Loading macros

• Restarting macroserver
• Using sardana macros:
  • addmaclib: add a new library (name with or without .py extension)

           p09/door/haso111n.01 [55]: addmaclib mynewlib
    

  • relmaclib: reload existing library (name with or without .py extension)

           p09/door/haso111n.01 [55]: relmaclib myexistinglib
           p09/door/haso111n.01 [56]: relmaclib myexistinglib.py
    

  • relmac: reloads a macro (all macros in the same file are reloaded)

           p09/door/haso111n.01 [55]: relmac mymacro
    

  Current version: if error in a macro all macros in the same file are not seen by Spock. New version: if error a warning is displayed and old right version is kept.

Use pylint to check the syntax of macro modules:

 
$ pylint -E fileName.py

The '-E' option displays errors only. Unfortunately Sardana macros do not pass general syntax checks. Errors of the kind

 
E: 17,23:laser_scan: Instance of 'TypeNames' has no 'Moveable' member
E: 18,23:laser_scan: Instance of 'TypeNames' has no 'Float' member

cannot be avoided and have to be ignored. Still pylint -E is useful. If you find other errors like

 
E: 26,29:laser_scan.run: Undefined variable 'A'

you have to fix them.