LinuxCNC 2.8.2 is released.

LinuxCNC 2.8.2 has been released.This is mainly a bugfix release, though it also adds a new HAL component (“sendkeys”) for creating input device events from HAL pins.All users are encouraged to update.In addition there is a new RTAI kernel based on 4.19.195. This comes with a new version of RTAI 5.3. Both should be automatically installed with the 2.8.2-rt version of LinuxCNC. If you are using the ISO install or know that you are running the preempt-rt kernel this need not concern you.Thanks to the following contributors:

alkabal
Chris Morley
damiodj
Dewey Garrett
elovalvo
Greg Carl
Hans Unzner
Håvard Flaget Aasen
john
Kiall Mac Innes
McCodie
NhanPham
Norbert Schechner
Phillip Carter
Rene Hopf
Sascha Ittner


The abridged changelog:

• gladevcp: Numerous Updates
• qtvcp -cam_align panel: allow selection of camera number
• gmoccapy_3_1_3_8 - many updates
• Typo correction Axis.py “Geometry reading” XYZBCUVW > XYZABCUVW
• Docs add info on loading halscope
• update 2.8 from master for xhc-whb04b-6
• Merge pull request #1024 from kiall/2.8-axis-error-pin
• translations - fixed moccapy / gmoccapy errors
• Update hostmot2.9
• Fix: update manual SSI
• Update abs_encoder.c
• add info on installing mesaflash
• rx_mode typo in hm2_uart_setup
• Docs: Many updates
• flipflop: Add an inverted output pin, like the classic D-type latch
• pncconf -fix inverting of steppers, in the tune axis test
• qtvcp -qtaxis: change controls for lathe configs
• pyui -fix commands for joints/axis changes
• Docs: Correct pin direction 14 in the parallel port docs
• gmoccapy_translations - new translation files
• interp_o_word.cc: mdi-opened files leak #1088
• command.c: use consistent external offset epsilon
• sendkeys: A HAL component to send keystrokes and UI events
• plasmac: fix material verter for sheetcam update
• fix halcompile singleton option on userspace components
• pncconf -fix internal description of 7i73 mode 1
• pncconf -fix sserial number when parcing XML
• pncconf -fix sserial channel number for the 7i96
• Docs: Update URL to updated Pi SD card image. Also document limitations.
• Merge pull request #1052 from Hans470/2.8-restructure-hal-doc
• pncconf -many uodates
• Added new version of Raspberry Pi4 and Raspberry Pi 400
• AXIS: Add an axisui.error pin
• qtvcp -qtDragon docs: add a bit of information about probing.
• Update near.comp add {} for syntax coherence
• PlasmaC: Many Updates
• hal_glib -fix check_for_modes always failing
• emccanon.cc GET_EXTERNAL_TOOL_SLOT hdl bogus request
• Revert bad change inside driver XHC-WHB04B-6 lcnc 2.8