We're happy to announce the "Unified Build" branch for general testing. This branch has been in limited preview for a while, and numerous positive reports have come in, so we think it is good to go for wider evaluation.
We consider this a merge candidate for the 2.6 release. In a nutshell: what it does: ============= build LinuxCNC such that it runs unchanged on any kernel found on the build platform (even multiple versions): RTAI, Xenomai, RT-Preempt, or vanilla - only reboot into new kernel required. No configuration changes to existing configs should be necessary. Runs on x86, amd64, and ARM platforms (beaglebone and Raspberry tested). what it contains: ================= This branch contains all of master as of yesterday, and the unified binary support code which has been in development over the last year. does it move metal: =================== positively yes. how to try it =============== we do not have packages as of yet - you need to build from source. Whatever kernel you happen to be running is fine if you have the linux-headers pkg installed. Follow the steps outlined in section 3 to build: http://static.mah.priv.at/public/html/common/UnifiedBuild.html#_installation , then run your configuration as usual. I dont want to read this darn documentation, just try it ======================================================== cd src && ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make && sudo make setuid && . ../scripts/rip-environment && linuxcnc how to report problems ====================== please get yourself a github account if you dont have one, and create new issues here, or comment on existing ones: https://github.com/zultron/linuxcnc/issues?state=open more information about this branch: =================================== The documentation contains sections on the history, intent and principles of operation: http://static.mah.priv.at/public/html/common/UnifiedBuild.html We would like to thank all testers and contributors who have been suffering through the early stages of this effort, and have provided valuable feedback. for the authors, - Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
