General news: We rely on our users for feedback. If AXIS won't compile for you, doesn't work, or just acts in some quirky way you don't expect, let me know. My e-mail address is <[email protected]>. I also read these mailing lists. On an experimental basis, I'm providing read-only, anonymous CVS access to AXIS. The repository name to use is :pserver:[email protected]:2401/cvsroot and a typical first-time checkout procedure would look like export CVSROOT=:pserver:[email protected]:2401/cvsroot cvs login # hit enter at password prompt cvs -z9 co axis Important branch names are: HEAD: for ongoing development post-1.2 maint1_2: for the 1.2 and 1.2.x releases maint1_1: for the 1.1.x releases AXIS 1.1: There's a new point release of AXIS 1.1, called AXIS 1.1.3. Except for the version number and an emc2 build fix, it is identical to AXIS 1.1.3rc1. Except for another emc2 build fix, it is identical to AXIS 1.1.2. http://axis.unpy.net/index.cgi/downloads/01141952313 Barring the discovery of important new bugs, I don't anticipate any new releases from the 1.1 tree, especially since AXIS 1.2 will have a final release soon. In particular, if new incompatibilities with emc2 are introducd, they may go unfixed in AXIS 1.1. AXIS 1.1 is believed to work on emc1, bdi4emc, and emc2 HEAD and Testing systems. AXIS 1.2: AXIS 1.2 is still in the release candidate process. The latest version is 1.2rc3, released on March 6. I'm not aware of any significant bugs in 1.2rc3, and if there are no further code changes I intend to release 1.2 on March 20. Please send bug reports, translation updates, or new translations before then. http://axis.unpy.net/index.cgi/downloads/01141663025 AXIS 1.2 is believed to work on emc1, bdi4emc, and emc2 HEAD and Testing systems. AXIS 1.3: AXIS 1.3 is currently under development. New features that are now at least partially implemented include: * Support for 4-axis machines in the preview and backplots. * The emc2 "run-in-place" install doesn't install files outside the emc2 directory. For bdi4emc users, this means it is now possible to use emc2 and AXIS without overwriting any bdi-supplied files! * The colors of the preview and backplot can now be configured through the X Resources database. See rs274/options.py for the configurable items. * [DISPLAY]INCREMENTS can be used to select a different set of increments for jogging. Decimal and fractional values are supported, so that an imperial user can jog by "1/32" inch if he wants to. * Additional code has been added to try to make files that don't specify G20 or G21 still show a preview plot that reflects what emc will do. There is no set feature list or release schedule for AXIS 1.3. You can get snapshots of AXIS 1.3 (which will sometimes be badly broken): http://axis.unpy.net/index.cgi/downloads/nightly AXIS 1.3 is believed to work on emc1, bdi4emc, and emc2 HEAD and Testing systems. However, unless there is community interest, we may discontinue support for emc1. Jeff Epler <[email protected]>