[C.CC USERS] users Digest, Vol 38, Issue 1

Sun Sep 8 21:53:33 BST 2013

Hi all,

http://concurrency.cc/2013/09/08/what-to-do.html

I think that explains/answers the question of "when?" If you're interested
in contributing, then I'm happy to find time and make this more of a
priority.

Cheers,
Matt

On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Matt Jadud <matt at jadud.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm not at all clear why Chris's message did not reach me directly. I'll
> check the mailing list settings...
>
> First, Chris: the compiler itself lives on a server. I need to put a
> monitor in place to make sure it is always alive. I'll try and do that
> today. The IDE didn't come up because the server was done. This is my
> responsibility. (Somehow, the server leaks file descriptors; I'm going to
> have to figure out how this is possible---my guess is they're allocated as
> part of system calls, and they're not being collected by the runtime as
> part of GC cycles.)
>
> I've kicked the server, and will write a monitor so that the server
> automatically gets kicked if something goes wrong, and improve the IDE to
> be more forthcoming with information if the server is unreachable.
>
> I think Peter did a good job of answering other questions/laying out
> concerns. Quite a bit is possible with occam on the 328. The Mega series
> has been rather a pain; there are complex, low-level issues that get make
> life difficult. (For example, the bootloader on many Mega boards has a bug
> that prevents multiple bytecode uploads to the processor.)
>
> The reality, at the moment, is that only one person is contributing to the
> occam/Arduino effort, and that is me. I'll put a list of things  that would
> be valuable contributions on the web page at some point soon, in case
> anyone wants to dive in.
>
> The list has a good team of occam experts around, so please, feel free to
> join the list, and ask questions. We'll all do our best to help.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 5:56 AM, Dr Peter D Minns <minns627 at btinternet.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris
>>
>> I have been using the Plumb software for a while now using the Arduino
>> UNO board.  Matt Jadud is the development programmer of Plumb and he tells
>> me he intends to get Pumb to work with the Mega board sometime, but at
>> present he is using the UNO version.  I think he did do some work with the
>> Arduino 1280 board but he may not have got around to the 2560 version.
>>
>> When you use the UNO make sure you plug it into your computer before you
>> fire up Plumb so Plumb can identify the USB connection.  It should work
>> fine.
>>
>> I have some sample programs that allow occam to access the Arduino ports
>> (PORTB, PORTC) directly.  I can let you have a sample if you like.  There
>> are still problems accessing the ATmega328 internal peripherals - but I am
>> sure Matt will get around to sorting these out.
>>
>> Do not bother with Jedit as Matt is no longer supporting this tool.
>>  Problem is he has to keep track of individual versions of Jedit
>> (PC/MAC/Linux) which is tedious.  Plumb, being up on a cloud is easier to
>> maintain).
>>
>> Like you I am interested in occam as I used it way back in the days of
>> the Transputer (occam2) and am interested in using it with the Arduino.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> P.S. Try contacting Matt as he has done most of the development of Plumb.
>>
>>
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>> > Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:07:40 +0100
>> > From: Chris Heath <chris.heath01 at icloud.com>
>> > Subject: [C.CC USERS] Getting started with a mac
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>> > Hi
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>> > I am having trouble getting the JEdit to work.  I have downloaded the
>> program for Macs from www.concurrency.cc and have run the install - all
>> that appears to happen is I get an icon with CC arrows and the name plum -
>> thats it -  I have the Mega 2560 plugged in and I know that the mac does
>> communicate with it - I have used an Arduino app.  I am completely stuck
>> now, the ribbon for Plum just contains a tab called Plum. The other thing
>> is I can't quit plum I have to Force it to quit.  Any help would be greatly
>> appreciated as I would like to have a go at programming with Occam - Thanks.
>> >
>> > Chris
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