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  3. 3DCoat 4.8 BETA testing thread

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    1 hour ago, SERGYI said:

    We stopped to build "3DCoat" only under old Linux CentOS 6 ("GCC" compiler from old CentOS 6 makes errors during optimizations). But soon we will try to make native "3DCoat" build under newest Ubuntu using its latest "GCC" with all possible optimizations. That should increase speed of "3DCoat" and will make "3DCoat" builds under Linux regular.

    That's reassuring. Thank you for the explanation, SERGYI.

  4. 3DCoat 4.8 BETA testing thread

    in New Releases, Bugs Reports & Development Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Allabulle

    The end of native Linux builds is a concern here. We use 3DCoat because it was native, before other alternatives restricted to Win/Mac builds. Even if not as fast as in Windows, we would be using 3DCoat. Not so with WINE, for a variety of reasons.

    Let's hope the vague "they will look to resume them [the native Linux builds] at some point" won't take long. I'm a bit baffled at the studio(s) that suggested using WINE, and quite surprised to see Pilgway accepting that as a real option for professionals.

    We'll keep using the last builds available for Linux. Later, we might have to part ways. A pity, really, if that day comes, specially now that Allegorithmic is dead as a company and the future of their products is uncertain, as other forum members said in this very thread already.

    Anyways, we'll see.

  8. 3DCoat 4.8 BETA testing thread

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    Posted · Edited by Allabulle

    Linux link is wrong. It downloads the 4.7.37 version.

    Manually type this in the browser's address bar (or copy and paste) and it downloads the new beta: http://www.3d-coat.com/~sergyi/3D-CoatV4-8-01.tar.gz

    Just clicking won't do it.

    Edit:

    OK, this one works: http://www.3d-coat.com/~sergyi/3D-CoatV4-8-01.tar.gz

    Please 3DCoat team, fix the links. By the way, it's not the first time this happens. Maybe you should automate the link generation?

  11. 3DCoat 4.7 (BETA testing thread)

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    Posted · Edited by Allabulle

    Any progress on the Linux builds?

    I can understand that things take time, but checking every so often here just to see if there's a build it's getting tiresome. And then, one could miss the long awaited build if sayed out for months. So knowing if something is moving would be appreciated.

    It's a pity Linux uses can't test as much or get new beta tools to tinker with. It feels like there's no proper system in place to adapt and compile Linux builds, as if there was some sort of part-time off-site job. It doesn't look as a priority for sure to keep all versions on par.

    I can understand that while trying new tools, and refining them, having to re-compile over and over again for a different platform would seem a waste of time. But we also pay for the license, and one would think that end users won't find that a waste at all. Not to mention the possibility of some Linux specific bugs appearing so much later; that would amount to even more wasted time (for the users mainly). Surely there could be a compromise in the "waste" of developers vs users' time.

    I'm trying to make a point to justify my question, but not to sound harsh or impatient. I hope I didn't fail completely. :-)

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