[Xenomai-help] Xenomai 3 documentation

[Xenomai-help] Xenomai 3 documentation

[Daniele Nicolodi]

Hello,

I'm looking with curiosity to the development of Xenomai 3 skimming
through the GIT commits. I'm a physicist writing data acquisition code,
looking at how experienced programmers solve problems is very
instructional. However, I have observed that most of the code that has
been added do not have documentation in the form of comment blocks.

There is some other place where I can learn about Xenomai 3 ?

Thank you. Cheers,
-- 
Daniele

Re: [Xenomai-help] Xenomai 3 documentation

[Philippe Gerum]

On 02/02/2012 06:29 PM, Daniele Nicolodi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm looking with curiosity to the development of Xenomai 3 skimming
> through the GIT commits. I'm a physicist writing data acquisition code,
> looking at how experienced programmers solve problems is very
> instructional. However, I have observed that most of the code that has
> been added do not have documentation in the form of comment blocks.
>
> There is some other place where I can learn about Xenomai 3 ?

A general roadmap explaining high level issues:
http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/Xenomai:Roadmap#Toward_Xenomai_3

For the rest, the Cobalt kernel is fully documented in the sources, 
since it directly derives from v2.x's nucleus, check kernel/cobalt.

The really missing part is a documentation of the lib/copperplate API, 
providing the building blocks for the userland-based RTOS skins. That 
one is still wandering somewhere in my brain. But for sure, it will land 
in the sources at some point as well.

>
> Thank you. Cheers,


-- 
Philippe.

Re: [Xenomai-help] Xenomai 3 documentation

[Daniele Nicolodi]

On 02/02/12 19:01, Philippe Gerum wrote:
> On 02/02/2012 06:29 PM, Daniele Nicolodi wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm looking with curiosity to the development of Xenomai 3 skimming
>> through the GIT commits. I'm a physicist writing data acquisition code,
>> looking at how experienced programmers solve problems is very
>> instructional. However, I have observed that most of the code that has
>> been added do not have documentation in the form of comment blocks.
>>
>> There is some other place where I can learn about Xenomai 3 ?
> 
> A general roadmap explaining high level issues:
> http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/Xenomai:Roadmap#Toward_Xenomai_3
> 
> For the rest, the Cobalt kernel is fully documented in the sources, 
> since it directly derives from v2.x's nucleus, check kernel/cobalt.
> 
> The really missing part is a documentation of the lib/copperplate API, 
> providing the building blocks for the userland-based RTOS skins. That 
> one is still wandering somewhere in my brain. But for sure, it will land 
> in the sources at some point as well.

Thank Philippe,

working mostly in user space, copperplate is the part I'm most
interested in. The code is self explanatory enough, but sometimes I fail
to see the big picture...

Cheers,
Daniele