Why do different versions of the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine not compatible?

[jwdz]

LabVIEW Run-Time Engine to become more and more big

Why do different versions of the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine not compatible?

[altenbach]

Well, if they would make a runtime version that supports all versions of executables, it would be even bigger, right? 😄

You can install many versions of the runtime on the same computer.

Include the runtime with the installer of your built LabVIEW application and things will remain simple for the user.

[jwdz]

LabVIEW2020 ....... ，it look like?

It will affect the future development of LabVIEW, right?

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

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@jwdz wrote:

LabVIEW2020 ....... ，it look like?

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You need to express your ideas more clearly. We cannot fill in the blanks and read between the lines if the post has no substance.

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jwdz wrote:

It will affect the future development of LabVIEW, right?

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What is "it"?

There are many things that affect the future development of LabVIEW, starting with NI management, all the smart people in LabVIEW development, the economy, the LabVIEW users, etc.

If you are worried about the increasing size of the distribution, the good news is that the cost of data storage and data transmission has dropped much more dramatically. Even though newer versions are bigger due to great and welcome new features, the improvements in infrastructure have actually made the distribution and storage significantly easier over the years and will continue to do so. Trust me! 🙂

Nobody wants to go back to a LabVIEW version that fits on a floppy disk!

[jwdz]

Thank you!

My English no good.Expression is not clear.

LabVIEW 7.1 , the installer about 500M

LabVIEW 2009 ,the installer about 1G（The same application）