On Tue, 22 Dec 2015, jonetsu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I run a LTS now and jackd must be upgraded. For Ardour to export reliably. Not so easy. It will be done, but cycles will be spent. Might as well go for a non-LTS next time, such as KXStudio.
Which LTS? I am also running an LTS (14.04) and jack (I have used jackdbus pretty much from the start) has just worked. The API has not really changed and I have had no problems compiling and installing the latest SW or for that matter developing SW. The minor bug with this version can easily be avoided by running Jack before anything else. "Nice" to upgrade yes, "must", not so much.
In a world where the SW that is used is mostly "finished" not beta and not still growing, LTS makes good sense. Even in the world most of us are in, good stable work machines can be made using an LTS with the Network cable pulled (even a non-LTS if it happens to have drivers or sw the user needs).
Right now may be a good time not to upgrade with some distros as system lib changes may give you daw->plugin incompatibilies. (ggc4 or gcc5)
Here is one of the problems with a) LTS set ahead of time on the calendar, b) using LTS as set by a team that has no real interest in the audio world. (this second really doesn't matter after the first is in place)
But somehow it works not to bad if you don't have to have the bleading edge of everything. At least a new version is not going to break your project at the end of your work on it.
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