= GRASS GIS 6.4.3 Release Candidate 2 =

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=== Release ===

 * Release date: 18 December 2012
 * Source code: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.3RC2.tar.gz ([http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.3RC2.md5sum md5sum])
 * Binaries: http://grass.osgeo.org/download/

=== SVN Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.3"]
 * Browse Source: http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_20121218_grass_6_4_3RC2
 * SVN Checkout 6.4.3RC2:
{{{
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_20121218_grass_6_4_3RC2
}}}
 * SVN Checkout latest 6.4 release branch (including unreleased bugfixes):
{{{ 
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4
}}}

=== Overview of changes ===

'''Key improvements''' of the GRASS 6.4.3 release include enhanced portability for MS-Windows (native support), fixes for the wxPython based portable graphical interface, improvements for the Python API, more translations, and some new functionality (image processing tools).

Since the [wiki:Release/6.4.0-News 6.4.0 release] in September 2010 more than ''1800'' source code modifications have been made to the 6.4 release branch.
Between [wiki:