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RE: problem downloading srec file to RCX
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
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Date:
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 04:48:08 GMT
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Dave wrote:
> The firmware checking code brings up an interesting dilema. I want NQC to
> be as bullet proof as possible for normal use, so I want to keep the
> firmware version check in place. However, if a lot of people are using
> nqc to download non-standard firmware, then perhaps some other handling is
> in order. There are a few options...
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> 1) No Change - just ignore the error. Personally I don't like this since
> it potentially hides a real problem. However, if only a few people are
> using nqc for downloads other than standard firmware, then we'll just
> leave NQC alone.
>
> 2) Add an option to supress the firmware check. This is easy to do, but
> the command line is already a bit unwieldy. Perhaps this complicates the
> usage more than it is worth in the long run.
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> 3) Soften the firmware version check to a "warning" rather than an
> "error". The error message could indicate that it couldn't detect
> standard firmware and leave it at that. I'd probably alter return codes
> from NQC to make this event non-fatal (return 0 from main). I like this
> option the best.
Since I use nqc for non-standard firmware uploads, I vote for 3), with
a command line option to suppress in 2)
You can never have enough command line options, right?
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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