Version 4 of the command line tools package "RTShell" has been released. This release includes many new features and bug fixes, and includes a new, easier method of installation. Using Python's pip command, it is possible to install RTShell and its packaged dependencies, RTCTree and RTSProfile, automatically.

RTCTree 4 and RTSProfile 4 have also been released.

Note：When using pip, it is still necessary to install omniORB-py and OpenRTM-python separately.

• RTShell-4.1 download
• RTCTree-4.1 and RTSProfile-4.1 download

Release notes

RTShell

• Switched setup script from distutils to setuptools
• Dropped support for Python 2.6
• Fixed saving and restoring connection properties.
• Fixed disabling output of colour codes on Windows
• Adapt to OpenRTM's new data type specification method.
• Changed all os.sep occurrences to '/' for consistency with URLs.
• New command: rtvlog (Display RT Component log events).
• rtact/rtdeact/rtreset: Allow changing multiple components at once.
• rtcomp: Support managing compositions of remote components.
• rtcon: Support making connections involving three or more ports.
• rtdis: Support removing connections involving three or more ports.
• rtlog: Added end pointer to simpkl log format to speed up searches.
• rtmgr: Support corbaloc:: direct connection to managers.
• rtmgr: Allow multiple occurrences of any commands.
• rtmgr: Execute commands in the order specified.

RTCTree

• Switched setup from distutils to setuptools
• Dropped support for Python 2.6
• Added complete support for the ExecutionContext interface.
• Support for the Logger SDO interface.
• Support for the ComponentObserver SDO interface.
• Support three-or-more port connections.
• Deprecated Port.get_connection_by_dest()
• Added Port.get_connections_by_dest()
• Added Port.get_connections_by_dests()
• Fixed a bug where finding a connection with a given destination would return all connections on the port.

RTSProfile

• Switched setup script from distutils to setuptools
• Dropped support for Python 2.6
• Use the correct namespace string when saving connection properties.