On Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:31:07 AM Jeff Epler did opine: > Enhanced Machine Controller 2.4.7 has been released. Debian packages > are availble from the regular package servers. A source tarball is > available at > http://linuxcnc.org/emc2/dists/lucid/emc2.4/source/emc2_2.4.7.tar.gz > > Due to a mistake during packaging, this version will still identify > itself as version 2.4.6 in the splash screen and about dialog. To > verify the version of that you have installed, open a terminal window > and type: > dpkg -l emc2 > OR > dpkg -l emc2-sim > depending on whether you have installed the realtime or simulator-only > version of the software. The output should say something like this: > ii emc2 1:2.4.7 PC based motion controller for > real-time Lin > > Because of a problem with the virtual machine used to build the 64-bit > hardy (ubuntu 8.04) packages, version 2.4.7 is unavailable for that > system at this time. All packages for lucid are available, as are > packages for 32-bit hardy. > > The following changes and bugfixes have been made since the last > release: > > * axis: fix problem removing a single notification > * axis: fix jog after ctrl-alt-left or -right in mdi > > * classicladder: fix a problem when more than 8 modbus inputs are read > * classicladder: fix possible crashes > > * comp: fix a problem with 'option userinit yes" > > * emcrsh: minor bugfixes > > * halcmd: fix a possible crash > * halrmt: fix a possible crash > * halmeter: fix a possible crash > > * hal_input: add names for new input events > > * hal_motenc: set outputs to 0 on exit > > * interpreter: fix spurious cutter comp error with tiny arcs in metric > * interpreter: fix G10 L2 on the active coordinate system > * interpreter: disallow changing coordinate system with cutter comp on > * interpreter: fix incorrect handling of do-break-while (SF#3420655) > > * motion: fix spurious reversal in CSS mode with M4 and X=0 > * motion: fix a problem with probing (SF#3040806) > > * pncconf: fix nameless 'addf' in HAL file > * pncconf: changes spaces in configuration names to underscores > * pncconf: fixes for 3i28 and 7i43-4 boards > * pncconf: fix scale calculation > * pncconf: fix scaled spindle speed display > > * stepconf: changes spaces in configuration names to underscores > * stepconf: fix for spindle PWM on pin 17 > * stepconf: fix name of "Z Both Limit + Home" pin > * stepconf: fix scaled spindle speed display > * stepconf: advice about how to use on an 800x600 display > > * thc: correctly remove offset after compensation disabled > > * documentation: various improvements > > * configs/smithy: various updates > * configs/gantry: simulated XYYZ gantry configuration > > Thanks to the dozen or so developers who have contributed fixes and > improvements to this version. > > Jeff
Will this require a re-configuration? So far, the last 3 or 4 updates have been uneventful. This has come a long way since I first installed 2.2, and a hearty hand is due all the folks who 'make it happen'. :-) Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Humor in the Court: Q: (Showing man picture.) That's you? A: Yes, sir. Q: And you were present when the picture was taken, right? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
