Re: Java dialog

["Russell J. Page, Sr." <rjpage@mit.edu>]

I realize that this is more of a tangent than being directly related to the
immediate topic, but here goes:

At present I have two tools available to me to generate EPICS databases: CapFast

(and it's associated translators) and GDCT, which has a few fatal flaws and
whose author has left the land of EPICS. I propose creating a GDCT-like tool in
Java. I intend to do this as low-priority, learning experience with Java. Is
there anyone out there who :

1)    has already begun such a project
2)    is also thinking about such a project
3)    interested in such a project.

Thanks
Russ

Ron Nelson wrote:

> During the EPICS user meeting (April 29-May 1), the people listed below
> gathered after the session on Thursday to discuss common interests in
> Java-based technologies and the role for Java within the EPICS community as
> a future approach to building GUIs and applications.  It was generally
> agreed that the flexibility of the tools is attractive although the
> performance today is insufficient to control something as large as an
> accelerator.
>
> The question arose as to what are the fundamental "objects" for an EPICS
> system.  There was no consensus or even strong opinions suggesting this
> topic remains an area for investigation.
>
> It was agreed that early work in this area (Cooper, Evans) would be posted
> on the Web and advertised so that interested parties could learn from these
> examples and use them as starting points.
>
> I'm collecting names of folks who are especially interested in this Java
> technology dialog.  Potentially we could become a special interest group, so
> let me know of your interests.
>
> Ron.
>
> Matthieu Bec            IAC             mdcb@ing.iac.es
> Gary Cooper             LANL L-12       gcooper@lanl.gov
> Bob Dalesio             LANL L-8        dalesio@lanl.gov
> Ken Evans               ANL - APS       evans@aps.anl.gov
> Steve Hunt              PSI             hunt@psi.ch
> Marty Kraimer           ANL - APS       mrk@aps.anl.gov
> Tim Mooney              ANL - CATS      mooney@aps.anl.gov
> Roland Mueller          BESSY           mueller@bessy.de
> Ron Nelson              LANL L-12       ron@lanl.gov
> Mike Oothuodt           LANL L-6        oothoudt@lanl.gov
>
> Ron Nelson
> ron@lanl.gov
> 505-667-0394
>
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