Ned Konz wrote:
>
> No, you're getting me confused with my good friend and neighbor Steve Roberts
> (http://www.microship.com). I just rode all over the place on a recumbent
> bike with a handheld PC and a digital camera <g>. I ended up at Steve's house
> at the end of a 1999 4000 mile tour of the west. I lived with him and Natasha
> for 3 months. I've also ridden from Florida to Oregon on an upright.
Sorry bout that. But I swear I've seen your name before. clp.misc maybe?
>
> The application, though, is one that I'm working on with Steve. We have a bit
> of an NSF grant to develop a proof-of-concept wireless data collection
> device, and we're using a single board computer, Linux, and Perl. And Inline.
Eggs-sah-lent! Muhaahaa!
> I'm not good with names, but if they're CAT2 I almost certainly have never
> ridden with them. My riding strategy: pile lots of stuff on the trailer, ride
> till it feels right to stop. I tend to average 60 miles or so per day when
> I'm touring.
They both race, yes. But Glen did the RAAM race last year on a four man
team. And Dan likes to ride ridiculously long stretches on a single
speed. I've also known the guys who were training for that Raven human
powered aircraft thingy in Seattle.
> > I'll try to comment here:
> > > I tried this, but I don't know if it's right (the call won't return more
> > > than 32 characters):
> > >
> > > int _readBlockData(int file, int command, SV* output)
> > > {
> > > char buf[ 32 ];
> > > int retval = i2c_smbus_read_block_data(file, command, buf);
> > > if (retval == -1)
> > > return retval;
> > > sv_setpvn(output, buf, retval); /* retval is # of bytes read */
> > > return retval;
> > > }
> >
> > I usually discourage the modification of input parameters in favor of
> > returning multiple values on the Perl stack. But I have a question for
> > you. "Does it work?" If so, it seems reasonable. If not, it may be
> > getting messed up by the transparent typemapping. Sorry to be
> > wishywashy, but I'm just strapped for time right now.
So I still want to know. "Does it work?"
> I talked to Dick Hardt for a while on the Perl Whirl and actually considered
> joining ActiveState, but decided against it.
All that riding and geek cruises too? I want *your* job!
Take care and keep us posted on your Inline adventures,
Brian
--
perl -le 'use Inline C=>q{SV*JAxH(char*x){return newSVpvf
("Just Another %s Hacker",x);}};print JAxH+Perl'
