Released 2.6.X

2016 January 10: LinuxCNC 2.6.12

• docs: add more github info to Contributing to LinuxCNC
• docs: improve G43.1 info
• docs: acknowledge Debian and UBUNTU trademarks
• docs: fix incorrect GladeVCP? example syntax and typo
• docs: fix manpage markup bug in rtapi_app_{main,exit}.3rtapi
• docs: gladevcp - describe the new iconview signal “sensitive”
• docs: restore line numbers in example G-code
• docs: clarify some pins in the halui manpage
• docs: fix M70-M73 links in French Gcode Quick Reference
• docs: fix link to the giteveryday(1) manpage
• docs: describe gmoccapy Show Aux Display feature
• docs: document gmoccapy updates and deleted some pin
• mini.tcl: remove duplicate geo mgmt of widget
• keystick: fix signal handler a second time
• gladevcp: iconview could create exception in some circumstances
• gmoccapy: stay syncronized with iconview widget button states
• gladevcp/offset_widget: fix rare error of non-existant var file
• gscreen: fix industrial skin’s A axis DRO readout
• tooledit_widget.py: tool diameter sorting fix
• halui: fix some jogging bugs
• halui: fix a copy-paste error that could prevent homing
• serport: fix pin-1-in-not
• task: fix start-from-line and remap interaction
• interp: it’s nonsense to take a boost::cref(this)
• emcmodule: fix argument parsing
• rtapi/sim: better error reporting
• rtapi: error messages are better than errno numbers
• hal: don’t segfault if rtapi_init() fails
• realtime script: wait for rtapi_app to die when stopping realtime
• halui/jogging test: change which joint is selected while jogging
• tests: test homing in halui/jogging
• tests: add a motion-logger test of a remap bug
• packaging: use “set -e” to fail on error in the postinst script
• buildbot: dont try to build on Jessie RTAI
• build: verify links in the gcode Quick Reference (English & French)

2015 November 1: LinuxCNC 2.6.11

• docs: update code notes on M61
• hm2_7i90 manpage: clarify firmware management
• hm2_7i90 manpage: remove incorrect EPP info
• gmoccapy: bug in tool info handling with tool number being "-1"
• interp: fix an old bug in canned cycle preliminary & in-between moves
• io: "no tool" is spelled "0", not "-1"
• io: fix HAL pins on "M61 Q0"
• tests: add an interpreter test of G81
• tests: add spindle unloading to m61 test
• add motion-logger, a debugging tool
• motion: motion_debug.h needs to include motion.h

2015 October 2: LinuxCNC 2.6.10

Changes since 2.6.9:

• docs: specify that G92.1 and G92.2 only affect the G92 offsets
• docs: update the GFDL blurb
• docs: remove a stray ")" in User Intro

• fix constraint violations with rotated G18/G19 arcs (SF bug #430)

• touchy: G64 now takes optional Q

• gmoccapy: fix single stepping through a program

• pncconf: fix spindle control error

• toggle2nist: does not require floating-point

• motion: set the "In Position" status flag when aborting

• task: fix a compile warning (heartbeat is unsigned long)
• latency-plot: don't depend on a specific wish interpreter
• sim_rtapi_app: clean up on failed "realtime" module load
• build system: make the git scripts more user friendly
• tests: add another loadrt test
• packaging: switch to dh_python2 on Jessie and later
• packaging: Debian Jessie and Ubuntu 14.04 don't have libgnomeprintui2.2

2015 August 11: LinuxCNC 2.6.9

Changes since 2.6.8:

• docs: update G33.1 example to include S100 M3
• docs: document motion.feed-inhibit better
• docs: update encoder.9 manpage
• docs: improve haltcl docs
• docs: misc minor fixes & improvements

• UIs: tolerate task latency better
• touchy: Fix Set Tool/Origin? defaults on lathes
• gmoccapy: introduced hungarian translation
• gmoccapy: several new keyboard shortcuts
• gmoccapy: new place for full size preview button
• gmoccapy: bug in fullsize / edit change
• hal_glib: do not emit signal file changed on remap
• vismach: work around a bug in mesa

• hm2: Smart-serial boards can have HAL pins identified by board serial numbers

• interp: don't set an invalid sequence number
• interp: log messages to stderr as intended, instead of crashing

• task: warn if the main loop takes too long
• task: warn when dropping queued mdi commands

• io: initialize the tool-in-spindle info correctly

2015 May 11: LinuxCNC 2.6.8

Changes since 2.6.7:

