Dev 1.5.0 as Next Stable Release

[ExtremeFiretop]

Forms post update = READY
Readme update = COMPLETED
Version.txt update = COMPLETED

Dev 1.5.0 as Next Stable Release

What's Changed/Fixed?:

PR: [ #492 ] - Improved Gnuton Version Detection

• Gnuton beta file names are longer and use a different format than our regex currently handles:
  

PR: [ #493 ] - Modifications and Improvements

• Modified "GetRequiredRAM_KB()" function to take either a "URL=" parameter or a "FPATH=" parameter which indicates how to get the required file size (remotely or locally).
• (Thanks @Martinski4GitHub )

PR: [ #494 ] - Modify Trivial changes to Logic

• Implemented Martinskis new GetRequiredRAM_KB() function in the flow for flashing F/W.
• Modified the RunOfflineUpdateNow() function to remove the steps found in production which require a "online connection" to an external source.

PR: [ #495 ] - Trivial changes after running Linter tool.

• Added a new function that checks if the Gnuton F/W built-in 'webs_update.sh' script is the most recent version that includes the required fixes. If not, we set up a local version from our own repository.
• Just some trivial changes to remove a handful of new "warnings" from the latest Linter tool report.
• (Thanks @Martinski4GitHub )
  

As always, we highly recommend you update ASAP as this includes functional improvements and little bug fixes.
Thanks!

[Martinski4GitHub]

Approved and good to go live!!

[Martinski4GitHub]

@ExtremeFiretop,

BTW, have you received any feedback/reply from Gnuton about the issues, fixes, and possible solution WRT the 'webs_update.sh' script as discussed on your PR #813?

I'm wondering if he'd be receptive to the name change proposed by RMerlin, which would match our own copy in MerlinAU's repo.

In the meantime, at least we already have a "workaround" in our back pocket that allows MerlinAU to continue working with Gnuton F/W update checks as expected.

P.S.
In a few minutes, my wife and I are going out this evening, and while waiting for her to be ready, I checked my GitHub emails and saw the latest MerlinAU 1.5.0 release ready to go out. We'll be back late in the evening, so I'm going offline right now.

[ExtremeFiretop]

@ExtremeFiretop,

BTW, have you received any feedback/reply from Gnuton about the issues, fixes, and possible solution WRT the 'webs_update.sh' script as discussed on your PR #813?

I'm wondering if he'd be receptive to the name change proposed by RMerlin, which would match our own copy in MerlinAU's repo.

No words yet. Just checked the PR and discord to be sure and nothing yet. I hope he is, but I wasn't going to wait for a reply to send out the fix unless he happened to speak up while we were working on it. If we happen to be faster than so be it ;)

In the meantime, at least we already have a "workaround" in our back pocket that allows MerlinAU to continue working with Gnuton F/W update checks as expected.

Exactly; if we need to tweak it again down the line so be it, but according to RMerlin it should be a change done at build time so unlikely we should need to change anything with this solution we just pushed out. Would of been nice to confirm the game plan with him first but we can move quickly haha!

P.S. In a few minutes, my wife and I are going out this evening, and while waiting for her to be ready, I checked my GitHub emails and saw the latest MerlinAU 1.5.0 release ready to go out. We'll be back late in the evening, so I'm going offline right now.

No worries, sorry for the delay, my girlfriend and I were planning our vacation this year, just booked our all inclusive in Cancun Mexico, because she works in the hotel industry for the IHG chain of hotels, we got the whole week for 830 USD at an Iberostar resort, which I think is a steal, the plane tickets were more expensive than the week trip at an all inclusive resort.

Anyways all to say we are very excited but were busy finding and finalizing those last minute numbers, deals, times, etc.

[Martinski4GitHub]

@ExtremeFiretop,
BTW, have you received any feedback/reply from Gnuton about the issues, fixes, and possible solution WRT the 'webs_update.sh' script as discussed on your PR #813?
I'm wondering if he'd be receptive to the name change proposed by RMerlin, which would match our own copy in MerlinAU's repo.

No words yet. Just checked the PR and discord to be sure and nothing yet. I hope he is, but I wasn't going to wait for a reply to send out the fix unless he happened to speak up while we were working on it. If we happen to be faster than so be it ;)

In the meantime, at least we already have a "workaround" in our back pocket that allows MerlinAU to continue working with Gnuton F/W update checks as expected.

Exactly; if we need to tweak it again down the line so be it, but according to RMerlin it should be a change done at build time so unlikely we should need to change anything with this solution we just pushed out. Would of been nice to confirm the game plan with him first but we can move quickly haha!

Yeah, it would be nice to get some confirmation or acknowledgment from Gnuton, but as you said, we couldn't really wait indefinitely, and since we can address the issue faster on our end, we might as well issue the release now rather than later while waiting for a reply.

P.S. In a few minutes, my wife and I are going out this evening, and while waiting for her to be ready, I checked my GitHub emails and saw the latest MerlinAU 1.5.0 release ready to go out. We'll be back late in the evening, so I'm going offline right now.

No worries, sorry for the delay, my girlfriend and I were planning our vacation this year, just booked our all inclusive in Cancun Mexico, because she works in the hotel industry for the IHG chain of hotels, we got the whole week for 830 USD at an Iberostar resort, which I think is a steal, the plane tickets were more expensive than the week trip at an all inclusive resort.

Anyways all to say we are very excited but were busy finding and finalizing those last minute numbers, deals, times, etc.

