I don't know on which "magic" system you work, but on my linux nearly everything runs on file extension :) It enables a lot of usefull features, e.g. the filtering in emc.
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Kent A. Reed <knbr...@erols.com> wrote: > > > > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:04:27 +0200 > > From: Bernhard Kubicek <bernhard.kubi...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] C Style Extensions for GCode > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > it is quite obvious that a good incooporation to emc would be: > > 1) give them a specific file extenions eg : .cgc > > 2) have your filter expect the code from standard input e.g. std:cin > > 3) use the Filter section in theconfig/devicename.ini to form a > connection > > between your extension and the converter > > 4) Open the files directly in axis. > > > > greetings, > > Bernhard Kubicek > > > Gentle persons: > > These are sensible suggestions, but I have a caveat regarding 1). > > Use magic file extensions if you must but please don't make them > mandatory. That's a "convenience" that has driven me mad in the M$ world. > > Regards, > Kent > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
