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Re: Is the BOSL 1.03 library obsolete?

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adrianv
Thu, May 20, 2021 9:05 PM

I don't know where those file dates came from.  If I look at the github repo

https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL

most of the files are "over 2 years old".  If I look at BOSL2 the oldest
files are about 5 months and a bunch of stuff has been modified in the last
few days.  I think BOSL has gotten some bugfixes over the last two years,
but no development.

Note also that if you use the old BOSL I think you need to use the 2019
version of OpenSCAD to avoid getting warnings about undef.

OpenSCAD mailing list-2 wrote

I'm studying how to find, download, install and use libraries. Probably
making heavy weather of it. Thought I'd start with 'BOSL' as it has code
that might help me make metric threads in my boxes, and possibly some
matching bolts. One thing that's puzzling me is which version I should
use.
As you see, the latest version BOSL2 is much larger, but oddly its files
seem to be more than a month older?

I don't know where those file dates came from. If I look at the github repo https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL most of the files are "over 2 years old". If I look at BOSL2 the oldest files are about 5 months and a bunch of stuff has been modified in the last few days. I think BOSL has gotten some bugfixes over the last two years, but no development. Note also that if you use the old BOSL I think you need to use the 2019 version of OpenSCAD to avoid getting warnings about undef. OpenSCAD mailing list-2 wrote > I'm studying how to find, download, install and use libraries. Probably > making heavy weather of it. Thought I'd start with 'BOSL' as it has code > that might help me make metric threads in my boxes, and possibly some > matching bolts. One thing that's puzzling me is which version I should > use. > As you see, the latest version BOSL2 is much larger, but oddly its files > seem to be more than a month *older*? -- Sent from: http://forum.openscad.org/
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Terrypin
Fri, May 21, 2021 5:41 PM

Thanks Revar. As for the dates, I don't recall either. But I can say that as
a non-programming end user, I do have a hard time navigating github!

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Thanks Revar. As for the dates, I don't recall either. But I can say that as a non-programming end user, I do have a hard time navigating github! -- Sent from: http://forum.openscad.org/
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Terrypin
Fri, May 21, 2021 5:47 PM

Thanks adrianv. As for the dates, I don't recall either. But I can say that
as a non-programming end user, I do have a hard time navigating github!

P.S. I may have asked this before...how do I edit a post after sending it
please? Rather than almost duplicating a reply as I've done here. (Note that
I am exlcusively using the web site, no email.)

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Sent from: http://forum.openscad.org/

Thanks adrianv. As for the dates, I don't recall either. But I can say that as a non-programming end user, I do have a hard time navigating github! P.S. I may have asked this before...how do I edit a post after sending it please? Rather than almost duplicating a reply as I've done here. (Note that I am exlcusively using the web site, no email.) -- Sent from: http://forum.openscad.org/