Release 9.0.0 DP7

[Matthias Rebbe]

Mark,

i just noticed that a widget which works in 8.1.4, does not work in 8.1.5RC1. 
I am speaking of Bernds Gauge widget. When putting it onto a stack in 8.1.5RC1 then only a rectangle is shown.
I even tried to recompile, but w/o success.
I then tried to recompile in LC 9DP7 with the same result.
When putting the widget onto  stack in that version (8.1.5rc1, 9dp7) i just see a empty rectangle.

What i also notice is that the properties of the widget are now listed as custom properties in the custom area of the pi, also they are shown also on the basic tab in pi.




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> Am 16.06.2017 um 11:32 schrieb Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>>:
> 
> Thanks for the explanations.
> 
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>> Am 16.06.2017 um 11:25 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>>>:
>> 
>> On 2017-06-16 11:19, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode wrote:
>>> Mark,
>>> regarding to recompiling widget for newer LC version:
>>> If i use LC 8 and 9, do i have to recompile it every time i use the
>>> other version?
>> 
>> Right now - yes - the lcm (compiled LCB) formats are not compatible.
>> 
>> There are a couple of potential solutions:
>> 
>> 1) Make it so that multiple LCM versions can sit in the same extension. We can package up the lcb toolchain for each version as a distinct download to help with this.
>> 
>> 2) Have a plugin in the IDE which fetches a git repo containing a widget (or widgets) and compiles them locally. lc-compile is really lightweight and bundled into the IDE so doing this automatically is quite straight-forward.
>> 
>> Case (1) would work for people wanting to distribute lce files which people can just install on their machine. Case (2) is suitable particularly for community widgets - it would mean that anyone subscribing to a particular 'widget repo' could get updates as soon as they are pushed by the maintainer.
>> 
>> I think it is worth doing (1) regardless - it is a simple matter of having say 'module.8.lcm' and 'module.9.lcm' files. The 9 format is unstable until we go GM, but the 8 format is now 'stable' - i.e. won't change ever again.
>> 
>> Warmest Regards,
>> 
>> Mark.
>> 
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