From: Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
Cc: guile-user@gnu.org
Subject: Re: add printf.scm to ice-9?
Date: 07 Apr 2002 15:38:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3elhrzqde.fsf@laruns.ossau.uklinux.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200204062200.g36M0Zl03059@mr-ed.jpl.nasa.gov>
>>>>> "Matthew" == Matthew R Wette <mwette@grover.jpl.nasa.gov> writes:
Matthew> I have been heavily using guile for an application at
Matthew> here at work. Guile seems to have everything I need
Matthew> except one item: printf. Maybe this is a candidate for a
Matthew> future addition? [I am currently using the printf.scm
Matthew> from slib, but the sprintf implementation there is a
Matthew> little tough to work with as far as I can tell.]
Have you looked at `format' in the (ice-9 format) module? It is
documented in the reference manual in node `Formatted Output'.
Matthew> Here is a short description of the application. I am working on the
Matthew> development of space-based interferometers. The long range goal is
Matthew> the search for earth-like planets orbiting distant stars. These
Matthew> interferometers use lots of laser metrology and actively controlled
Matthew> mirrors. [My job is to architect the closed-loop control system.] We
Matthew> have a program (MACOS) that generates a linear model for a single path
Matthew> of a single light source. I have written a program in guile (~3000
Matthew> lines) that generates a linear optical model for multiple beams
Matthew> traversing multiple paths through the optics. I am able to parse
Matthew> multiple specification files, run the MACOS program multiple times,
Matthew> perform matrix-vector manipulations and automatically generate the
Matthew> model in both MATLAB (for analysis) and C (for simulation). My
Matthew> prototype program to do all this was completed in less than a month.
Matthew> People have been pretty impressed.
Fascinating; thanks for this!
Matthew> My thanks to the developers. Guile is really coming along.
Matthew> [The debugger has been a life saver.]
Thanks again; lovely to get such encouraging feedback.
Neil
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-07 14:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-06 22:00 add printf.scm to ice-9? Matthew R Wette
2002-04-07 10:42 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-04-07 14:38 ` Neil Jerram [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-04-07 16:09 Matthew R Wette
2002-04-07 20:30 ` Per Bothner
2002-04-09 2:43 ` Steve Tell
2002-04-09 4:05 ` Per Bothner
2002-04-28 15:10 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-04-07 23:53 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-04-14 19:32 ` Rob Browning
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