= GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC6 Release = [[TOC]] === Release === * Release date: 20 March 2010 * Source code: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0RC6.tar.gz ([http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0RC6.md5sum md5sum]) * Binaries: http://grass.osgeo.org/download/ === SVN Source Code === * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.0"] * Browse Source: http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_20100320_grass_6_4_0RC6 * SVN Checkout 6.4.0 RC6: {{{ svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_20100320_grass_6_4_0RC6 }}} * 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 almost 2,700 source code modifications have been made to the 6.4.0 release branch. '''Between 6.4.0RC5 and the current 6.4.0RC6 more than 560 updates have been included.''' ==== 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], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Newmodules RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Newmodules RC5] 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], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Majormodulechanges RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Majormodulechanges RC5] release notes'' * ''see also list of bugfixes below'' * '''Fixes for spaces in path names''': * '''db.login''': Now saves database login credentials to ~/.grasslogin64 which is safe for spaces in path names. * '''v.db.addtable''': Now uses default mapset database settings instead of locking you into what was already used by the map. * '''v.lidar.correction, v.lidar.edgedetection, v.lidar.growing, v.outlier, v.surf.bspline''': fix Lidar tools ==== Minor module changes ==== * '''g.parser''': backport of -s flag for improved scripting * '''i.atcorr''': Backported LISS (IRC 1C) and ASTER sensors * '''i.landsat.rgb''': : work with >8bit data, e.g. Quickbird * '''i.pca''': : Glynn: Fix bug in calc_mu * '''r.colors, v.colors''': several new color tables * '''r.terraflow''': : don't use hardcoded /var/tmp/ ; use TEMP variable on windows * '''r.univar, !r3.univar''': Percentile now accepts non-integer requests (e.g. sigmas at 68.2689%, 95.45%, and 99.73%) (trac #873) * '''r.sun''': Fixed problem with 0 incidence angle (trac #610; Thomas Huld) - now the value is null. Note that this is also the case if the pixel is in shadow. * '''v.split''': create 3D vector map if input is 3D * '''v.what.vect''': now also works with vector polygon maps * ''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], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Minormodulechanges RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Minormodulechanges RC5] release notes'' ==== Library changes ==== * Update Swiss datum parameters to CH1903+ (trac #35) * New symbol: extra/ring * Added Swedish datum RT90 * New symbol: extra/ring * DBMI: activated OFTDate, OFTTime, OFTDateTime (treat as strings as in DBF driver) * Segment library: use LFS if available * ''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], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Librarychanges RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Librarychanges RC5] release notes'' ==== Driver changes ==== * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Driverchanges RC4] and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Driverchanges RC5] release notes'' ==== GUI changes ==== * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#GUIchanges RC4] and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#GUIchanges RC5] release notes'' ==== Portability changes ==== * Many WinGrass package fixes (spaces in path names, etc.) * '''winGRASS''': use default browser * ''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], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Portabilitychanges RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Portabilitychanges RC5] release notes'' ==== Build changes ==== * ''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], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Buildchanges RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Buildchanges RC5] release notes'' ==== Documentation updates ==== * '''Help''': Quick [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/helptext.html Start-with-GRASS instructions] * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Documentationupdates RC4] and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Documentationupdates RC5] release notes'' ==== Message translation updates ==== * complete Japanese translation * several other language translations improved * ''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], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC5] release notes'' ==== Closed tickets ==== * Support external data sources in the wxPython-GUI (trac #643) (Martin Landa) * Add dropdown selector (trac #661) (Martin Landa) * Fix broken location and region creation in RC5 (trac #654) (Hamish) * v.db.addtable uses wrong postgres schema (trac #673) (Martin Landa) * problem with gui wx with module v.db.join (trac #490) (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], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Closedtickets RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Closedtickets RC5] 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)]]