Hi Sean, I came across this MGED Command removals and I would like to participate with the process. Also is it possible to create a set of add on or a Plugin which can be used to add this commands by users themselves.
Thanks. From, Benson Chepkwony On 2/16/2017 1:33 AM, Christopher Sean Morrison wrote: > Continuing with a previously announced effort to eliminate features and tools > from BRL-CAD that are infrequently used, we have identified the MGED commands > listed below as candidates for removal. As with the earlier listing of > command line tools we want to provide plenty of advance notice and > opportunity for user input, so please don't hesitate to provide feedback (pro > or con) concerning their removal. > > Here's the list of some of the commands identified so far for outright > elimination: > > ?devel - list development commands > ?lib - list library commands > aproposdevel - search development commands > aproposlib - search library commands > % - escape to interactive shell > animate - tool for building animation scripts > db_glob - find objects matching glob, covered by commands like > search and ls > debugbu - set libbu debugging flags > debugdir - print in-memory directory > debuglib - set librt debugging flags > debugmem - print librt memory map > debugnmg - set libnmg debugging flags > expand - find objects matching pattern, covered by commands > like search and ls > loadtk - manually initialize tk (developer command) > match - find objects matching name, covered by commands like search > and ls > memprint - print memory maps (developer command) > preview - preview animation script > regdebug - toggle display manager debugging > regdef - change defaults, covered by commands like attr > rmats - load views from 'savekey' file > rrt - invoke remote rt > savekey - save keyframe in file > shaded_mode - get/set shaded mode, covered by draw -m# > sync - forces filesystem sync > > Part of our plan is to reduce and consolidate many of the remaining commands > into a smaller set of top-level commands with options. (For example, > bot_smooth and bot_decimate will become "smooth" and "decimate" subcommands > to a new top-level "bot" command.) The goal is to present to users a much > smaller, more discoverable command set that increases the usability and > convenience of working with BRL-CAD geometry. > > There are more details and an evolving roadmap evolving for anyone interested > in helping accelerate progress. Send me an e-mail if you want to get > involved. > > Cheers! > Sean > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > BRL-CAD Developer mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel
