Re: [Gems-users] Regd using externally declared enumerations in the slicc files

[Brinda Ganesh <brinda_ganesh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks!! I noticed that there is a way to specify the
ratio of the speed at which RUBY runs wrt OPAL. Is
there any way to find out what the absolute frequency
at which OPAL runs?

Thanks
Brinda


--- Mike Marty <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yes.  Create a class that inherits from Consumer and
> implement the
> wakeup() method.
> 
> If the system has a single instance of your module,
> you can instantiate
> your class in the ruby/System.h class by simply
> adding it as a private
> member variable.
> 
> Here is an example of something similar I did not to
> long ago that wakes
> up every TIMER_PERIOD and calls
> g_system_ptr->triggerTimeout()
> 
> MyTimer.h
> -----------------
> 
> class MyTimer : public Consumer {
> public:
>   MyTimer();
>   void wakeup();
> };
> 
> MyTimer.C
> ---------------------
> 
> #include "MyTimer.h"
> #include "System.h"
> 
> MyTimer::MyTimer()
> {
>   g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this,
> TIMER_PERIOD);
> }
> 
> void MyTimer::wakeup()
> {
>   g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this,
> TIMER_PERIOD);
>   g_system_ptr->triggerTimeout();
> }
> 
> 
> --Mike
> 
> 
> 
> > Thanks Mike. I used the enumeration that i
> declared in
> > the slicc file in my external module as you
> suggested
> > and included the generated .h file in my module
> :-).
> >
> > On another note - is there any way for me to
> regularly
> > schedule a call to my external module every cycle
> from
> > the ruby main event scheduler.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Brinda
> >
> > --- Mike Marty <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I think you will need to declare an enumeration
> in
> > > Slicc itself.  There
> > > are a bunch of enumerations defined in
> > > RubySlicc_Exports.sm.  These will
> > > generation a .h file that can be used by both
> Slicc
> > > and Ruby.  If you need
> > > to use the enums defined in  your .h file, you
> can
> > > create a one-to-one
> > > mapping function.
> > >
> > > --Mike
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to perform a function call from
> within
> > > the
> > > > directory controller to an external function.
> My
> > > > external function requires as one of its
> arguments
> > > an
> > > > enum type which is defined in an include file.
> > > >
> > > > Could you please tell me how I should declare
> this
> > > > enumeration so that the slicc parser does not
> > > throw up
> > > > an error nor does it cause a compilation error
> > > when
> > > > building ruby?
> > > >
> > > > I have tried declaring the enumeration as an
> > > external
> > > > type but that seems to be incompatible. I have
> > > also
> > > > tried declaring it in the rubyconfig.defaults
> in
> > > the
> > > > form of a #define - but that also causes the
> > > initial
> > > > slicc parsing to fail.
> > > >
> > > > I would really appreciate any help or pointers
> > > about
> > > > how to fix this
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Brinda
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> 


		
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