• Axis GUI: Fix regression of control disabling, SF#423
• Axis GUI: Use a preferred form of "switch" (closes: SF#411)
• gmoccapy GUI: bug in ignore limits solved
• gmoccapy GUI: search also in the users dir for themes
• gmoccapy GUI: fixed division by zero error on spindle
• gmoccapy GUI: introduced french translation
• gmoccapy GUI: bug in btn_brake_macro
• tooledit: fix a typo/bug in a switch statement
• stepconf: fix check for spindle encoder signals for pp2
• stepconf: fix check for spindle signals for pp2
• xhc-hb04 sim configs: typo fix
• emccalib.tcl: allow whitespace on detected setp lines
• halcmd: err msg applies pins or params
• hal: fix fatal memory corruption bug on linking pin to a signal
• hal: fix a dubious type cast
• docs: fix hal_pin_new() and hal_param_new() manpages
• packaging: depend on a GPLv2 version of readline
• build system: clean up cache files

2015 February 21: LinuxCNC 2.6.7

Changes since 2.6.6:

• axis gui: fix transition to world mode

2015 February 19: LinuxCNC 2.6.6

Changes since 2.6.5:

• axis gui: fix jog speed on nontrivkins machines

• gmoccapy: bug in initializing lathe mode
• 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/limit in tool sensor height
• gmoccapy: solved a bug in counts handling
• gmoccapy: new hal pin and some renaming
• gmoccapy: deleted unneeded stuff and new translation
• gmoccapy: added support to select number of digits
• gmoccapy: turtle jog and analog in for slider values
• gmoccapy: introduced polish translation
• gmoccapy: report about gcode errors

• pncconf: lower default watchdog limit
• pncconf: fix double POSITION_OFFSET/FEEBACK INI entry

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

• debounce: document filter groups better in the manpage
• pyvcp: Bug in radio button widgets
• gladevcp: bug in combi_dro foreground color attribute
• hal_gremlin - Emit signal in case of gcode error
• inihal: bugfix, typo for ini.n.backlash

• xhc-hb04: Fix memory leak
• xhc-hb04: error exit if [HAL]HALUI not set

• gm6: Fix RS485 DAC problem, when DAC has zero V output

• better error message when a component fails to load in sim

• comp: don't overrun the names[] array
• comp: fix indentation nitpick in generated C code

• docs: include a warning about power supplies for the STG
• docs: update gmoccapy docs
• docs: improve 'option rtapi_app no' description of comp
• docs: fixup manpage syntax for rtapi_app_main.3 & rtapi_app_exit.3
• docs: fix inaccuracies in hal_init manpage
• docs: document the surprising encoder num_chan=0 behavior
• docs: update the md5sum of the Live/Install? Image
• docs: misc minor improvements

• tests: fix a spurious failure of the tlo test
• tests: test names= and counts= args of comp-generated components
• tests: longer timeout in halui jogging test
• tests: fix a race condition in the toolchanger/toolno-pocket-differ test
• tests: simplify t0 test and increase task queue usage
• tests: loadrt must handle failure from rtapi_app_main

• packaging: use correct dependencies on Debian Jessie
• packaging: tclx is a runtime dependency, not a build-dep

2014 December 9: LinuxCNC 2.6.5

Changes since 2.6.4:

• gmoccapy: virtual keyboard "bug" not initialized settings correct
• gmoccapy: initialize mouse button mode corrected
• gmoccapy: PAUSE button did not get active on M01
• hostmot2: fix default address of the second EPP port (7i43 and 7i90)
• gs2_vfd: add missing short command line arguments -g, -A, -D, and -R
• lincurve: improve manpage
• docs: correct G43 description
• docs: improve G2 examples
• docs: fix up whitespace in mux_generic(9) manpage
• docs: document comp extra_link_args
• docs: document Signed-off-By procedure
• docs: include many missing manpages in the html index
• comp: test that option extra_link_args works
• comp: 'option extra_link_args' needs a string
• latency-histogram: clean up on ^C
• task: remove some dead code
• task: fix a dropped-mdi bug
• rebrand a realtime warning message from motion
• tests: reorganize the halui test dir layout
• tests: add a halui mdi test
• tests: fix a spurious false failure in the tlo test
• NML: improved debugging in interp_list

2014 November 1: LinuxCNC 2.6.4

Changes since 2.6.3:

