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diff --git a/src/scripting.txt b/src/scripting.txt index dd70616..fa7b94c 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 <productionfile> <serialnumber>. 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 <productionfile> <serialnumber>. 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. |