From 2514493bd8c6f65aae006cd48bf34ce4c21738a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ntfreak Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:49:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] - added svn props for newly added files git-svn-id: svn://svn.berlios.de/openocd/trunk@752 b42882b7-edfa-0310-969c-e2dbd0fdcd60 --- src/scripting.txt | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/scripting.txt b/src/scripting.txt index dd706165..fa7b94c3 100644 --- a/src/scripting.txt +++ b/src/scripting.txt @@ -1,48 +1,48 @@ -Plan for hosted scripting support in OpenOCD -============================================ -Jim Tcl support in OpenOCD currently exists as a patch. - -There has been some discussion on the list as to what -purpose scripting support might serve in OpenOCD. - -Also Lua was proposed as a scripting language, but -only Jim Tcl has been forwarded as a patch. - -Tcl is also backwards syntax compatible with OpenOCD -commands. - -What scripting will not do -========================== -It is not the intention that normal OpenOCD users will -use tcl scripting extensively, write lots of clever scripts, -or contribute back to OpenOCD. - -The scripting support is intended for developers of OpenOCD. - -Target scripts can contain new procedures that end users may -tinker to their needs without really understanding tcl. - -Since end users are not expected to mess with the scripting -language, the choice of language is not terribly important -to those same end users. - -Uses of scripting -================= -Default implementation of procedures in tcl/procedures.tcl. - -- Polymorphic commands for target scripts. - - there will be added some commands in Tcl that the target - scripts can replace. - - produce . Default implementation - is to ignore serial number and write a raw binary file - to beginning of first flash. Target script can dictate - file format and structure of serialnumber. Tcl allows - an argument to consit of e.g. a list so the structure of - the serial number is not limited to a single string. - - reset handling. Precise control of how srst, trst & - tms is handled. -- replace some parts of the current command line handler. - This is only to simplify the implementation of OpenOCD - and will have no externally visible consequences. - Tcl has an advantage in that it's syntax is backwards - compatible with the current OpenOCD syntax. +Plan for hosted scripting support in OpenOCD +============================================ +Jim Tcl support in OpenOCD currently exists as a patch. + +There has been some discussion on the list as to what +purpose scripting support might serve in OpenOCD. + +Also Lua was proposed as a scripting language, but +only Jim Tcl has been forwarded as a patch. + +Tcl is also backwards syntax compatible with OpenOCD +commands. + +What scripting will not do +========================== +It is not the intention that normal OpenOCD users will +use tcl scripting extensively, write lots of clever scripts, +or contribute back to OpenOCD. + +The scripting support is intended for developers of OpenOCD. + +Target scripts can contain new procedures that end users may +tinker to their needs without really understanding tcl. + +Since end users are not expected to mess with the scripting +language, the choice of language is not terribly important +to those same end users. + +Uses of scripting +================= +Default implementation of procedures in tcl/procedures.tcl. + +- Polymorphic commands for target scripts. + - there will be added some commands in Tcl that the target + scripts can replace. + - produce . Default implementation + is to ignore serial number and write a raw binary file + to beginning of first flash. Target script can dictate + file format and structure of serialnumber. Tcl allows + an argument to consit of e.g. a list so the structure of + the serial number is not limited to a single string. + - reset handling. Precise control of how srst, trst & + tms is handled. +- replace some parts of the current command line handler. + This is only to simplify the implementation of OpenOCD + and will have no externally visible consequences. + Tcl has an advantage in that it's syntax is backwards + compatible with the current OpenOCD syntax. -- 2.39.5