Thanks everyone for their dedication and hard work. I have a Pi4 with a 10" LCD touch screen and LinuxCNC 2.8.4. What's the easiest way to update this to this latest version? Thanks John
> -----Original Message----- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: January 25, 2025 4:18 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC 2.9.4 Has been released > > LinuxCNC 2.9.4 has been released. > > This bugfix and enhancement release. Highlights include: > > - Backport the hm2_spix driver for Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5 to the 2.9 > branch. > - Fixes for issues #2482, #2939, #2939 > - Gmoccapy: many updates (see the full changelog below) > - Follow symlinks in config dir > - Fixes to allow 2.9 to compile in Debain Sid > - Add clearer info on ini entries containing lowercase chars > - Quite a lot of typos in the docs. > - Backport fix hm2_spi driver. This was discovered in master and fixed > in PR #3225. > - qtvcp -cam align panel: fix setting x and y scaling > - docs: improve �HAL Component Generator� doc page (halcompile) > - Remove remaining use of deprecated distutils. Addresses #1080668 > - QTVCP: Several updates > - gscreen: several updates > - Merge pull request #3083 from hansu/gtk-sourceview-4-migration > - qtplasmac: fix file load after single cut > - Merge pull request #3049 from mark-v-d/2.9 > - Added new man pages to debian/linuxcnc.install.in. > - fix restoring of locale setting in interp > - Merge pull request #3035 from sensille/litehm2-2.9 > - Allow uniq_id to be used to select hal_input devices. (#3015) > > (See the full changelog below for more details) > > Packages have been prepared for: > > Buster - uspace - amd64 (PC) arm64 (Pi with 64-bit kernels.[1]) Buster - > RTAI - amd64 > Bullseye - uspace - amd64 (only) [2] Bookworm - uspace - amd64, arm64 > Bookworm - RTAI - amd64 > > For existing users of 2.9.3 on the above platforms this should be offered > as an automatic update. > > Contributors to this release are (in alphabetical order): > > andypugh Arne Jansen Bertho Stultiens CMorley David Mueller Greg Carl Hans > Unzner H�vard F. Aasen mark-v-d Moses McKnight Ondrej Sluka pcw-mesa > Petter > Reinholdtsen Robert Sch�ftner Sebastian Kuzminsky Sigma1912 Steffen > Moeller > zz912 > > Full changelog: > > - Merge pull request #3283 from Sigma1912/patch-2 > - Gmoccapy: fix bugs caused by GStat missing changes in interpreter mode > - gmoccapy: expand G-code editor in edit mode > - gmoccapy: revert �remember position of hbox2 (GtkPaned)� > - Merge pull request #3269 from hansu/gmoccapy-3-4-9 > - gmoccapy_3_4_9: set version number and update release notes > - gmoccapy: ensure usage of lowercase for settings in pref file (#3181) > - gmoccapy: get offset names directly from offsetpage-widget > - offsetpage-widget: don�t translate column 0 > - gmoccapy: revert �added Gtk.Paned for upper main area� > - gmoccapy: fix wrong states of spindle button images after program abort > - Follow symlinks in config dir > - Merge pull request #3259 from BsAtHome/backport-debian_sid-include > - Necessary include for gettimeofday() in debian:sid. > - Merge pull request #3251 from Sigma1912/patch-1 > - Add clearer info on ini entries containing lowercase chars > - Update m-code.adoc - typo exection -> execution > - Merge pull request #3247 from Sigma1912/patch-1 > - gmoccapy.adoc: correct INI section name [MACROS] > - Disable �override limits� at the end of the jog. This fixes the issue > that the override was not cleared in teleop (homed) mode Issue #2482 > - Doc: User Defined Command, add note on exit codes != 0 > - gmoccapy: update release notes > - docs: fix list in building-linuxcnc.adoc > - Typos in carousel.comp > - Merge pull request #3227 from BsAtHome/backport_2.9_3200-3202 > - Merge pull request #3226 from BsAtHome/backport_2.9_fix-hm2_spi > - Backport fix hm2_spi driver. This was discovered in master and fixed > in PR #3225. > - Backport fix superfluous NULL check to 2.9 branch (issue #3202). > - Backport fix invalid printf format to 2.9 branch (issue #3200). > - Merge pull request #3212 from BsAtHome/hm2_spix-backport-2.9 > - Add missing include to fix checks. > - Backport the hm2_spix driver for Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5 to the 2.9 > branch. > - qtvcp -cam align panel: fix setting x and y scaling > - gmoccapy: further corrections of sample INI-file regarding really used > values > - docs: update gmoccapy docs regarding INI values > - halshow: fix error on right click �Set to ..� > - docs: little typo in gstat.adoc > - gmoccapy: move spaces out of translatable strings > - Fix �Change to raw strings to fix Python SyntaxWarning� (2) > - Merge pull request #3179 from hansu/issue-3175 > - Fix �Change to raw strings to fix Python SyntaxWarning� > - docs: gmoccapy - fix order of settings section according to actual > order > - Merge pull request #3172 from havardAasen/fix-python-syntax-warning > - Fix deprecated locale.format() -> locale.format_string() > - Update regex > - Change to raw strings to fix Python SyntaxWarning > - docs: improve �HAL Component Generator� doc page (halcompile) > - Merge pull request #3158 from > petterreinholdtsen/bug-debian-1080668-python3-setuptools > - Dropped use of depricated python3-setuptools / distutils. > - Merge pull request #3159 from petterreinholdtsen/2.9-upstream-ax- > python > - Fetched latest ax_python.m4 and ax_python_devel.m4 from upstream. > - Revert �Remove remaining use of deprecated distutils.