# Cylc Announce **URL:** https://cylc.discourse.group/c/cylc/cylc-announce/7.md?page=1 [Latest](https://cylc.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://cylc.discourse.group/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Cylc 7.9.6 and 7.8.10 released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-9-6-and-7-8-10-released/447)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-9-6-and-7-8-10-released/447 "2022-03-07T02:26:51Z")
Another final Cylc 7 release is now available from GitHub . Cylc-7.9.6 and cylc-7.8.11 are identical except that 7.9.6 bundles a newer version of Jinja2 that requires Python 2.7. Changes: More Cylc 8 compat for cylc … --- ## [Cylc 8.0rc1 released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0rc1-released/435)
**Author:** [@oliver.sanders](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/oliver.sanders)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0rc1-released/435 "2022-02-23T17:20:11Z")
We are pleased to announce the first release candidate for Cylc 8. This release is suitable for early adopters and acceptance testing. Installation Migration Guide Note: Due to an issue with Jinja2 it is necessary t… --- ## [Opportunity to receive dedicated Cylc support](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/opportunity-to-receive-dedicated-cylc-support/325)
**Author:** [@dpmatthews](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/dpmatthews)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/opportunity-to-receive-dedicated-cylc-support/325 "2022-02-11T07:56:29Z")
The ESiWACE2 H2020 European infrastructure project is offering dedicated Cylc support consisting of up to 3 person months effort. This service is open to any weather/climate research laboratory in Europe. The support cou… --- ## [Cylc 8.0b3 - final beta release!](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0b3-final-beta-release/407)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0b3-final-beta-release/407 "2021-12-02T05:13:53Z")
The 4th and final beta release of Cylc 8 is now available :tada: Thanks to the dev team! Cylc 8.0b3 is the final beta pre-release of Cylc 8. It is largely complete and can be used to manage real workflows, but it has … --- ## [Cylc 8.0b2 released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0b2-released/365)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0b2-released/365 "2021-11-17T20:01:32Z")
The 3rd beta release of Cylc 8 is now available :tada: Thanks to the dev team! Note for conda installation we’re ditching the “cylc” metapackage in favour of installing the (few) component packages individually. (For… --- ## [Cylc 7.9.5 and 7.8.10 released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-9-5-and-7-8-10-released/390)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-9-5-and-7-8-10-released/390 "2021-09-30T23:40:00Z")
cylc-7.9.5 and cylc-7.8.10 are now available on GitHub Changes: allow cylc review to see Cylc 8 log files whose names have changed fix a job polling bug that (in rare circumstances) could misidentify a finished task … --- ## [Cylc 7.9.4 and 7.8.9 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-9-4-and-7-8-9-released/381)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-9-4-and-7-8-9-released/381 "2021-09-23T05:06:21Z")
cylc-7.9.4 and cylc-7.8.9 are now available on GitHub Highlights: several minor bug fixes, won’t mess with Cylc 8 workflows, to help with the transition to Cylc 8 Note the cylc review job log viewer is now compatible… --- ## [Cylc 8.0b1 released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0b1-released/324)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0b1-released/324 "2021-05-06T17:52:18Z")
$ conda install -c conda-forge cylc $ cylc --version 8.0b1 This update is quite important: it locks down the UI Server to owner-only access, until we get the new multi-user authorization system in (coming soon!) See al… --- ## [Cylc 8.0b0 beta release - testers needed!](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0b0-beta-release-testers-needed/320)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0b0-beta-release-testers-needed/320 "2021-04-09T06:13:50Z")
Hi all, It’s been a long time coming, but the first Cylc 8 beta release is now available, and it’s a very big update on last year’s alpha release. For an overview of Cylc 8 see What’s New in Cylc 8.0b0? in the new User… --- ## [Cylc 7.9.2 and 7.8.7 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-9-2-and-7-8-7-released/294)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-9-2-and-7-8-7-released/294 "2020-12-04T03:10:51Z")
Yet another final Cylc 7 maintenance release! Cylc-7.9.2 and Cylc-7.8.7 are now available from GitHub. 7.9.2 is just 7.8.7 with the bundled Jinja2 version upgraded to 2.11.1, which allows us to report the right line nu… --- ## [Proposed removal of scheduler checkpointing capability](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/proposed-removal-of-scheduler-checkpointing-capability/275)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/proposed-removal-of-scheduler-checkpointing-capability/275 "2020-10-22T21:56:34Z")
The Cylc scheduler program records and continually updates its state - what tasks are currently active and what state they are in, etc. - in the “run database”. If you stop the run, or the scheduler gets killed (e.g. if… --- ## [Microsoft blog post mentioning Cylc](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/microsoft-blog-post-mentioning-cylc/267)
