LinuxCNC 2.7.3 is out! This one has a couple of important bug fixes, one related to run-from-line and g-code remapping, and one related to halui jogging. All 2.7 users are encouraged to upgrade.

This release was brought to us by several developers, including two first-time committers to LinuxCNC. A special welcome to Salvatore Balestrino (who fixed a sort-order bug in the tooledit gui) and Bernhard Wiedemann (who fixed a compile error with boost 1.58). As always, thanks to everyone who contributed:

  • Salvatore Balestrino
  • Bernhard M. Wiedemann
  • Dewey Garrett
  • Jeff Epler
  • John Morris
  • John Thornton
  • Norbert Schechner
  • Robert W. Ellenberg
  • Sebastian Kuzminsky

The changes since 2.7.2:

  • docs: update install instructions for glade
  • docs: correct description of m19 feedback requirements
  • docs: clarify some pins in the halui manpage
  • docs: fix link to the giteveryday(1) manpage
  • docs: combine jog wheel information to one place
  • docs: minor changes to gmoccapy documentation

  • docs: fix links in Gcode Quick Reference (English and French)

  • gmoccapy: document updates and deleted some pin
  • halui: fix some jogging bugs
  • halui: fix a copy-paste error that could prevent homing

  • tooledit_widget.py: tool diameter sorting fix

  • hal: don’t segfault if rtapi_init() fails
  • rtapi: error messages are better than errno numbers
  • tp: purge old circle length function
  • tp: overhaul spiral fit computation to use more numerically stable quadratic formula
  • tp: fix for arc-arc coplanar check
  • bugfix: Start line and remap interaction
  • interp: it’s nonsense to take a boost::cref(this)

  • build system: verify links in the Gcode Quick Reference documents

  • linuxcnc launch script: export LINUXCNC_NCFILES_DIR

  • rip-environment: export LINUXCNC_VERSION

  • 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