Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 15:10:17 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, roberto@keltia.freenix.fr, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, config@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IPCS Utility Message-ID: <199612310440.PAA09696@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <13393.852006548@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "Dec 30, 96 08:29:08 pm"
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Jordan K. Hubbard stands accused of saying: > > - We will be using Tcl for parts of the FCF (FreeBSD Config Facility), not > > least because I expect to be writing slabs of the core. > > ... > > The planned modular design of the FCF specifically avoids stipulating > > any given language for modules; if you feel the need to write your > > module in Forth, as long as you can manage character I/O you can play. > > Do we have an actual design for the FCF which goes so far as to define > such a level of interface spec? It sounds like you've got something > hammered out, but I'm not sure if I've seen it yet. :-) Er, not in so many words, no. We have months of off-and-on discussions on the topic, and I have this large hazy model in my head which I hope to crystallise in the "config manifesto" I've been talking about. Note the cunning term "planned modular design"; ie. I plan to make the design modular. 8) > Jordan -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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