To update or not to update µpython ?

[mcc]

Hi,

I am unsure, when to update the mycropython on my board:
Usually I tend more to the unstable/"bleeding edge" kind of software (in general) then to the other end, where
is as stable as old (exaggerating a lot here..

I have a clone of the mycropython repo (github) on my harddisk. Last change according to the log
is: "Date: Thu Oct 29 17:36:04 2020 +1100 by Damien".

If I take a look to the daily builds (for the generic ESP32, WROVER-B) I find:
GENERIC-SPIRAM : esp32spiram-idf4-20201103-unstable-v1.13-148-ged7ddd4dd.bin
GENERIC-SPIRAM : esp32spiram-idf4-20201029-unstable-v1.13-143-g25c4563f2.bin
GENERIC-SPIRAM : esp32spiram-idf4-20201029-unstable-v1.13-127-g368c1a096.bin
GENERIC-SPIRAM : esp32spiram-idf4-20201028-unstable-v1.13-126-g05f95682e.bin

of the last four days (this is the firmware version I am currently using). All builds have a different
hash...therefore there is some change....or isn't (according to the log)?

I obviously miss something...?
A "git pull" says "...is up to date"...

If something was change...where can I find, what it was?

Cheers,
mcc

[stijn]

esp32-idf41-cmake is a separate branch in the main MicroPython repository, whereas you use the master branch (which is completely fine)

[mcc]

Hi,

ah...ok...

I did a "git checkout esp32-idf41-cmake; git log" (I am on linux) and got the same log as before: Newest change is 29.10.
How can I read of the latest changes of this specific branch?
Thanks a lot for any help in advance!
Cheers!
mcc

[jimmo]

In general I would recommend just using the release versions unless you have a specific fix or feature you require from the unstable versions.

Something to remember is that the date shown for a commit in git log is not necessarily the date that commit was added to that branch but rather when the commit was first created (even if it has been rebased since). So for example if you scroll through the git log, the dates jump around a bit.

In particular, the commit "Date: Thu Oct 29 17:36:04 2020 +1100 by Damien" was committed at 23:35, likely after the g25c4563f2 build was made.

[mcc]

Hi,

thanks for your help !

Cheers!
mcc