It might be helpful if folks were more precise in describing version names.
The git master branch VERSION file is 2.8.0~pre1 as recorded in this file: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/VERSION This VERSION is reported to stdout by the axis gui and appears in the in the window border as well. (I didn't test other guis). As i understand it, the '~pre1' indicates it is a pre-release developmental branch and there is NO version 2.8 nor a plan or timeline for such its release. It concerns me that numerous folks use or advise using the master branch (or developmental branches based on it) without fully understanding that it is a developmental branch and may 1) change without user notification, 2) has no mandate for exact backwards compatibility, and 3) may occasionally break user configs (or worse) due to incompatibilities or bugs. It seems to me that users of such branches need to monitor commit activity and be aware of the risks taken with unreviewed updates to their systems. The GitHub page for LinuxCNC has a link for the "Latest commit" but i don't know if there is a way to be informed automatically at each commit. Developers try to describe updates in the devel (master) docs: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/getting-started/updating-linuxcnc.html For feature branches, the docs built by the buildbot are available for an interval after building at: http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/doc/ -- Dewey Garrett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
