[chirp_users] What's next for CHIRP

[Marc]

Awesome! Thanks Dan.

Marc
KQ4ENX

On Sat, Dec 31, 2022, 8:31 PM Dan Smith via chirp_users <
chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to announce the availability of what I'm calling the "CHIRP-next"
> build for the new year. If you're not aware, some of the libraries that
> CHIRP depends on have been orphaned such that CHIRP was a bit stuck in time
> for many years. Overcoming this obstacle required a lot of changes to
> CHIRP's core, drivers, and the GUI has had to be completely rewritten as a
> result. This has been a ton of work, and we still have a lot left to do.
>
> However, it's time to rope you, the users and power users, into the
> effort. Several of us have tested hundreds of radios over the last few
> months getting ready for this, but we need your help to flesh things out.
> Over 90% of the radios that get used most often with CHIRP have been
> tested, but there are still plenty left that need to be confirmed (or
> fixed). Similarly, the GUI has been tested fairly well amongst the
> developers at this point, but there are surely still plenty of bugs to find
> and fix.
>
> Ultimately, this new build will become what is today the "daily" builds,
> and the current version of chirp will be renamed "legacy". As of now, all
> new development is being done on the "next" builds and only critical bug
> fixes will be considered for legacy. If CHIRP-next works for you and your
> radios, we want you running it as soon as possible.
>
> I've put together a page that describes in more detail why we're having to
> do this, how you can help, and what to look for and report:
>
> https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/ChirpNextBuild
>
> Also, here's a page that describes some of the changes you can expect in
> the new version:
>
> https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/ChirpNextBuildChanges
>
> While we're not doing this specifically to add features, the "opportunity"
> to redesign some things has allowed us to add some improvements. Further,
> being on newer dependent libraries has allowed us to add some features we
> never had before.
>
> If you're on MacOS or Linux, you will almost certainly want to be running
> the new build immediately. It uses modern dependencies and also behaves
> much more like a native application on all platforms.
>
> We really need your help testing and vetting this new version, so if you
> feel comfortable, please consider giving it a try and letting us know what
> you run into. I'm getting the word out here to the users groups a little
> early, before we start offering it on the download page specifically. Feel
> free to forward this to your own groups, facebook pages, etc to get more
> visibility than just the users here.
>
> You can find the CHIRP-next builds here:
>
> https://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/download?stream=next
>
> As always, you'll want to stay up-to-date with these, as things have been
> moving fast!
>
> --Dan
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