Re: [Emc-developers] on the integer question by Rene

[andy p. <bod...@gm...>]

On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 at 11:38, Bertho Stultiens <lc...@va...> wrote:

> The answer is as obvious and simple as it is intricately complex. The
> "abstraction" in HAL is there in name only and not in the
> implementation. Code is accessing private HAL constructs and data with
> complete disregard of the - abstraction - that is promised by HAL. This
> is also known as a layer violation.

I think that you may be applying a modern definition of a "HAL" to our "HAL"

LinuxCNC HAL does function as intended, it allows the integrator to
link data sources and sinks freely. That is all it was ever meant to
do.

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