Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GRC: gee it sure would be nice if...

[Marcus D. Leech]

On 04/26/2010 09:05 PM, Josh Blum wrote:
> It would be nice. Though you can get away without the ability to embed
> custom functions. Actually, the import was the answer to that.
>
> With the current framework, I usually suggest encapsulating logic into
> python modules or hier2_blocks, that grc will call into. Post
> processing the output is a bad idea.
>
> Id love to see multi-line editable parameters. And to go with that a
> function block of some sort. Howabout a block that imports arbitrary
> python code from a file and writes it into the generated code?
> Although thats only one step away from the above mentioned method.
>
> Thanks,
> -Josh
Hmmmm, I spoze I could use an import of my own module, and then have a
variable
  call an Init routine that starts the timer.  Will have to cogitate.

I agree that a block that causes a wholesale copy is only slightly-less
bletchiferous than post-processing
  the GRC generated code.


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Marcus Leech
Principal Investigator
Shirleys Bay Radio Astronomy Consortium
http://www.sbrac.org