Matthias Trute <mtr...@web.de> writes: > Am 27.10.2012 21:01, schrieb Enoch: >> Hello Matthias, >> >> I believe that downloading code from the application should be >> a discouraged practice, reasons below. > > I disagree. > >> >> Matthias Trute <mtr...@web.de> writes: >> >>>> *Downloading* hex code from the application is what I do now. Quite ugly >>>> IMO. >>> >>> Whats wrong with it? It keeps the state of the controller just the >>> same way MARKER does and you can transfer that state to (possibly) >>> a lot of other controllers (of the same type). >> >> 1. Downloading application compiled code may inadvertently introduce >> source code bugs. For example, a programmer needs to hand type some >> device-init to get his source to work in the application and forgets to >> add the same to the source file itself. This can go unnoticed for a long >> while since the downloaded code does include this device-init. > > Sounds like you want to separate your application code (or parts of it) > from the amforth core code *and* you seem to want to combine your > application code in binary form (aka hex or asm files) with other > amforth cores or different controller types. Am I right? > > If the answer is yes: no way. Moreover I don't see even chance to do > it that way.
Hand typing source to the application and later downloading of the compiled hex from the application for safe keeping reminds me of the bad practice in the old days were people could alter instructions from the computer front panel switches and later could save the "core memory" to a disc file... A recipie for losing the integrity of the source code. Anyone here old enough to remember the mini-computer age? Anyway, the beauty of OSS is that it can cater to any taste. I will certainly give G4 a serious try. Already made the first step: svn co http://www.forth-ev.de/repos/g4 :-) Thanks, Enoch. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDOWS 8 is here. Millions of people. Your app in 30 days. Visit The Windows 8 Center at Sourceforge for all your go to resources. http://windows8center.sourceforge.net/ join-generation-app-and-make-money-coding-fast/ _______________________________________________ Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amforth.sf.net/ Amforth-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amforth-devel
