post: announce LinuxCNC 2.7.3

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+title: 'LinuxCNC 2.7.3 released'
+date: 2015-11-29 18:15:25 -07:00
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+LinuxCNC 2.7.3 is out!  This one has a couple of important bug fixes,
+one related to run-from-line and g-code remapping, and one related to
+halui jogging.  All 2.7 users are encouraged to upgrade.
+
+
+This release was brought to us by the following developers.  Welcome to
+all the new people, and thanks to all!
+
+* Salvatore Balestrino
+* Bernhard M. Wiedemann
+* Dewey Garrett
+* Jeff Epler
+* John Morris
+* John Thornton
+* Norbert Schechner
+* Robert W. Ellenberg
+* Sebastian Kuzminsky
+
+
+The changes since 2.7.2:
+
+* docs: update install instructions for glade
+* docs: correct description of m19 feedback requirements
+* docs: clarify some pins in the halui manpage
+* docs: fix link to the giteveryday(1) manpage
+* docs: combine jog wheel information to one place
+* docs: minor changes to gmoccapy documentation
+* docs: fix links in Gcode Quick Reference (English and French)
+
+* gmoccapy: document updates and deleted some pin
+* halui: fix some jogging bugs
+* halui: fix a copy-paste error that could prevent homing
+* tooledit_widget.py: tool diameter sorting fix
+
+* hal: don't segfault if rtapi_init() fails
+* rtapi: error messages are better than errno numbers
+* tp: purge old circle length function
+* tp: overhaul spiral fit computation to use more numerically stable quadratic formula
+* tp: fix for arc-arc coplanar check
+* bugfix:  Start line and remap interaction
+* interp: it's nonsense to take a boost::cref(this)
+* build system: verify links in the Gcode Quick Reference documents
+
+* linuxcnc launch script: export LINUXCNC_NCFILES_DIR
+* rip-environment: export LINUXCNC_VERSION
+
+* halui/jogging test: change which joint is selected while jogging
+* tests: test homing in halui/jogging
+* tests: add a motion-logger test of a remap bug
+