� > - Revert �Distutils, fix error in previous fix� > - Distutils, fix error in previous fix Addresses #1080668 > - Remove remaining use of deprecated distutils. Addresses #1080668 > - QTVCP: Typo in error message > - Merge pull request #3137 from > petterreinholdtsen/2.9-avoid-bashism-configure-ac > - Avoid bashism in configure.ac > - qtvcp -test_panel: remove distutils library requirement > - Merge pull request #3048 from hansu/gmoccapy-gcmc-config > - qtvcp -action_buttons: fix momentary buttons status indicator > - Merge pull request #3130 from hansu/gmoccapy-deprecation-warning-2 > - gmoccapy: fix deprecation warning > �Gtk.StyleContext.get_background_color is deprecated� > - Merge pull request #3115 from zz912/patch-30 > - Merge pull request #3125 from hansu/gmoccapy-deprecation-warning > - gscreen: remove deprecated use of GtkLabel constructor > - gmoccapy: remove deprecated use of GtkLabel constructor > - Merge pull request #3118 from zz912/patch-31 > - lathe_macros.ini - enable postgui.hal > - Replace non-exist toolchange.py by stdglue.py > - Merge pull request #3106 from LinuxCNC/andypugh/gscreen > - gscreen: Fix Spartan sim homing > - gscreen: Further tidying up to clear up runtime errors and startup > verbosity > - gscreen: Fix broken configs - Silverdragon++ I found how to do > settings when fixing gaxis > - gscreen: Fix broken configs - tester > - gscreen: Fix broken configs - gaxis > - gscreen: Fix broken configs - 9-axis > - gscreen: Fix broken configs - Spartan > - gscreen: Fix broken configs - Industrial > - gscreen: Fix broken configs > - docs: add note to gmoccapy keyboard shortcuts > - fix: eliminated printf in shell script > - Merge pull request #3090 from Sigma1912/2.9-fix-configs-apps-gladevcp > - Fix sim config: apps/gladevcp/animated-backdrop > - Add workaround for long keys= in mqtt-publisher This fixes #3084 > - docs: fixed wrong unit: �m �> um > - Merge pull request #3099 from Sigma1912/2.9-configs-apps-xhc-hb04-2 > - Add note about required �XTerm� to README �configs/apps/xhc-hb04� > - Update configs/apps/gladevcp/animated-backdrop/cairodraw.py > - Merge pull request #3083 from hansu/gtk-sourceview-4-migration > - configs/apps/gladevcp/animated-backdrop: partial fix > - configs/apps/gladevcp/by-widget/sourceview: fix �up�,�down� button > functionalitiy > - fix configs/apps/gladevcp: update to gtk3 (�sourceview� and �animated > backdrop� still not 100%)) > - Use now GtkSourceview 4 > - qtplasmac: fix file load after single cut > - Merge pull request #3076 from > Sigma1912/2.9-fix-sim-config-rack-toolchange > - Fix glade panel and remove depricated �Features� entries in ini > - qtvcp -tab_widget: fix float/int error with new libraries > - Merge pull request #3054 from petterreinholdtsen/2.9-build-sid > - Reinsert github CI test build on sid > - Merge pull request #3026 from hansu/2966-gmoccapy-destroys-tooltable > - Merge pull request #3049 from mark-v-d/2.9 > - We need to turn cutter compensation off for the rapid to the > startpoint as well. > - Merge pull request #3017 from > petterreinholdtsen/2-9-smoe-debian_manpages > - gmoccapy: add sim config for gcmc support > - tooledit: throw exeption when locale not set > - tooltable: create a backup file when error occurs on saving + add > exception message > - Adjusted handling of man pages to avoid duplicate lists. > - Merge pull request #3043 from > petterreinholdtsen/2.9-disable-unstable-build > - Disabled github CI build on unstable/sid until it start working again. > - Merge pull request #3042 from > petterreinholdtsen/2.9-new-manpage-install > - Merge pull request #3041 from rmu75/rs/fix-locale-restore-2.9 > - Added new man pages to debian/linuxcnc.install.in. > - fix restoring of locale setting in interp > - Revert �docs: force monospace font in ASCII art (related to #3007)� > - Merge pull request #3035 from sensille/litehm2-2.9 > - hostmot2: collect initial writes into a single packet > - shmen.cc: Revert a mistaken srrncmp->rtapi_srtlcpy change, > - Add missing mapages (#3029) > - docs: force monospace font in ASCII art (related to #3007) > - docs: fix missing line break in toggle2nist man page > - Merge pull request #3020 from mark-v-d/2.9 > - Fixed bug #2939. But now new and improved. This fixes the case where > the sub actually has a leadout, but it is too short. > - Fixed bug #2939. When fixing the case where there was no leadout move, > I broke the case where the leadout was exceeding the starting point. > - Allow uniq_id to be used to select hal_input devices. (#3015) > > [1] I don�t have a Pi running armhf at the moment, though it�s just a case > of setting up an SD card then building the package. If you need it, then > let me know. > > [2] If anyone badly needs Bullseye debs for RTAI or arm64 / armhf then let > me know. (all but the amd64 uspace builds have to be manually created) > > -- > 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-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
