== GRASS 7 planning: trunk and branches management == [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2008-April/037558.html Announcement] [[TOC]] === General strategy === * GRASS 6.3.0 has been released from the [source:grass/branches/releasebranch_6_3 releasebranch_6_3] branch * a new [source:grass/branches/develbranch_6 develbranch_6] branch has been created (for access, see [wiki:DownloadSource#GRASS6.5 here]) * a new [source:grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4 releasebranch_6_4] branch has been created (for access, see [wiki:DownloadSource#GRASS6.4 here]) * [source:grass/trunk/ trunk] has become GRASS 7.0.svn, it will be drastically restructured. Now trunk is undergoing radical changes. [[Image(Grass7-development-svn.png)]] === GRASS 7 implementation === * '''Release scope:''' complete demolition and reconstruction (new display architecture, new raster library, new ...) * The SVN trunk corresponds to GRASS 7 (for access, see [wiki:DownloadSource#GRASS7 here]) * http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_ideas_collection (to be merged into trac) * Status: ongoing See: * [wiki:Grass7/NewFeatures New features in GRASS7] (already implemented) * [wiki:Grass7/DisplayLib Display library in GRASS7] (planning & ongoing) * [wiki:Grass7/RasterLib Raster library in GRASS 7] (planning & ongoing) * [wiki:Grass7/VectorLib Vector library in GRASS 7] (planning & ongoing) * [wiki:Grass7/G3dLib G3d (volume) library and modules in GRASS 7] (finished) * [wiki:Grass7/TemporalExtension Temporal extension for GRASS 7] (planning state) === GRASS 6.4 releases === * '''Release scope:''' new stable release (with native winGRASS support stable, with wxgrass stable) * fix [http://wald.intevation.org/tracker/?atid=204&group_id=21&func=browse open GForge] and relevant [http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?q_status=open&q_queue=grass RT] bugs * fix [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&milestone=6.4.0 open trac bugs] * evaluate, test, and apply [http://wald.intevation.org/tracker/?atid=205&group_id=21&func=browse available patches] * new documentation and translation efforts will happen in the 6.4 branch (for access, see [wiki:DownloadSource#GRASS6.4 here]) * wxgrass development will continue for now in the [source:grass/branches/develbranch_6 develbranch_6] branch and subsequent release branches * Status: ongoing === GRASS 6.3 releases === * '''Release scope:''' technology preview (with native winGRASS support and installer, wxgrass preview) * Fix [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&milestone=6.3.0 open bugs] if there is interest * For access, see [wiki:DownloadSource#GRASS6.3 here] * An update to 6.3.0 is not planned unless a nasty bug is found. * Status: sleeping === GRASS 6.2 releases === * '''Release scope:''' maintenance mode (no native winGRASS support, no wxgrass) * For access, see [wiki:DownloadSource#GRASS6.2 here] * An update to 6.2.4 is not planned unless a really nasty bug is found. * Status: sleeping