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velbus / velbuslink

Configuration software for Velbus
https://www.velbus.eu
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Running velbus link on Linux or macosx #2

Open ratranqu opened 4 years ago

ratranqu commented 4 years ago

Hi, would it be possible to unlock the status quo of having to run velbus link on windows? I have been a happy user of a velbus system for close to 10 years now, and I cannot describe the pain I have to go through when I need to change something on the installation (which is not often), and I realize that I have upgraded my OS too far and I can’t run my virtualization softwares (only used for velbus - so steep to upgrade just for that) don’t work anymore.

If the issue is about resources to port the software, maybe the community could help?

Really keen to hear back! :)

MDAR commented 4 years ago

I can't offer an official response.

However, I can tell you that this subject has been raised before.

It would be impossible to port VelbusLink to a cross-platform language as it stands, so if / when there is a solution, it will have been re-written from scratch.

dukeofphilberg commented 4 years ago

Hi @ratranqu, first off sorry for the late response, great to hear you're a happy Velbus user!

As @MDAR states, there is no provided solution to run VelbusLink through Linux/macOS. You could try running it through Wine?.

For next year, we are making a cross-platform rewrite of VelbusLink, but can't give any timelines on that right now.

simonvanderveldt commented 3 years ago

@pvanloo Now that a couple of months have passed, is there already more clear with regards to the timeline of the cross-platform rewrite? I'm currently considering KNX and velbus and having a configuration application that works natively on Linux would be a big plus for velbus over having to run a Windows VM just to run KNX's ETS.

Also, I don't see any sources for velbuslink in this repo, is that correct? Will the rewrite be open-source?

dukeofphilberg commented 3 years ago

Hi @simonvanderveldt, we currently don't have a timeline but we're planning a small internal PoC starting march and looking forward from there.

For now, this repository is just for bug tracking. We don't have an answer for open-sourcing the rewrite but it is something we consider, as our protocol is open-source.

simonvanderveldt commented 3 years ago

@pvanloo OK, clear. Thanks for the quick response and information!

niobos commented 3 years ago

Hi, Just wanted to add my +1 for this issue. I currently need to maintain a Windows VM just for managing my Velbus setup. This is doable, but I'd rather avoid it.

ratranqu commented 1 year ago

Hi! any news on the cross platform POC?