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Re: LPub support for external POV post processors (was Sand Green)
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad.ray
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Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:58:51 GMT
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"Kevin Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:H90rrv.GHJ@lugnet.com...
> Mike,
>
> Can I offer embedded perl as a counter offer to Tcl? Perl is a very
> powerful language for manipulating text files.
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> Kevin
Sure. While I prefer Tcl[1], any scripting solution would be a very welcome
addition. If Perl makes it easier for you to introduce this functionality
then by all means go that route!
Mike
[1] It is my NSHO that Tcl is a better scripting solution for CAD
applications than Perl is. I work in the EDA industry (CAD for Electrical
Engineering) and have seen a dozen different languages used for this
purpose. My own company (Mentor Graphics) has employed no less than six in
the 10 years that I have worked here (including Perl). Tcl is the
predominant one we use now and is by far the easiest to support from an end
user perspective.
Now granted, the user support requirements for a commercial EDA application
are far different than they are for LPub but some of the basic philosphy is
the same. I'd be more than happy to discuss this subject if there is a
reason to do so.
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> In lugnet.inst, Mike Walsh writes:
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> [snip]
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> > Let's add a Tcl scripting interface! Actually, it isn't a bad idea. I
> > would think some of the processing steps I am thinking of could be • handled
> > really easily with Tcl.
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> > While I can't think any immediate need to post process .dat files, I am • sure
> > someone else will. I would imagine there will be a desire to do some • sort
> > of user processing on any of the items you mention above.
> >
> > However, I think your proposal above would address all of the items I can
> > think of right now. Last night Steve Barile and I were discussing this • very
> > topic. He had a similar need with something he was doing with MegaPOV. • He
> > had to touch all of his POV files to add the necessary edge detect code.
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> I really like the post processing idea for the items listed, especially • the
> images, because it would again centralize and streamline the process of
> generating building instructions.
>
> Kevin
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