[chirp_users] Which version do I really have?

[Don Brett]

Assuming you have the latest version, is help/about correct on your's?


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On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 12:01 PM Don Brett <don.brett21 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, it says "CHIRP daily-20201121, GTK 2.24.32, PyGTK 2.24.0, Python
> 2.7.17", but I just installed "chirp-daily-20201221.flatpak".
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> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 11:45 AM Glenn K0LNY <glennervin at cableone.net>
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>> Doesn't it say under help and about?
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Don Brett <don.brett21 at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 06, 2021 10:40 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] Which version do I really have?
>>
>> I re-downloaded and installed the flatpak file (just in case); flatpak
>> installer said the latest version was already installed, as expected.  Does
>> anyone know which version I actually have?
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>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 2:06 PM Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 9:58 AM Glenn K0LNY <glennervin at cableone.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hi Don,
>>> > It is my opinion that if your radio is in the list, and the program
>>> works, then there is no reason to worry if you have the latest version.
>>> > If you have a version from two years ago, and your radio is in the
>>> list of radios, chances are that you will have no benefit from having a
>>> newer version of Chirp.
>>> > Now if your radio was recently added to the list, then I can
>>> understand you wanting the latest version.
>>> > Glenn
>>>
>>> I don't completely agree. For example the original developer of the
>>> AnyTone AT-778UV chose to only add support for the per-channel
>>> settings of this model (and its variants). So for the sake of argument
>>> you could say the radio was "in the list" and "the program works". I
>>> then later added support for the global settings broken down into
>>> something like 3 or 4 separate patches. Not updating because this
>>> radio was already supported and working would miss out on all of these
>>> newly added settings.
>>>
>>> I have 18 patches in the queue waiting for approval. The majority of
>>> them are nothing but cosmetic cleanup of the CHIRP driver code. There
>>> would be absolutely no need for anyone to update solely on those
>>> changes. But a couple of them are updates to existing and working
>>> models that would be useful for owners of those models to get.
>>>
>>> My philosophy is that you don't need to update unless...
>>>
>>> 1 a bug in CHIRP or a radio model that you own that affects you has
>>> been addressed
>>> 2 support has been added for a radio that you own
>>> 3 additional settings and/or features have been added to a currently
>>> supported model that you own
>>>
>>> The build message includes a summary of what has been changed and is
>>> what I use to determine if I need to update right away or not.
>>>
>>> Jim KC9HI
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