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Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl? Lua? Thoughts? Suggestions?

From Paul E Bennett <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.arch.embedded
Subject Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl? Lua? Thoughts? Suggestions?
Date 2015-03-14 12:14 +0000
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Tauno Voipio wrote:

>> Weighing in with a base-line requirement of about 8k of code-space and
>> easily extensible I would suggest Forth could probably suit your needs
>> very well. You add a little bit to it and design the script language
>> environment you need. You didn't mention which processor you are using in
>> the product but there is a Forth for most targets out there.
>>
>> See <http://www.mpeforth.com/> or <http://www.forth.com/> for further
>> information. There are also some free to download books to help.
> 
> 
> AFAIK, Forth is the language of OpenBoot and its ancestors. I have last
> really used Forth with boot of Intergraph workstations (based on M68k)
> in early 1980's.

It still is and there is also a version called FICL which most BSD users 
might recognise.
 
> Forth is a fascinating language for old HP calculator users, but in my
> classification, it belongs to the group of write-only languages.
 
Whilst the underlying VM model has remained the same, there have been a 
number of changes in the language definition. However, it still performs 
well as an Application Specific Language Builder allowing you to create the 
script language you need.

With a reasonable coding style it is far from Write-Only. As Chuck would 
say, Forth is an "Amplifier of Programmer ability". It has been used in some 
collaborative projects where reading others code was an important aspect of 
the project. Still, it is Tim's choice.

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Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2015-03-13 16:27 -0500
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-13 15:03 -0700
    Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2015-03-13 19:04 -0500
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-03-18 02:34 -0400
        Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul E Bennett <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2015-03-18 12:37 +0000
    Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2015-03-13 19:06 -0500
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-13 18:14 -0700
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl? Lua? Thoughts? Suggestions? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2015-03-13 22:30 +0000
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-14 00:48 +0100
    Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 19:45 -0700
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-15 23:01 +0100
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? mroberds@att.net - 2015-03-14 00:28 +0000
    Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-13 18:45 -0700
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2015-03-14 13:14 +1100
        Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-13 20:35 -0700
          Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 23:59 -0400
            Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-14 22:30 -0700
              Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-15 21:44 -0400
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-15 20:09 -0700
        Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 23:59 -0400
          Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-16 15:42 -0700
            Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-17 04:25 -0400
              Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-17 10:39 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-17 17:06 -0400
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-17 19:36 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-18 01:50 -0400
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-17 23:32 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-18 05:30 -0500
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-18 10:32 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-18 16:11 -0500
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-18 18:26 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-19 02:09 -0400
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-19 12:04 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-19 17:52 -0400
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-19 15:44 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-20 02:38 -0400
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-20 10:05 +0100
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-20 02:51 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-20 11:49 +0100
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-20 05:12 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-20 14:55 +0100
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-20 15:07 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-20 14:11 -0400
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-20 15:20 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-22 09:28 -0400
                OT:  EoL Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-22 12:19 -0700
                Re: OT:  EoL Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2015-03-23 07:30 +0800
                Re: OT:  EoL Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-22 17:19 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-20 02:12 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Mel Wilson <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2015-03-20 13:24 +0000
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-20 10:20 -0700
                Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-22 08:12 -0400
                OT: senses Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-22 13:53 -0700
        Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Wouter van Ooijen <wouter@voti.nl> - 2015-03-15 10:11 +0100
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? mroberds@att.net - 2015-03-14 07:50 +0000
        Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Mel Wilson <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2015-03-14 12:24 +0000
        Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> - 2015-03-14 11:46 -0700
          Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 23:58 -0400
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2015-03-14 12:59 +1100
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 20:16 -0700
    Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2015-03-13 23:20 -0500
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 22:29 -0700
        Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 22:46 -0700
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Stefan Reuther <stefan.news@arcor.de> - 2015-03-14 11:02 +0100
    Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Anders.Montonen@kapsi.spam.stop.fi.invalid - 2015-03-16 11:37 +0000
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-16 13:53 -0700
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-14 03:16 -0500
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2015-03-14 10:27 +0200
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul E Bennett <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2015-03-14 08:43 +0000
    Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2015-03-14 13:55 +0200
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul E Bennett <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2015-03-14 12:14 +0000
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2015-03-14 18:04 +0000
        Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2015-03-14 23:14 +0200
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Allan Herriman <allanherriman@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-14 10:08 +0000
  Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-15 00:55 -0400
    Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 22:20 -0700
      Re: Embedded Scripting -- Tcl?  Lua?  Thoughts?  Suggestions? George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2015-03-15 20:35 -0400
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