Released 2.7.X

2015 April 10: 2.7.0~pre6

• remove a useless warning message at linuxcnc startup

• axis: Use a preferred form of "switch" (closes: SF#411)

• gscreen: check the user directory for GTK2 themes
• gscreen: added rapid override

• gmoccapy: fix a bug in ignore limits
• gmoccapy: include user dir in search for themes

• xhc-hb04: support lower accels for mpg jogging
• xhc-hb04: add pin for in or mm icon
• xhc-hb04: err_exit for missing inifile stanzas
• xhc-hb04 sim configs: typo fix

• gladevcp: -H will now load hal tcl files as well as plain hal files
• gladevcp: add HALIO_Button widget

• stepconf: fix check for spindle encoder signals for pp2
• stepconf: fix check for spindle signals for pp2

• tooledit: fix a typo

• hal-histogram: minor display improvements
• latencybins.comp: fix ref to using script name

• docs: fix latency-histogram.png image
• docs: fix hal_pin_new() and hal_param_new() manpages

• halcmd: clarify a getp error message

• interp: verify that spindle is turning for G76
• tp: fix for pause during spindle synced motion regression from 2.6
• fix a type error with arcBlendGapCycles?
• hal: fix fatal memory corruption bug on linking pin to a signal

2015 March 11: 2.7.0~pre5

• gmoccapy: fixed division by zero error on spindle
• gmoccapy: introduced frensh translation
• gmoccapy: bug in btn_brake_macro

• xhc-hb04 jog pendant: add man page, improve docs
• xhc-hb04.tcl: bugfix, new connect, sig names
• xhc-hb04.tcl: improve assign of coords to switch

• moveoff: allow_backtracking_enable_change
• moveoff: provide -no_display option
• moveoff: honor changes in backtrack-enable
• moveoff: verify non-connect of some pins
• moveoff: improve demo sample configs

• stepconf: fix missing parport reset commands

• pncconf: add the 7i84 daughter card as an option
• pncconf: add combobox filters to sserial and ss encoders
• pncconf: have the sserial tabs display subboard names
• pncconf: fix wrong auto-selection of last firmware
• pncconf: add support for 7i76e
• pncconf: add spindle vfd options
• pncconf: improve spindle data collection
• pncconf: fix calculation of STEPGEN_MAXVEL

• latency-histogram: include min,max,stddev

• hal-histogram: add a histogram utility for hal pins

• halcmd: report error correctly when loadrt fails in uspace

• halcompile: provide rtapi_math64.h

• fix velocity & acceleration values on non-G17 arcs
• fix rigid tapping/threading
• possible fix for non-zero displayed velocity when stopped

• motion: ensure that syncedIO is not disrupted
• motion: catch non-fatal error during new segment and ensure that atspeed is not ignored

• several internal fixes in the new trajectory planner
• tp: fixed spindle atspeed overrun due to prev line consumption
• tp: Improved handling of low-queue state

• hal_procs_lib.tcl: no error if thread not found
• hal_procs_lib.tcl: consolidate common procs

2015 February 21: 2.7.0~pre4

Changes since 2.7.0~pre3:

• axis gui: fix transition to world mode

2015 February 19: 2.7.0~pre3

Changes since 2.7.0~pre2:

• parport: removed probe_parport component (details here: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/getting-started/index.html#_updating_your_config)
• add moveoff, a simple jog-while-paused implementation

• axis gui: fix too-fast UVW jogs on inch machines displaying mm
• axis gui: fix too-slow shift-jog speed on inch machines displaying mm
• axis gui: let the user confirm before closing the window
• axis gui: fix jog speed on nontrivkins machines

• gmoccapy: fixed a serious bug with PAUSE / RESUME / STOP
• gmoccapy: initialize mouse button mode corrected
• gmoccapy: PAUSE button did not get active on M01
• gmoccapy: virtual keyboard "bug" not initialized settings correct
• gmoccapy: report gcode errors
• gmoccapy: better docs
• gmoccapy: add polish translation
• gmoccapy: turtle jog and analog in for slider values
• gmoccapy: added support to select number of digits
• gmoccapy: deleted unneeded stuff and new translation
• gmoccapy: new hal pin and some renaming
• gmoccapy: solved a bug in counts handling
• gmoccapy: bug/limit in tool sensor height
• gmoccapy: bug because I missed two self.
• gmoccapy: added a clock and date label
• gmoccapy: bug in hal pin updating, new spindle handling
• gmoccapy: bug in initializing lathe mode

• pncconf: fix icon/image path error
• pncconf: lower default watchdog timeout
• pncconf: fix double POSITION_OFFSET/FEEBACK INI entry
• pncconf: fix a kernal/kernel misspelling

• stepconf & pncconf: remove probe_parport command
• stepconf: use linux parport enumeration number as default
• stepconf: remove a debug print
• stepconf: fix a typo in a variable name
• stepconf: fix the check_for_rt() function for uspace
• stepconf: optionally generate configs with simulated hardware

