Release Notes for JMRI 4.99.10 release
Date: June 12, 2022
From: Bob Jacobsen
Subject: Test Release 4.99.10 of JMRI/DecoderPro is available for download.
Notes:
This is a test release. Please
post a note
if you encounter any new or old bugs! Feedback is especially important for this
test release, as we expect it to lead directly to the JMRI 5.0 production release.
This is the hopefully the last in a series of 4.99.* test releases to migrate JMRI to Java 11.
It requires Java 11 to work.
(See our page on downloading Java 11)
We expect this series to end in the next JMRI 5.0 production release at the end of Spring 2022.
(See the tentative release schedule)
Please back up your JMRI files before installing this, in case you want to go
back to an earlier version.
JMRI is now only available under the
GNU General Public License. For more information, please
see our
copyright and licensing page.
Update From Older JMRI Versions
If you are currently using a version older than JMRI 4.24, please follow these instructions carefully:
- Is your current version older than JMRI 4.12?
If so, then update to JMRI 4.12 first, and ensure everything works correctly: check
start-up, check things you need to be working, and check the JMRI log as well) before doing anything else.
Store your configuration and panel files under a new name and use those from now on.
Then continue with step 2.
If you are currently using JMRI 4.7.3 or earlier on Linux or macOS (Windows doesn't need this),
then it's very important
that you update to JMRI 4.12 and
carrying out the migration process described in the JMRI 4.12 release note
before updating to any later release.
- Is your current version older than JMRI 4.20?
Then update to JMRI 4.20 first, and ensure that works correctly (check
start-up, check things you need to be working, and check the JMRI log as well) before doing anything else
Save your preferences again.
Store your configuration and panel files under a new name, use those from now on, and go on to step 3.
- Is your current version older than JMRI 4.24?
Then update to JMRI 4.24 first, and ensure that works correctly (check
start-up, check things you need to be working, and check the JMRI log as well) before doing anything else
Save your preferences again.
Store your configuration and panel files under a new name and use those from now on.
- You can then install this release.
Following this multi-step order of updating via stable major releases safeguards you against possible migration issues
that can arise from skipping these versions.
New problems with this release
New warnings for this release:
Older warnings
See the
JMRI 4.26 release note for more warnings predating the 4.99 development series,
including pointers to various migration issues.
These may be relevant to you if you're updating from an earlier version;
we strongly recommend you update to
JMRI 4.20
before installing this test release.
- Since JMRI 4.99.2
Example scripts related to MQTT moved from jython directory to jython\MQTT directory. This will require
an update to any start-up actions that reference their location.
- Since JMRI 4.99.1
This test release, and all subsequent ones, require the use of
Java 11 or later. Java 8 is explicitly not supported.
There's more information on this migration on the
JMRI Tech Road Map and
JVM Capabilities pages.
- Since JMRI 4.99.1
A number of classes and methods that have been deprecated for a long time
are removed in this release. These include:
- apps.JmriPlugin
- apps/startup/StartupActionFactory
- Routes/Turnouts/Sensors: One form of getNextAddress
- Handling of preferences from before JMRI 4.0; upgrade through JMRI 4.20 instead
- ShutDownTask, AbstractShutDownTask - use call & run methods now
- Removed JythonAutomaton, JythonAutomatonAction, JythonSiglet, JythonSigletAction
unused classes. These have been made obsolete by JMRI's native scripting,
and haven't been used since JMRI 1.2
- SSL (BlockBossLogic) - change to start/stop calls
- Various TrafficManagers.instance methods - use InstanceManager
- Throttle.getListeners() - use getPropertyChangeListeners
- Removed obsolete RosterRecorder class;
function now available via scripting
- Removed deprecated methods from Throttle panels
- Manager.getSystemNameList - rework with getNamedBeanSet
- Manager.getNamedBeanList - rework with getNamedBeanSet
- Manager.setPropertyChangesMuted - use setPropertyChangesSilenced
- Manager.getBeanBySystemName - use getBySystemName
- Manager.getBeanByUserName - use getByUserName
- FileChooserUtil
- get/setFontFamily in SystemConsolePreferencesManager
- throttle.FunctionPanel#changeState(..) has been replaced by #setSelected(..)
- Since JMRI 4.99.1
The PowerManager now only fires events with the id "power". Before this
release, it also fired events with the id "Power". Check that
your scripting code is looking for the right form.
- Since JMRI 4.99.1
This version no longer reads ZeroConf IPv4 and IPv6 preferences
written with JMRI 4.16 and before. Please make sure to upgrade
to JMRI 4.20 (or later) and save your preferences before
updating to this version if you have configured the WiThrottle preference pane.
Download links:
The
list of included changes is available from our
GitHub code repository.
New / Updated decoder definitions
Massoth
- New decoder definition for "Pulsed Smoker for round boilers" (product nr 8415001
Turnouts, Lights, Sensors and other elements
- Fixed a spurious error message when creating some internal items.
