> On 25. Dec 2025, at 14:31, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 at 13:08, Rene Hopf via Emc-developers > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Why do we need to support both versions? My research suggests that the new >> version replaces the old one, and the old one is now deprecated. Version 2 >> exists in bookworm backports. > > Most already-existing 2.9.7 Bookworm installations probably don't have > backports set up, is the main reason. > Though most of them will have the LinuxCNC repo set up, so we could > put it there.
But if it’s a compile time option, you have to decide this when building packages, only further complicating things. Is there any reason not to use the new lib, besides having to install it? > > I am not sure whether those users who got LinuxCNC from Debian will > have backports set up. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
