6.3. Development version of the software

6.3. Development version of the software
	Chapter 6. Additional features

This chapter describes how to test software in development version. Development versions of various software modules are made available to the public prior the final version is released.

When the version 0.7 of the software was released, further development of the new functionalities was frozen in this release and updates were provided for serious bug fixes only. New development branch 0.8 was sat up and all new features were added to the 0.8.x versions of modules. When a particular improvement was finished, new module was made available in the Development version.

	Caution
	Development versions of the software modules can be unstable and can cause improper functionality of the software. It is not recommended to make the production environment critically dependent of new features introduced in the Development version.

Current Development version installers can be downloaded here:

http://bluewhaleprocessing.com/bwpupdates/installers

Both, stable version and Development version of the software can be installed simultaneously at the same system.

	Important
When you open/create and save your project in the Development version, the project structure can change and possibly could not work properly in the stable version anymore. It is recommended to make a backup copy of the project before it was opened with the Development version. Similarly, modifying the project in the Stable version created/saved with the use of the Development version can lead to loose of project features which are not supported by the stable version.

Important

When you open/create and save your project in the Development version, the project structure can change and possibly could not work properly in the stable version anymore. It is recommended to make a backup copy of the project before it was opened with the Development version.

Similarly, modifying the project in the Stable version created/saved with the use of the Development version can lead to loose of project features which are not supported by the stable version.


6.2. Sample projects		6.4. Viewer mode