mrburnette:
[quote author=Jack Christensen link=topic=235521.msg1695813#msg1695813 date=1398434837]
[quote author=Coding Badly link=topic=235521.msg1695226#msg1695226 date=1398394006]
Will you be targeting 1.0, 1.5, or both?
I haven't had any need to go to 1.5 as of yet, actually been avoiding it. So I'd start with 1.0.5 (if and when I decide to do anything at all that is ;)) ... What are your thoughts on that?
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Just my opinion, but I see little issues with 1.0.5 and eventually 1.5.x will rule. Would the effort not be more appropriate to 1.5.x and then to back-port to 1.0.5 anything that is "critical"? I run 1.5.x on the UNO and Mega fine (and Pro Mini and Nano) and without issue. But for Pro Micro (Sparkfun), I have been using 1.0.5r2. I was successful in using the Attiny core (tiny85) with 1.5.x, so I've moved that profile over, too. My belief is that 1.0.5 is drying-up on the vine.
Ray
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Just my opinion, but I think the download arduino page ( http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software ) is pretty clear that 1.5.x is a beta release to add support for the newer 32 bit boards and while still supporting 8 bit avrs, the current 1.0.5r2 is the current 'official' release for 8 bit arduino boards.
There will come a time most likely when both flavors will be combined into a single official release but most likely given a newer number as in 2.0. So my vote would be to use the 8 bit only 1.0.5x version to be the one to refresh the now old 1284 adaption.
Lefty