.TH funct "3hal" "2006-10-12" "LinuxCNC Documentation" "HAL" .SH NAME hal_ready \- indicates that this component is ready .SH SYNTAX .HP hal_ready(int \fIcomp_id\fR) .SH ARGUMENTS .IP \fIcomp_id\fR A HAL component identifier returned by an earlier call to \fBhal_init\fR. .SH DESCRIPTION \fBhal_ready\fR indicates that this component is ready (has created all its pins, parameters, and functions). This must be called in any realtime HAL component before its \fBrtapi_app_init\fR exits, and in any userspace component before it enters its main loop. .SH RETURN VALUE Returns a HAL status code.