I realize that I am coming late to this discussion :-( such as the case
may be.
I too have looked at scripting and openocd.
(A) Yes, you should implement TCL - period The issue is "JIM" vrs FULL
TCL.
JIM-TCL - However - it has its limits.
For a standalone use of openocd. JIM is a great solution because it is
self contained.
I believe most often - OpenOCD is used with a debugger.
I believe it is utterly important to include the ability to use the full
Tcl/TK. What you want is TK!
Yes - that makes it harder :-(
(B) Specifically - include an option to use the *FULL* Tcl/Tk package
that is already provided by "GDB/Insight"
Yea, it is ugly... live with it.
Why? The Tcl/Tk API is stable as all hell. If you want any other GUI -
you have to find something that transports across Linux, Windows.. (I'm
80% confident Insight runs on a mac - I don't have one) and you now have
a multi-platform GUI - that just works and you can script.
How many packages already include Tcl/Tk - via Insight?
ie: MicroCross - "visual debugger" is insight.
ie: WinAVR - includes "insight"
WinARM - does not included it - but GDB/Insight runs on Cygwin
already
Jim Lynch - in his great "arm development" how to - even
suggests using Insight instead of the Eclipse internal debugger.
It's already there -- you do not need to do anything special! No
fighting "wxWidgit" version numbers - and all that sort of stuff... Yea,
it is ugly - but it works. Remove a level of complexity and ride on the
coat tails of Insight!!!
For others - Do not think Tcl/Tk is dead language it is the language you
never hear about.
Numerous commercial chip companies development tools include support Tcl
-(some also include Tk)
Tcl/Tk - just was not 'sexy'
Øyvind Harboe - already mentioned (FPGA tool) ModelSim
(ie: The simulation tool free with the Xilinix web pack)
Analog Devices - VDSP - supports TCL
The NEC V850 tool chain supports TCL.
Renesas - includes Tcl/Tk in their IDE
Code Warrior - includes Tcl/Tk support.
Another case for Tcl/Tk is this: In the development world - one can
automate other JTAG things - think "expect + openocd" - or 'BSDL' and
board debug problems with traditional boundary scan.
I'm sure you have seen the Tcl/Tk - demo of the floor plan - you click
on a room on the map - and something happens.
ie: You see a picture of a chip out line - and you click on it - using
openocd & boundary scan - and that pin toggles 0/1/0/1...
Tell me how many embedded developers would give their right arm for a
feature like that.
-Duane.
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