[Amforth] amforth-shell.py and python3

2020-07-06 Thread Tristan Williams
Hello, I have modified amforth-shell.py to run under python3 and put up a patch here https://tjnw.co.uk/new-shell/doc/ as the patch seemed a little too large for a mailing list. Best wishes, Tristan ___ Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amfort

Re: [Amforth] amforth-shell.py and python3

2020-07-06 Thread Mark Roth
Super. I just patched my local repo. All I had to do was to add the python3-serial package (debian buster) and change the defaults for the serial port and it fired right up. I'll try it next time I'm passing files around to see how things go here. Thank you, Mark On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 12:53 PM T

[Amforth] avr8

2020-07-06 Thread Brian
Sending this again Hello, I'm an avr8 user and love amforth. This is the best system for an eight bit micro that lets you have interactive use of the chip. Things like circuit python and ulisp are cool but so resource intensive or tied to the arduino ecosystem that they become fun toy environ

Re: [Amforth] avr8

2020-07-06 Thread Tristan Williams
Hello Brian, My suggestion was just that the prebuilt AVR hex files in the distribution should include more assembler words as standard. Being able to build from source means being able to do things that might otherwise prove impossible. Not something I would want to change. Best wishes, Trist

Re: [Amforth] avr8

2020-07-06 Thread Erich Wälde
Hello Brian, thanks for your message! > ... to the arm based systems where the 'real' work can be > done. Well observed imho. I read a book on PIC microcontrollers many years back, where the authors made a case that if need be, counted loops (in asm, no matter which way through the if statements