Nice!! We've never been to Cancun, but I've heard from some friends & colleagues that it's a beautiful place. The only thing that several people have mentioned is that it tends to be very crowded during peak periods of the Summer months. So if you don't mind crowds and long waits at some tourist places, you'll be fine; otherwise, be prepared to deal with and navigate around large crowds.

Anyway, I wish you both a great & relaxing vacation. Remember to brush up a little on your Spanish. It helps with the natives, and they seem to appreciate it when you try to speak it.

Buen Viaje y Buena Suerte!!! 😉 👍

[ExtremeFiretop]

Nice!! We've never been to Cancun, but I've heard from some friends & colleagues that it's a beautiful place. The only thing that several people have mentioned is that it tends to be very crowded during peak periods of the Summer months. So if you don't mind crowds and long waits at some tourist places, you'll be fine; otherwise, be prepared to deal with and navigate around large crowds.

Anyway, I wish you both a great & relaxing vacation. Remember to brush up a little on your Spanish. It helps with the natives, and they seem to appreciate it when you try to speak it.

Buen Viaje y Buena Suerte!!! 😉 👍

We booked it at the slow season (start of November) for exactly that reason!
Well for 2 reasons

1. It's cheaper and we are cheap skates where we can be.
2. The crowds should be less and more quiet.

We even picked a flight with a stop along the way instead of the direct flights because it was cheaper. (Only 1 stop in Toronto, for 55 minutes and then the final flight to Cancun) basically extends the daily travel time an extra hour but saving that extra hour wasn't worth the cost they wanted for the direct flight lol.

Between her points from her work and the cheap budgeting we got the whole trip with stay and flights for about 2700 CAD (1900 USD?) at a 4.5/5 star resort.

Absolute steal I'd say. We obviously will probably spend on checking out some sights around like the Mayan ruins and some travel too and from the airport but outside of that I hope we keep things within budget at an all inclusive this year.

Luckily Spanish is somewhat similar to French? Haha just gotta study up in the next 4 months!

[Martinski4GitHub]

Nice!! We've never been to Cancun, but I've heard from some friends & colleagues that it's a beautiful place. The only thing that several people have mentioned is that it tends to be very crowded during peak periods of the Summer months. So if you don't mind crowds and long waits at some tourist places, you'll be fine; otherwise, be prepared to deal with and navigate around large crowds.
Anyway, I wish you both a great & relaxing vacation. Remember to brush up a little on your Spanish. It helps with the natives, and they seem to appreciate it when you try to speak it.
Buen Viaje y Buena Suerte!!! 😉 👍

We booked it at the slow season (start of November) for exactly that reason! Well for 2 reasons

1. It's cheaper and we are cheap skates where we can be.

2. The crowds should be less and more quiet.

Excellent call. From what I understand, and based on our experience after vacationing on 2 separate trips to Cabo San Lucas (in the Baja California Peninsula), the "slow" season starts around mid-September until November, before the Christmas season, which is another peak time due to the "snowbirds" traveling from the north during Winter, LOL!!!

We even picked a flight with a stop along the way instead of the direct flights because it was cheaper. (Only 1 stop in Toronto, for 55 minutes and then the final flight to Cancun) basically extends the daily travel time an extra hour but saving that extra hour wasn't worth the cost they wanted for the direct flight lol.

Between her points from her work and the cheap budgeting we got the whole trip with stay and flights for about 2700 CAD (1900 USD?) at a 4.5/5 star resort.

Absolute steal I'd say. We obviously will probably spend on checking out some sights around like the Mayan ruins and some travel too and from the airport but outside of that I hope we keep things within budget at an all inclusive this year.

Yeah, looks like you got a good bargain!!! That's why it's good to plan and book everything months in advance so you can find those nice, all-inclusive vacation packages.

Luckily Spanish is somewhat similar to French? Haha just gotta study up in the next 4 months!

Yeah, they have many similar words, especially those with Latin and Greek roots, and the grammar is fairly similar (if you speak French slowly, even I can pick up a few phrases here and there).

[ExtremeFiretop]

Excellent call. From what I understand, and based on our experience after vacationing on 2 separate trips to Cabo San Lucas (in the Baja California Peninsula), the "slow" season starts around mid-September until November, before the Christmas season, which is another peak time due to the "snowbirds" traveling from the north during Winter, LOL!!!

Who you calling a snowbird?!? 😉 Hahaha! I'm just kidding. My parents booked for February already, they are your classic snowbirds.

In our case we won't have snow sticking to the ground yet in early November but the weather will be switching to the cold days with occasional snow falls. And that's good enough for us to leave haha 😂 don't even need to wait for the snow, just need to extend our summer a bit longer hehe 😁

[Martinski4GitHub]

Excellent call. From what I understand, and based on our experience after vacationing on 2 separate trips to Cabo San Lucas (in the Baja California Peninsula), the "slow" season starts around mid-September until November, before the Christmas season, which is another peak time due to the "snowbirds" traveling from the north during Winter, LOL!!!

Who you calling a snowbird?!? 😉 Hahaha! I'm just kidding. My parents booked for February already, they are your classic snowbirds.

LOL!!! You guys are traveling south "too early" to be called "snowbirds." 😉😆

In our case we won't have snow sticking to the ground yet in early November but the weather will be switching to the cold days with occasional snow falls. And that's good enough for us to leave haha 😂 don't even need to wait for the snow, just need to extend our summer a bit longer hehe 😁

I hear you, bud. For traveling to warmer, tropical climates, any reason is a good reason, in my book.