Panda3D 1.6.1 released

rdb · pro-rsoft Posts: 5836 Location: Netherlands

No, this release does not have built-in shadows in the shader generator yet.

This release fixes some bugs found in 1.6.0, and adds some minor features as well.

* Threading layer is now enabled by default
* cTrav.showCollisions fixed
* Fixed broken MovieTexture
* OpenAL is now stable on Linux, too
* OpenAL now supports dynamic playrate changing
* MayaPandaTool now handles NURBS correctly
* Fixed particle panel and directtools bugs
* Fix crash with collada exporter on Windows
* ARToolkit jittering fixed
* Now possible to override shader vertex/fragment profiles
* Maya exporter fixed on OSX
* Fixed depth texture crash for padded textures
* Fixed bug that made OdeUtil.collide return empty geoms
* Fixed crash with render.flattenStrong() when using trackball
* Several improvements to the ODE layer
* Performance improvements to GeoMipTerrain
* GeoMipTerrain.setBorderStitching to fix seams between terrains
* installpanda.py for installing Panda on Linux without deb/rpm
* Several other minor bugfixes

Let's hear those bugs. Smile

PS. Fireflies sample on Linux has been fixed, but I forgot to update the sample program itself. To get the fixed sample, grab it from here.

Deny0 · Posts: 51

imagine this:
UN!X user:
Are you gay?
Linux user:
I love you.
FreeDos user:
int 5>7?
Windows 7 user:
Fuck you retard!

I still have my old xubuntu install CD, so I'll have to install it now Very Happy

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rdb · pro-rsoft Posts: 5836 Location: Netherlands

(pro-rsoft makes no comment about the subliminal message hidden in Dany0's post. It's not even funny.)
...or maybe just a little bit.

ThomasEgi · Posts: 1811 Location: Germany,Koblenz

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jhocking · Posts: 206 Location: Second City

skeptic · Posts: 47

clcheung · Posts: 559

Hi pro-rsoft,

Thank you for the release. But :

I know there's no Windows build on the download page, and I don't plan on doing anything about that. So don't complain to me.

Is it a resource issue, or outstanding bugs, or other reasons a windows build is not made ? If it is a resource issue, can I offer some help to build it ? (although I have not built any previous panda version before)

ynjh_jo · Posts: 1596 Location: Malang, Indonesia

I guess it's due to treeform is so on the pyweek.
If you have all SDKs (Maya, Max, DX, etc.) and can provide a full build, it'd be really appreciated.

@ skeptic :
you can't build it with gcc on Windows. Panda needs at least VSExpress.
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digimikeh · Posts: 205 Location: Valparaiso

hoo, nice, new version, for linux is needed to uninstall 1.6.0?

rdb · pro-rsoft Posts: 5836 Location: Netherlands

ynjh_jo hit the nail on the head.
How to compile it yourself.
Panda doesn't compile with gcc because all proprietary sdks (DirectX, Maya, Max) are compiled against Visual Studio.

Two weeks ago, I promised Imagineering to release it within two weeks. So I did.

lethe · Posts: 466 Location: London, England

btw, you haven't updated the home page - it still says 1.6.0. With regards to the Windows build I'ld be a bit worried that anyone new coming to this site right this instant will see no windows build on the download page, and go away, never to return. You should probably add the windows build section back in, with a comment to the effect of 'coming soon, use 1.6.0 (See below) for now'.

rdb · pro-rsoft Posts: 5836 Location: Netherlands

Fixed.

mindstormss · Posts: 200 Location: California

Who is responsible for the windows build? Should I just try to compile it myself or should I wait for the windows version? I have had bad luck with compiling the entire panda thing, but could give it a try if there is going to be an extended period...
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skeptic · Posts: 47

I guess I'll wait on the windows version until someone someone puts one out. I'm more of a Linux user anyway, I just happened to be booted in windows playing a mmorpg that will not run under Linux/Wine. If only game companies would switch to Panda3d they could easily release games on windoze/osx/linux. Don't they know what they are missing? Laughing

afecelis · Posts: 22 Location: Colombia

wow! great new build! Smile

All my problems in Jaunty are now gone!
Thanks a lot pro-rsoft.

jhocking · Posts: 206 Location: Second City

rdb · pro-rsoft Posts: 5836 Location: Netherlands

I got that same error when running makepanda, at the pzip step. Some pointer got corrupt somewhere, and I failed to debug it.
I just copied the .pz'ipped file from my linux box hoping this was a 1-time error, but apparently it isn't.

Btw: I did get reports that maya2egg85 worked, but the crashes you're having might be related to the configVariableCore crash.

jhocking · Posts: 206 Location: Second City

ah so you experience the same error at some point too. Good, that'll make it easier for you to debug (as opposed to an error that you need a mac to repro.)

If you need me to do any other testing to help track down this issue email me.
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Deny0 · Posts: 51

so there's noone to make the panda win build?

I take the job sir! Very Happy

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rdb · pro-rsoft Posts: 5836 Location: Netherlands

Don't freak out. The windows build is on the download page.
Don't worry! It's not from Dany0.

Big thanks to treeform!

rdb · pro-rsoft Posts: 5836 Location: Netherlands

Keep in mind that I'm going to stop maintaining Panda soon. (The agreement was until 1.6.0 actually. CMU has had more than 8 months now) I'll stay developing new features and fixing new bugs here and there though.

jhocking · Posts: 206 Location: Second City

Well shoot, I wish I knew more about programming in C++ so I could take over maintaining Panda on OSX.
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afecelis · Posts: 22 Location: Colombia

@Jhocking: were you able to fix the issue in mac os x? I'm also getting the bus error, and some segmentation fault errors with some examples. I went back to 1.6.0 which works perfectly out of the box Wink

regards,
Alvaro

digimikeh · Posts: 205 Location: Valparaiso

so.. 1.6.1 is using python 2.6.2 , first engine updating to this version... interesting. This make things easier in jaunty. no need further to install older 2.5.4.

jhocking · Posts: 206 Location: Second City

digimikeh · Posts: 205 Location: Valparaiso

yes, actually i have two pythons installed, 2.5.4 and 2.6.2 (this last comes by default in ubuntu 9)

With 1.6.0 scripts run with 2.5.4 , but not with 2.6.2,

With 1.6.1 scripts run with 2.6.2 but not con 2.5.4

just changed the interpreter in the options and ran well..

croxis · Posts: 322 Location: Portland, OR

It is for ubuntu jaunty version, I don't know about the others
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afecelis · Posts: 22 Location: Colombia

darn! If I upgrade python to 2.6.2 I'll break yafaray+blender operation and getting them to work properly together was a real pain in Mac Os X! Sad

(Yafaray comes compiled against python 2.5.1 and so must blender be).

I guess I'll be sticking with Panda3d 1.6.0 for a while Wink

At least until Yafaray's build for Mac gets updated too.