On Jun 25 2013 1:58 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 24 June 2013 23:54, TJoseph Powderly <tjt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> guessing the attributes of an unknown tool is hard to do >> wondering if all the attributes are allowed for is hopeless > > Indeed. > > This is one advantage of using an sqlite database. The > user/integrator > can add any attributes to the database that they want (either by > editing the database, or editing the definition schema, which is an > SQL file) and existing code will just ignore it. > > The structure I have at the moment actually allows you to completely > replace the suggested database structure with one of your own, as > long > as you redefine the queries to suit. > I will probably create a new branch on the git server so that people > can see what the new idea ends up looking like. (for example, further > atrophy of iocontrol, with the tool handing moving into a loadable > HAL > module)
ouch... requiring a SQL database seems more than a little overkill I would think. I just had this wonderful image jump to mind of a shoehorn and the little Arduino that thought it could... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