**Author:** [@Tim\_Whitcomb](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/Tim_Whitcomb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/microsoft-blog-post-mentioning-cylc/267 "2020-09-08T18:35:05Z")
Hi everyone - I wanted to make you aware of a recent effort for doing real-time ensemble tropical cyclone forecasts using the Microsoft Azure cloud computing environment - you can find the writeup by Microsoft folks here… --- ## [Cylc-8.0a2 preview release](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0a2-preview-release/262)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0a2-preview-release/262 "2020-07-30T04:14:43Z")
Hi all, The second Cylc 8 preview release is now available from Conda Forge. If you’d like to try it, please read the cylc-8.0a2 release notes. Some user-facing highlights: fully functional Python 3 scheduler and CLI … --- ## [Cylc syntax highlighting package for Atom now available](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-syntax-highlighting-package-for-atom-now-available/257)
**Author:** [@MetRonnie](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/MetRonnie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-syntax-highlighting-package-for-atom-now-available/257 "2020-06-30T15:38:49Z")
To get the package, search for “language-cylc” in the Install section of the Atom Settings, or go to https://atom.io/packages/language-cylc Also, the suite.rc file association has been added in the TextMate bundle for P… --- ## [Cylc 7.8.6 and 7.9.1 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-6-and-7-9-1-released/241)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-6-and-7-9-1-released/241 "2020-05-14T00:55:03Z")
Hi again, Famous last words: These \[7.8.5 and 7.9.0\] will probably be the final cylc-7 releases. Cylc-7.8.6 and Cylc-7.9.1 are now available to be downloaded . Cylc-7.8.6 has two more important bug fixes on top of … --- ## [Cylc 7.8.5 and 7.9.0 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-5-and-7-9-0-released/231)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-5-and-7-9-0-released/231 "2020-04-24T04:03:46Z")
Greetings all, Cylc-7.8.5 and Cylc-7.9.0 are now available to be downloaded. Cylc-7.8.5 is a maintenance release with a handful of fixes, including one for a longstanding cylc gscan bug that could cause all suites to b… --- ## [CylcCon 2020 workshop report](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylccon-2020-workshop-report/229)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylccon-2020-workshop-report/229 "2020-04-07T23:08:39Z")
For those interested, the final report from CylcCon 2020, which was focused on Cylc 8 development, is available at https://cylc.github.io/cylc-admin/feb2020-workshop-report. Regards, Hilary --- ## [Commerical support for Cylc from Altair](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/commerical-support-for-cylc-from-altair/228)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/commerical-support-for-cylc-from-altair/228 "2020-04-07T01:10:56Z")
I’m pleased to announce that Altair - the company behind PBS Professional (and much more) - is officially offering commercial support for Cylc along with their “Altair Weather Solution” package. You can find out more vi… --- ## [Altair Cylc event at SC19](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/altair-cylc-event-at-sc19/167)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/altair-cylc-event-at-sc19/167 "2019-10-31T22:26:34Z")
Hi All, Last year, Altair Engineering hosted a successful Cylc workshop at SC18 in Dallas, Texas. This year, Altair will host a similar event alongside SC19 in Denver, Colorado. You can read about it and sign up here: … --- ## [Cylc-8.0a1 Preview Release - via conda](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0a1-preview-release-via-conda/149)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:18am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-8-0a1-preview-release-via-conda/149 "2019-10-02T11:18:23Z")
Hi everyone, The first “alpha 1” preview release of Cylc 8 is available for viewing and testing by interested users. Cylc-8 (described here) is much easier to install than Cylc-7 - just follow the instructions in the c… --- ## [Citing Cylc: CiSE journal article](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/citing-cylc-cise-journal-article/64)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/citing-cylc-cise-journal-article/64 "2019-09-04T16:49:41Z")
If you use Cylc, please cite us in your publications. A major peer-reviewed article on Cylc will soon be published in Computing in Science and Engineering. It can be cited already: H. Oliver et al., “Workflow Automatio… --- ## [Cylc 7.8.4 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-4-released/139)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-4-released/139 "2019-09-04T07:12:24Z")
Maintenance release with several important fixes and several enhancements. Highlights: support alternate suite run directories (e.g. to put fast-running sub-suites on fast local disk); faster suite validation fix delay… --- ## [Cylc-7.8.3 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-3-released/61)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-3-released/61 "2019-06-12T00:30:23Z")
Maintenance release with two main changes: Fix subprocess invocation of several Cylc commands by the GUI (broken at 7.8.2). Restore Python 2.6 compatibility for those stuck on older systems. See CHANGES.md for details… --- ## [Cylc-7.8.2 GUI suite-start bug](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-2-gui-suite-start-bug/40)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-7-8-2-gui-suite-start-bug/40 "2019-06-06T11:52:34Z")
A bug has been identified in the cylc-7.8.2 release: attempting to start a suite from GUI will cause the GUI to freeze and the suite will not be launched. The fix will be released shortly in cylc-7.8.3 Regards, Hilary … [Previous page](https://cylc.discourse.group/c/cylc/cylc-announce/7.md)