= GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC3 Release =

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=== Release ===

 * Release date: 26 Jan 2009
 * Source code: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0RC3.tar.gz ([http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0RC3.md5sum md5sum])
 * Binaries: http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php

=== 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 1450 source code modifications have been done in the 6.4.0 release branch.

==== New modules ====

 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1 release notes]
 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Newmodules GRASS 6.4.0RC2 release notes]

==== Major module changes ====

 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1 release notes]
 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Majormodulechanges GRASS 6.4.0RC2 release notes]

==== Minor module changes ====

 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1 release notes]
 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Minormodulechanges GRASS 6.4.0RC2 release notes]

==== Library changes ====

 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1 release notes]
 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC2 release notes]

 * new function in libgis: G_is_mapset_in_search_path() (trac #379)
 * Tcl8.6 compatibility

==== Portability changes ====

 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1 release notes]
 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Portabilitychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC2 release notes]

 * Fixed gis.m scrolling with mouse wheel so that it works correctly across multiple platforms (cmbarton)
 * Various MS Windows-related wxGUI fixes, especially for the new [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/pkg-grass OSGeo4W] package (martinl)

==== Build changes ====

 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1 release notes]
 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Buildchanges GRASS 6.4.0RC2 release notes]

==== Message translation updates ====

 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1 release notes]
 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Messagetranslationupdates GRASS 6.4.0RC2 release notes]

==== Closed tickets ====

 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1 release notes]
 * see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Closedtickets GRASS 6.4.0RC2 release notes]

 * g.mapsets: unwanted mapset duplication with add= parameter (trac #379)
 * g.transform no longer calculating error for 2nd order transformation (trac #163)
 * r.le.patch: accept long filenames (trac #416)
 * Ask user to save current workspace(s) before quitting wxGUI (trac #452)
 * Ask user for confirmation before closing a Workspace tab (trac #453)
 * "Create new workspace file" needs a cancel button (trac #450)
 * Remove ability to cripple attribute table manager (could not find a better name) (trac #448)
 * wx version of v.digit relies upon non-portable hacks (trac #58)
 * wxPython/pseudodc.h not found (trac #51)

=== SVN Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.0"]
 * Browse Source: http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_20090126_grass_6_4_0RC3/
 * SVN Checkout 6.4.0RC3: 
{{{ 
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_20090126_grass_6_4_0RC3
}}}
 * SVN Checkout 6.4.0 release branch:
{{{ 
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4
}}}