How to update plasmaC

Regarding this:-

An update pushed:
configurator typos in ini files
axis ini file typos
fix parameter saving bug

How do I know if I have a buildbot install or RIP

I have tried from a terminal sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get upgrade
It did download some stuff successfully but did not change and fix the parameter saving bug.

Will it do any harm to upgrade using the RIP code

Clive wrote:

How do I know if I have a buildbot install or RIP

RIP creates a ~/linuxcnc-dev directory if you followed the instructions verbatim. The command to start will contain "~/linuxcnc-dev/scripts/linuxcnc" buildbot pkg will usually run with "linuxcnc ~/linuxcnc/configs/........."

I have tried from a terminal sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get upgrade
It did download some stuff successfully but did not change and fix the parameter saving bug.

apt-get is for a build bot install & currently build bot is behind. So those changes will not be available in the latest dpkg.

Will it do any harm to upgrade using the RIP code

No, you can just do a RIP installation to have the latest and greatest code & still keep the buildbot install as a back up should a future update to RIP break something. Just follow section 15.2 in the PlasmaC User Guide.

Many thanks. for the informative reply

Phill,

What is the buildbot?

phillc54 wrote:

The Buildbot is up to date...

Thanks Phill Updated now and parameters stick with save.

Phill
I am having trouble updating . I have done:-
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

This ran OK and appeared to update. But I did not see the extra's tab (shapes etc) i

Then I tried;- $ python linuxcnc/<your_configuration_directory>/configurator.py
But I don't see the configurator.py in my linuxcnc config

Next I tried running the configurator.py from :- /usr/share

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plasmac/confugurator.py ( see the configurator.py in plasmac ) but it errors



Should plasmac be running or stopped when upgrading? I also copied configurator.py to my config folder to no avail.