Status

emc 2.3.x is now the stable version of emc. the information below is kept in case it's interesting to somebody.

Schedule

This is the tentative schedule proposed by jepler:

~~February 1: no new features on trunk, only stabilization.~~
~~March 1: emc 2.3~beta.deb packages on linuxcnc.org~~
- ~~Call for translators~~
- update documentation for new features
~~(create v2_3_branch somewhere in here)~~
April 15: emc 2.3.0 packages on linuxcnc.org
June 1: anticipate at least one bugfix release by this date
June xx: emc 2.3.1 / Ubuntu 8.04 Live CD by Fest (if Fest is happening)

increase HAL memory size (note: 2 x 5i20 + halui -> out of HAL memory)
~~update UpdatingConfigurationsForDevelopmentVersions~~
~~stepconf: test and fix migration of 2.2 files~~
~~stepconf: test sherline support (SF#2187024)~~
Classicladder:
- ~~Change old timers in sample configurations to use the new control pin- I think I got all of them....~~
update hal tutorial with new screenshots and textshots?
new cutter compensation algorithm: finish inverse time feed and arc-flip detection
remove the basic stepper configs, or replace then with stepconf-generated configs that include their stepconf file
~~step-by-step document for users switching from 2.2 to 2.3beta (manipulating apt/dpkg)~~ -> UpdatingTo2.3
menu shortcut for latency-test
~~moving sample configuration files from /etc/emc2/sample-configs to /usr/share/doc/emc2/examples/sample-configs~~
remove hostmot2 config dir
extend hm2-stepper and hm2-servo with further examples (limit switches, estop, etc) - even commented out
remove m5i20 sample config? (the driver has been obsoleted, no reason to encourage people to keep using it)
See also the "Known Problems" section of UpdatingTo2.3

change documentation toolchain to allow editing on 8.04's LyX? or postpone that to 2.4?
joints/axes:
- there's too much left for 2.3. We should concentrate on making 5axis and missing axis letters as nice as possible --jepler
split packaging (see thoughts on this in Emc2PackagesRedesign)

I am pretty sure we have people committed to build packages for: Ubuntu 6.06 (i386), 8.04 (i386, x86_64)

If you want to see packages for another version or distribution, volunteer on the emc-developers list to build it.