= GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC6 Release = [[TOC]] === Release === * Release date: ''to be defined'' * ~~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/index.php#g64x~~ === SVN Source Code === * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.0"] * Browse Source: ~~http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_2009XXXX_grass_6_4_0RC6~~ * SVN Checkout 6.4.0 RC6: {{{ svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_2009XXXX_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, 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], [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'' * '''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. ==== Minor module changes ==== * '''r.sun''': Fixed problem with 0 incidence angle (trac #610; Thomas Huld) * '''r.colors''': New Haxby color rules added * '''r.univar''': Percentile now accepts non-integer requests (e.g. sigmas at 68.2689%, 95.45%, and 99.73%) (trac #873) * ''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 * ''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 ==== * Further !WinGrass package fixes * ''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 ==== * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Documentationupdates RC4] and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Documentationupdates RC5] release notes'' ==== Message translation updates ==== * ''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)]]