= GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC5 Release = [[TOC]] === Release === * Release date: 9 June 2009 * Source code: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0RC5.tar.gz ([http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0RC5.md5sum md5sum]) * Binaries: http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php#g64x === SVN Source Code === * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.0"] * Browse Source: http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_20090609_grass_6_4_0RC5 * SVN Checkout 6.4.0RC5: {{{ svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_20090609_grass_6_4_0RC5 }}} * SVN Checkout 6.4.0 release branch: {{{ svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4 }}} === 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 ==== * '''gem6''' renamed as '''gem64''' to allow multiple versions of GRASS 6.x to be installed on the same system without conflicting * '''r.stats''': fixed one-fewer-bin than asked for bug with FP maps (trac #475) (Hamish) * ''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) * '''ps.map''': New compass rose decorations (Jorge) * '''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 ==== * '''DGLib''': cache bug fixed (trac #224), now vector networking modules are fast (Markus Metz) * '''grass.py''': Python script and Python SWIG libraries refactored into a more consistent hierarchy (Glynn, Martin) * '''G_parser()''': Fix nasty bug silently causing undefined outcomes in Addon scripts when option names contained uppercase letters (Hamish) * ''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 ==== * Fix Tcl/Tk Output console Run in Xterm/DOS box (Hamish) * Better command prompt parsing (Glynn, Martin, Hamish) * DMS coordinate support for Lat/lon in Tcl/Tk GUI (Hamish) * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#GUIchanges RC4] release notes'' ==== Portability changes ==== * Lots of little !WinGrass improvements * ''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) * vdigit: changing a tool should cancel current edits (trac #286) (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'' ===== Closed bugs since branching ===== [[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.0&type=defect&order=priority)]] ===== Closed wishes since branching ===== [[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.0&type=enhancement&order=priority)]] ===== Closed tasks since branching ===== [[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.0&type=task&order=priority)]]