Congratulations, can't wait to try it and I wish you the best luck with EMC2.3 next year :-)
just a basic question: does the x86-64 version have any performance benefits in interrupt rate or other processing? Or only marginal? On 11/5/07, Jeff Epler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm pleased to announce the first release of the EMC 2.2 series, EMC > 2.2.0. After about a year of development, many new features are > available in this release. The documentation (particularly the HTML > documentation) is greatly improved, and a partial translation of the > documentation into the french language is available. > > Please join us on IRC in the usual place (irc.freenode.net / #emc) > if you have any questions, or just to help us celebrate! > > > I am the release manager for the emc 2.2.x release cycle. As a result, > you'll need to add my "gpg key" to the list of keys that will > authenticate packages on your system. Do so by issuing these commands > in the terminal: > gpg --keyserver pgpkeys.mit.edu --recv-key 96935D7D > gpg -a --export 96935D7D | sudo apt-key add - > after the second step you will be prompted for your password in order to > run the administrative command "apt-key add". If you don't perform this > step, you will get a warning about "unauthenticated software" when > installing bugfix releases. > > > Because (minor) changes to configuration files are needed, your > existing install will not automatically be updated to 2.2. If you want > to run 2.2, you will have to change to the EMC 2.2 repository by > following these instructions: > > Run System/Administration/Synaptic Package Manager > Go to Settings/Repositories > > In the list of Channels are two lines for linuxcnc.org. > > For each of them: > Select the line and click Edit > on the Components line, change emc2 or emc2.1 to emc2.2 > Click OK > > Close the "Software Preferences" window > Click "Reload" as instructed > Click "Mark All Upgrades" > Click "Apply" > > > A new EMC 2.2 Live CD will be released in the next week or so. > > > CVS users can get this release by checking out the RELEASE_2_2_0 tag. > > > Once you have done the upgrade, you will need to update any custom > configurations by following these instructions: > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl/emcinfo.pl?UPDATING > > > As noted previously, support for Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger" has been > dropped from this release. The currently supported version is Ubuntu > 6.06 LTS "Dapper Drake". If you are running a Breezy Badger system, you > must reinstall with Dapper Drake, or follow these instructions to update > online: > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Breezy_Upgrading > > > More detailed changelog: > * G41.1, G42.1, G43.1 to take tool parameters from gcode instead of tool > table > * split libposemath and libemcini from libnml > * new inifile item: [HAL]SHUTDOWN, a .hal file run at a clean shutdown of > emc > * new component: deadzone > * new component: tristate_float > * new component: random > * new components: clarke2 clark3 clarkeinv > * hexapod visualization > * scara robot sample configuration with visualization > * opengl machine visualization for several "robots" > * new m5i20 firmwares > * M66 - digital input control (wait & read external HAL inputs) > * userspace "comp" > * hal-8255 driver for a PCI multiple-8255 card > * tapered in/out on multipass threading canned cycle > * debug and print output from the interpreter > * named parameters in the interpreter > * puma robot kinematics > * sample configuration for a puma robot > * reduce quantization of the encoder module's velocity output > * MDI history manipulation and save in AXIS > * home to index on STG1 > * number of samples in halscope can be specified at runtime > * add 'source' command to halcmd > * add tcl interface to halcmd commands (tcl/hal.so) > * add "-U" (force unload) to halrun script > * new component: lut5 > * image-to-gcode: roughing passes > * rs274.author: automatic arc recognition (used by image-to-gcode) > * Filters can now show progress bars in the AXIS window as they run > * U,V,W linear axes with fully coordinated motion > * probing in A,B,C,U,V,W axes is now allowed > * AXIS: touch-off in any coordinate system > * AXIS: allow starting an editor on the loaded gcode or tool table from the > File menu > * AXIS: A much better Velocity display > * AXIS: Preferences set on the View menu are saved for the next EMC run > * Rigid tapping G33.1 > * Feed Per Revolution and Constant Surface Speed for lathes > * Index-only homing for configurations where homing on a switch is > inconvenient > * G28/G30 now move only the specified axes to the home/reference point > * Improved error messages for incorrect arcs > * All combinations of inch/metric machines running inch/metric programs work > correctly when using the tool table. The tool table is always in machine > units. > * Now any combination of XYZABCUVW axes can be defined, and trying to move > an undefined axis causes a proper error message > * Tool change position can have an ABC component. Previously rotary axes > always moved to 0 for a tool change. > * Spindle speed override > * Optional stop > * Analog jogging in halui (for joysticks etc.) > * Fix several-second unresponsiveness when switching between two guis > (even if one of them was halui) > * AXIS: Show machine limits with red dashed lines > * Pluto step/direction driver (ALPHA QUALITY DRIVER) > * Halscope display now shows the trace name and parameters for each trace > * Halscope "roll" mode > * Halscope "AC coupling" of signals > * for SMP configurations, run EMC's realtime parts on the highest numbered > CPU, since this can be isolated from the rest of linux using isolcpus= > * x86_64 port > * powerpc port (sim only) > * fixed a bug that caused helixes with a small circular component to have > too low a feed rate > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? 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