GRCWG

GNU Radio Companion Working Group

The GNU Radio Companion Working Group (GRCWG) was created to develop new features for the GNU Radio Companion (GRC) and improve its user experience.

GRCroadmap

Tasks / Projects

• Tutorials
  • Developing for GRC
    • description of different parts of GRC, gr-qtgui, and the qtport.
    • Go over the basics of the workflow: where to submit PRs, setting up the GRC environment, executing from the source tree, etc.
    • List some different tutorials for PyQT, QT, QSS, GTK, etc.

• Wiki
  • Update to fit the current status of GRC:
    • Current works in progress
    • general areas
    • things we are brainstorming
  • Add an indication of the level of effort required to work on these features

• Documentation
  • update the GRC wiki page to include newer features
  • how to write block XMLs
  • add button to open doxygen pages

• Usability
  • add examples menu

• Features
  • block groups (for e.g. variables)
  • remote fg execution
  • frames (visual sugar to replace note blocks)

Long-term goals

• port GRC from GTK to QT
  • relaunch port w/o rewrite of the of flowgraph ui

• Python3k support
  • find an alternative to Cheetah (not py3k compatible)

• cleap-up and refactoring =)

Mode of operations

• We meet semi-regular to discuss current and upcoming develop work.
  • Calls are always announced on the mailing list
• Ideas and new developers are always welcome =)