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Hi,

a few hours ago there are new Blitzmax NG releases published on github...( Windows, Linux, Mac )
Blitzmax NG release

Quote from: Pebender on June 25, 2023, 06:09:59Hi,

a few hours ago there are new Blitzmax NG releases published on github...( Windows, Linux, Mac )
Blitzmax NG release

This is a auto-service from github. Within 24h after Brucey changed something in any module a "new release" is packed. This has nothing to do with the official (stable) releases on his homepage. 

My recommentation: Only in the case of problems with the official release you should try to install this "daily" release to exclude you have found an already known bug. After this release failt too, you can raise an ISSUE on GitHub or Discord.
 

This is not a "auto-service". Brucey created a script which "runners" (virtual machine instances) of Github process. The scripts are triggered on a weekly base (you could also set them to do it on each "commit").

The scripts build NG on the platforms (or for the platforms) and package things together. These packaged assets are what you see as "daily build" downloads.


I would consider using specific "daily builds" (not the newest ones) as a better alternative than almost 3 years old "stables".
The ones Brucey links on the website are not "more stable" than the daily builds - they were at the times the ones he build a "package of". This can be because of "it is time for a new one" and of course also a "seems rather stable" or even a "has been some time since fixable issues but showstoppers were reported".

Since "2020" a lot of issues has been adressed, libs have been updated etc. 
Also I consider NG to be a kind of "rolling release". 
There won't be "fixes for last official released stable version". if something is fixed it happens (for now) in the "master"-branches of the repositories, not in some specific "v1.0 thing". 

I guess user base is rather low - especially of the ones reporting bugs / issues. So you won't gain much "knowledge base" (eg how to circumvent specific issues) for the version you get linked to on the website.


TL/DR: if you are afraid of "newly introduced bugs" - use a weekly build of some weeks ago.


bye
Ron