Compute still works with older Rhino versions but it is with this version and higher that it can report scripting initialization and package installs to the compute console.
The rhinocode plugin load step is now step (1/3) before other plugins. This is mainly so if Grasshopper is loading any plugins published by the scripting tools in Rhino 8, it can still load the languages.
This really works when this PR (https://github.com/mcneel/rhino/pull/69060) merges on rhino 8 source.
Compute still works with older Rhino versions but it is with this version and higher that it can report scripting initialization and package installs to the compute console.
The rhinocode plugin load step is now step (1/3) before other plugins. This is mainly so if Grasshopper is loading any plugins published by the scripting tools in Rhino 8, it can still load the languages.
Example of reporting package installs to console:
RE: https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/jswan-over-hops-datatree-structure-issue/177686/4?u=andypayne