Re: [Emc-users] gcmc - G-Code Meta Compiler

[Gene H. <ghe...@wd...>]

On Wednesday 30 October 2013 11:30:34 Kent A. Reed did opine:

> On 10/30/2013 7:47 AM, Bertho Stultiens wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Every time I had to write a CNC-mill program using G-codes I got
> > annoyed by the archaic format and syntax.
> 
> Archaic? How could you say that? Why it's 10 years younger than I am.
> Oh, wait....

Chuckle.  And I think I have close to a decade on you, Kent.  My calendar 
starts in 1934.
 
> > I looked for a meta compiler or generic pre-processor, but could not
> > find anything that satisfied me. Being able to program should be
> > "easy".
> 
> What a concept!
> 
> > The G-Code Meta Compiler (gcmc) is just that, a scripting meta
> > language, using modern procedural paradigms and a context free
> > grammar, to generate G-code. It takes in a script and generates all
> > the movements.
> 
> Thank you, Bertho. I look forward to taking it for a spin. Those of us
> who handcode can use all the tools we can get.

I'll certainly second that.
 
> Regards,
> Kent
> 
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