I am pleased to announce the creation of a branch for stabilizing and
releasing LinuxCNC 2.6. This marks the beginning of the 2.6 release
process. Look for a 2.6.0~pre1 pre-release in the near future.
The 2.6 branch does not contain either of the two big, hotly anticipated
merge candidates, joints-axes and unified-build-candidate. It is my
(unpopular) opinion that both of these branches require additional work
to be release-ready, and i don't want to hold up the 2.6 release any
longer. It's been two years since 2.5.0 and that's way too long. There
are good features that are ready to release today, so I want to get
those out to users while we finish up the next round of features for the
next release.
Both branches are candidates for a future 2.7 release (as is Robert
Ellenberg's new trajectory planner). I intend for the 2.7 release cycle
to be much shorter than 2.6 was, and i intend to keep working with
everyone's help to make ready the features in the pipeline for 2.7. But
for now I ask for everyone's help in getting 2.6 out.
Breaking with tradition, the 2.6 branch is called, simply, "2.6". Bug
fixes are welcome in 2.6 (or in v2.5_branch if appropriate), as are new
components and drivers, but commits that potentially destabilize
existing functionality should be reviewed before being pushed to the
release branch.
The 2.6 release is targeting the following platforms:
Realtime (RTAI):
Ubuntu Lucid (32-bit, Linux 2.6.32)
Ubuntu Precise (32-bit, Linux 3.4)
Debian Wheezy (32-bit, Linux 3.4)
Simulation:
Ubuntu Lucid
Ubuntu Precise
Debian Wheezy
Ubuntu Hardy (RTAI and simulation) is not currently supported because of
a build dependency of the new xhc-hb04 driver. If there is user desire
for 2.6 on Hardy we can disable that driver on Hardy (while still
shipping that driver on the newer platforms).
Work remaining/request for help:
Testing - especially be on the lookout for any needed config changes
Squashing of bugs (https://sf.net/p/emc/bugs/milestone/2.6/)
Building of new Live CDs (for both Precise and Wheezy)
Proof-reading the docs
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Sebastian Kuzminsky
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