I've taken various versions of the Beta and the current release for a spin
under Ubuntu. Three quick comments:

1. Development tools work.
2. Slow.
3. Simulator does not work. Period. This is a dealbreaker for me.

I could become a happy camper again if I could locate simulation tools that
work with the 16F enchanced chipset that worked on my Linux boxes. Joseph
Julicher from Microchip built a version of gpasm that supports the
instruction set. However, gpsim has not yet been updated...

Typically with IDE's I get frustrated with all the infrastructure. For most
projects, a single file that is edited, assembled, and programmed is
sufficient to get the job done. Having to manage projects, figuring out how
to get files in and out of projects, and locating the appropriate tool to
get a job done just gets in my way.

I'd put up with MPLABX and that modality if it would properly simulate. But
like I said, it's a dealbreaker.

BTW there are years and years of my comments on Wine, virtual machines, and
the like. No need to suggest them to me.

Right now I'm developing on plain hardware, using a serial port for
debugging output. It's working, but sometimes it's easier to simulate an
idea and get all the kinks out before dumping it into real hardware.

BAJ

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 09:01:21PM +0000, Oli Glaser wrote:
> Hi all,
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> I asked a similar question a while back on the beta, but I just noticed=20
> MPLABX has finally been released.
> I tried it briefly ages ago when it was in early beta, but I quickly=20
> decided it was better to wait till they ironed the problems out.
> So, is anyone using it now?
> If so, is it "any good"? (e.g. stable, easy to use, useful, well=20
> documented, worth the shift from MPLAB, etc)
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