• axis gui: fix shift-jog speed being too slow on inch configs displaying mm
• axis gui: fix UVW jogs being too fast by 25.4x, on inch configs displaying mm
• gmoccapy gui: fixed serious bug with PAUSE / RESUME / STOP
• gmoccapy gui: bug fixes, minor layout changes
• gmoccapy gui: support now also matchbox-keyboard
• hal: make 'halcmd save comp' order match original 'loadrt' order
• gladevcp tooledit widget: flush tool file to disk
• gladevcp tooledit widget: fix bugs with tool comment field
• gladevcp led widget: fix blinking in GLADE editor problem
• xhc-hb04: improve README
• emccalib: fix a bug in hal file parsing
• emccalib: enable search in POSTGUI_HALFILEs
• popupkeyboard: support standalone demonstration
• hm2: fix long-standing encoder velocity estimation error
• hm2: fix FPGA names for 5i24, 5i25, and 6i25
• sim_pin: remove special case (-0) in isnegative
• latency-test: fix a bug in "implied microseconds" mode
• docs: update download & install information
• docs: fix a copy/paste error in the hostmot2.9 manpage
• docs: give units of ini vars in homing docs
• docs: update stepper quickstart equation
• docs: remove description of removed 'blocks' component
• docs: update halshow description to remove outdated blocks component
• docs: change stepconf values so they cover most common drives
• docs: document some missing declarations in the comp tool
• docs: in comp, variables should be of type float, not double
• docs: update README build instructions to include autogen
• docs: add gmoccapy documentation
• docs: document milltask's "ini.*" hal pins
• docs: fix some pyvcp examples
• docs: fix a typo in the System Requirements document
• docs: fix a markup bug in the Developer Manual
• docs: fix motion-type description in motion manpage
• docs: add info about remapped code reading hal pins
• docs: fix some spellos in remap docs
• docs: describe our git workflow briefly
• tests: fix a transient failure in the halui-jogging test

2014 September 5: LinuxCNC 2.6.3

Changes since 2.6.2:

• axis GUI: add ability to set default spindle speed
• gmoccapy GUI: iteration over None object message
• gmoccapy GUI: hal user message system introduced
• gmoccapy GUI: corrected message system
• xhc-hb04 jog pendant: move udev rule to the right place
• python: fix exception in MultiFileBuilder?.set_translation_domain
• emccalib: fix bug #389 (not writing file)
• estop-latch: improve documentation; set default pin values
• hm2_7i90: remove some dead code
• hm2 sample configs: set HOME_SEQUENCE
• hm2 sample configs: let hm2-stepper estop when hm2 watchdog bites (Closes: #391)
• docs: better description of 5420-5428
• docs: the remap inifile var is PYTHON_APPEND
• docs: all html links work now
• docs: section ids are externally accessible hyperlinks
• french doc update: default spindle speed
• french doc update: clarify comp's usage of count and names
• french doc update: fix startup code example
• packaging: recommend the correct hostmot2 package
• packaging: Debian testing (Jessie) requires tcl/tk 8.6
• build system: misc minor portability fixes
• tests: no need to track var file

2014 August 10: LinuxCNC 2.6.2

Changes since 2.6.1:

• xhc-hb04: fix device file permissions
• pncconf: fix error with firmware with more than 5 sserial channels
• docs: update french translation
• docs: fix startup code example
• docs: misc minor fixes
• sample configs: fix sim/axis/gantry backplot display

2014 August 5: LinuxCNC 2.6.1

Changes since 2.6.0 include:

• Fix a bug in stepconf that prevented it from running correctly on Debian Wheezy and Ubuntu Precise
• Fix a bug in Touchy when no macros are defined.
• Change the sim/axis/axis.ini sample config so the splash screen runs without re-zeroing G54.
• Minor docs improvements.

2014 July 28: LinuxCNC 2.6.0

Notes on updating from 2.5 to 2.6 are here: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpdatingTo2.6

Changes since 2.5 include:

• support for remapped G-codes
• improved NURBS support (G5)
• support for multiple tool offsets (G43.2)
• reorganized sample configs
• gmoccapy: new GUI
• gscreen: new GUI
• lots of new gladevcp widgets
• several new hardware drivers:

    * VFS11 VFD
    * Delta VFD-B
    * WJ200 VFD
    * General Mechatronics
    * XHC-HB04 jog pendant

• Hostmot2 improvements:

    * Mesa 5i24 AnyIO? board
    * Mesa 7i90 AnyIO? board
    * Mesa 7i65 (SPI 8xservo controller)
    * Absolute encoder support including SSI, BISS and Fanuc encoders
    * Encoder module enhancements including settable sample rate, count error reporting and muxed encoder cable deskew

• Many bug fixes
• Many documentation improvements