Matt,
My purpose is to be able to have "easy to install" updates or hot fixes,
> in between released versions if required, without
> emc2-dev/CVS/run-in-place.
>
Good question, up to now I just waited for a new LiveCD. I think the answer
is on:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?InstallingUpdates
I just plugged in the network cable and noticed the update popping up - but
since I have to do some money making this week I did not yet dare to do this
...
But I am a "software engineer" and I was the one to blame for the OMTI 5510
harddisk driver in Minix, way-back in 1988 or so. I've ported Linux to a
number of targets, did some device drivers and much more stuff that I don't
even remember. But I am just too scared to ruin my running EMC2 system so I
had a second system installed when 2.2.2 came out and just replaced the
hardware.
But ... I want to be able to do these simple updates. The easy to install
.deb would be an option (why recompile if it's already been tested, the
developers know best what they changed and may even know how to test :o) )
Another option (I do have this second PC anyway) would be to install a
development PC. I can compile, test, mess around, try out some new HAL
stuff, even hook it up to the machine and even replace my 'live' EMC2 system
on a sudden death.
So another question is how to install updates that I compiled myself on
another system.
Rob
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