= GRASS GIS 6.4.0 final Release =

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=== Release ===

 * Release date: ''to be defined''
 * ~~Source code: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0.tar.gz ([http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0.md5sum md5sum])~~
 * ~~Binaries: http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php#g64x~~

=== Overview of changes since 6.3.0 ===

''For changes between 6.2.3 and 6.3.0, see the [http://grass.osgeo.org/announces/announce_grass630.html 6.3.0 release announcement].''
Since the 6.3.0 release in April 2008, more than 1500 source code modifications have been done in the 6.4.0 release branch.

==== New modules ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Newmodules GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Newmodules RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Newmodules RC3], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Newmodules RC4] release notes''

==== Major module changes ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Majormodulechanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Majormodulechanges RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Majormodulechanges RC3], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Majormodulechanges RC4] release notes''

==== Minor module changes ====

 * '''g.mapsets''': Bug fix for many mapsets with long names (Huidae)
 * '''ps.map''': Allow control over legend type (Hamish)
 * '''ps.map''': Fix pattern clipping; four new patterns (Hamish)
 * '''ps.map''': Vector area fills shouldn't fill islands (Hamish)
 * '''v.in.gpsbabel''': GPS device can be filename with spaces (Hamish)

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Minormodulechanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Minormodulechanges RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Minormodulechanges RC3], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Minormodulechanges RC4] release notes''

==== Library changes ====

 * cache bug in DGLib fixed (trac #224), now vector networking modules are fast (Markus Metz)

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Librarychanges RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Librarychanges RC3], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Librarychanges RC4] release notes''

==== Driver changes ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Driverchanges RC4] release notes''

==== GUI changes ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#GUIchanges RC4] release notes''
 * Fix Tcl/Tk Output console Run in Xterm/DOS box (Hamish)

==== Portability changes ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Portabilitychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Portabilitychanges RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Portabilitychanges RC3], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Portabilitychanges RC4] release notes''

==== Build changes ====

 * Wrong detection on cairo fixed (trac #467) (Funda Wang/Mandriva)

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Buildchanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Buildchanges RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Buildchanges RC3], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Buildchanges RC4] release notes''

==== Documentation updates ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Documentationupdates RC4] release notes''

==== Message translation updates ====

 * wxGUI translated into Bahasa Indonesia by Firman Hadi

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Messagetranslationupdates GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC3], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC4] release notes''

==== Closed tickets ====

 * v.clean: creates polygons instead of holes (trac #397) (Markus Metz)
 * Python GUI extremely slow on selecting large vector datasets in dropdown box (trac #514) (Martin Landa)
 * wxGUI cmd: r.mapcalc fails (quoting + args with spaces) (trac #528) (Martin Landa)

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Closedtickets GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Closedtickets RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Closedtickets RC3], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Closedtickets RC4] release notes''

=== SVN Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.0"]
 * Browse Source: http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_2009XXXX_grass_6_4_0RC4
 * SVN Checkout 6.4.0 final: 
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_2009XXXX_grass_6_4_0RC4

 * SVN Checkout 6.4.0 release branch:
{{{ 
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4
}}}