• xhc-hb04.tcl: support fractional scale factors
• xhc-hb04.tcl: it's an error if halui is not running
• xhc-hb04.tcl: simplify pin_exists proc
• xhc-hb04: fix a memory leak
• lincurve: better manpage
• gs2_vfd: add missing -A, -D, and -R command-line args
• gs2_vfd: accept -g to turn on debug output
• sim_pin: use Toggle by default instead of Pulse
• debounce: add an example of creating filter groups to manpage
• encoder: document the surprising encoder num_chan=0 behavior in manpage

• gladevcp: jogwheel improvements
• gladevcp: fix a bug forground color of combi_dro
• gladevcp: add hiny versions of the hal_bar and led widgets

• pyvcp: fix a bug in radio button widget

• latency-test: fix a bug in command-line argument time parsing
• latency-histogram: clean up on ^C
• latency-histogram: show linuxcnc version
• popupkeyboard.py: support standalone demonstration
• linuxcnc, haltcl: pass args to haltcl file
• twopass.tcl: handle haltcl files with args
• util_lib.tcl utilities for haltcl halfiles
• hal_gremlin: Emit signal in case of gcode error
• linuxcnc: defer starting [APPLICATIONS]APPs

• halui: don't forget the Task mode when queueing MDI commands

• increase default arc radius tolerance (accept larger errors)
• make arc radius tolerance an ini setting

• hal: change function .time from parameter to pin
• hal: increase shared memory size limits

• halcmd: manage prompt better

• hallib: support for system-wide halfiles
• hallib: add sim_lib & basic_sim
• hallib: relocate common halfiles to lib/hallib
• hallib: add halcheck, a library halfile to check common errors

• haltcl: allow haltcl twopass files to use non-builtin Tk widgets

• inihal: bugfix for ini.n.backlash
• inihal: document ini hal pins

• sample configs: use as HALFILE not POSTGUI_HALFILE in Smithy configs

• gm6: Add USPACE support
• gm6: Fix RS485 DAC problem, when DAC has zero V output.
• hm2: fix second default address of EPP port in 7i43 and 7i90 drivers
• hm2 eth: use defines for all timeouts in driver
• hm2 eth: cleanup unused code and leftover from rtnet
• hm2 sserial: fix driver not reporting all sserial remote faults
• hm2 sserial: fix reporting sserial remote faults
• hm2 sserial: Fix .scalemax parameter was ignored on analog inputs
• hm2 sserial: warning when remote sserial device has firmware version lower than r14.
• hm2 sserial: report link failure

• task: fix a bug that could drop mdi commands
• task: fix a dead store

• motion: rebrand a realtime warning message
• motion: ignore feed-override when jogging
• motion: reduce the scope of a state variable
• motion: redo arc spiral handling
• motion: several trajectory planner fixes

• genhexkins: add hal pins for joints coordinates
• hexapod-sim: support hal pins for joints coordinates

• rtapi: fix release region

• uspace: remove debugging message in parport driver
• uspace: don't try to use rt hardening except on a realtime kernel

• ini file variables can now span multiple lines using backslash

• docs: lots of updates to the Getting Started document
• docs: tidy up the top-level README a bit
• docs: describe hal_manualtoolchange.change_button
• docs: describe our git workflow briefly
• docs: describe our Signed-Off-By procedure
• docs: update Polish translation of software strings
• docs: better G2/G3 description
• docs: better G43 description
• docs: update stepconf docs and images
• docs: document io's lube pin a bit more
• docs: include all manpages in the html & pdf docs
• docs: fix inaccuracies in hal_init manpage
• docs: describe postgui_halfiles with twopass info
• docs: improve docs of hal tools
• docs: improve docs of latency test tools
• docs: move parallel port address docs to the correct place
• docs: misc clarifications & minor improvements
• docs: fixup manpage syntax for rtapi_app_main.3 & rtapi_app_exit.3
• docs: improve Servo-To-Go docs

• halcompile: fix & document 'option extra_link_args'
• halcompile: don't overrun the names[] array
• halcompile: improve 'option rtapi_app no' description
• halcompile: fix indentation nitpick in generated C code
• halcompile: reject empty names
• halcompile: document "option userspace" a bit more
• halcompile: misc docs improvements

• use /usr/bin/python in all python scripts

• nml: implement command queue with reliable reception
• nml: convert arch-dependent types to fixed-width types

• build: refactor how manpages are generated
• build: install the new pncconf python modules
• build: depend on inkscape
• build: use correct dependencies on Debian Jessie
• tests: minor improvements to hm2 test
• tests: fix a spurious false failure in the tlo test
• tests: reorganize the halui jogging test dir layout
• tests: give halui a few seconds to switch the task mode back
• tests: add a halui mdi test
• tests: add an nml-over-tcp test
• tests: simplify t0 test and increase task queue usage
• tests: fix a race condition in the toolchanger/toolno-pocket-differ test
• tests: longer timeout in halui jogging test
• tests: test names= and counts= of halcompile-generated comps
• tests: loadrt must handle failure from rtapi_app_main
• tests: add a test of jogwheel jogging via Motion
• tests: fix a spurious failure of the tlo test
• tests: add arc radius tests

2014 Oct 22: 2.7.0~pre2

Changes since 2.6:

• Brand new trajectory planner.
• Support for the RT-Preempt realtime kernel (in addition to RTAI).