the suite. Plus, its use must be covered by the
>>> manual, by howtos and by first-steps. When these conditions are met.
>>> scripting can get quite an asset.
>>
>> Let's start?
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>> What a first scripting example would you like to see in the scripting
>> how to?
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> My personal favorite is awk, but it's not widespread anymore. Also, I will try
> to list what'd work even against my personal preferences.
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Please disregard my previous mail. I thought it was about how to fix
scripting, but reading it again I am not sure anymore, maybe the question
was more about what features the current system should get.
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