LinuxCNC Development

This page was edited to reflect the agreement to rebrand (the earlier name) to LinuxCNC. (Remove this line after awhile.)

---

Improvements

• Thoughts about a future ToolChangerImplementation
• Some AdditionalGCodeFunctionality , might be done as a different interpreter for LinuxCNC
• Adding a configuration program based on (done?)
• Thoughts on MessagingLayer
• Thoughts on G0 Feedrates and G0 Feedrate Override
• Thoughts on SynchronizedOutputs
• G-Wiz: A Conversational GCode Generator
• customizable HAL control panels with pyVCP (also integrates with AXIS)
• customizable, LinuxCNC specific text highlighting in gedit
• blah blah blah blah highlighting in vim
• Introspection - the ability for g-code to access LinuxCNC's state (in #variables)
• Advanced Configuration - advconf - Advanced configuration Wizard (based on stepconf)

Interpreter changes

• Named Parameters A Proposal by Lerman
• AlternativeNamedParameterSyntax the sequel
• PythonBindings provide a python shell to access LinuxCNC's canonical interface and rs274 interp

Get-together's

1. Fest 2005
   1. Code Base Queries (this was before the CodeFest? 2005, can be treated as a ToDo? ToDiscuss? list)
   2. TopicsForDeveloperDiscussionAt EMC Fest 2005 (this was before the CodeFest? 2005)
   3. ProgrammerDecisions Fest 2005 (decisions after the Fest)
2. Fest 2006
   1. EMC Fest 2006
3. Fest 2007
   1. EMC Fest 2007
4. Future get-together's
   1. EMC Fest 2008
   2. FirstEuCodeFest - period indeterminate

Current development useful docs

• Simple Tp Notes - how the trajectory planner works
• If you want to touch NML parts, have a look at adding a CustomNMLMessage
• building an StandAloneInterpreter
• using different Interfaces
• http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/LinuxCNC_Developer_Manual.pdf explains coding conventions and a general overview of LinuxCNC's internals
• Terminology Definitions
• [LinuxCNC Documentation]?
• MakefileDeMystified
• DeveloperTipsAndTricks
• BooksToRead

Whitepapers for reference

• Moved to a separate page, list was getting long!

Developer Checklists

• ReleaseCheckList

Developers

(short list with links to people working on LinuxCNC; changeset count is from 5/29/2009)

Author	Changes	Last activity	Git change?
JeffEpler	2654	May 2009	In favor
JohnKasunich?	899	May 2009	In favor
ChrisRadek?	1183	May 2009	In favor
Alex Joni	1062	May 2009	In favor
Chris Morley	244	May 2009	??
John Thornton	878	May 2009	In favor
Sebastian Kuzminsky	300	May 2009	In favor
Eric H. Johnson	27	Apr 2009	??
Francis Tisserant	174	Mar 2009	In favor
Stephen Wille Padnos	134	Mar 2009	In favor
Florian Hahn	67	Mar 2009	??
ben lipkowitz	69	Mar 2009	In favor
Jarl Stefansson	8	Feb 2009	In favor
Rayhenry	137	Sep 2008	In favor
KennethLerman	21	Jul 2008	In favor
Jon Elson	26	Jun 2008	??
[LawrenceG]	1	Dec 2007	In favor
[Anders Wallin]	92	Nov 2007	??
Peter G. Vavaroutsos	107	Oct 2007	??
Matt Shaver	27	Mar 2007	In favor
Frank Jungclaus, DL9BDF	10	Feb 2007	??
Bas Laarhoven	2	Sep 2006	??
Daniel Nilsson	2	Jan 2006	??
Paul Corner	216	Nov 2005	??
Keith Rumley	1	May 2005	??
Fred Proctor	16	Apr 2005	??
EBo	1	Oct 2004	??
Martin Kuhnle	4	Oct 2004	??
Steve Stallings	1	Apr 2004	In favor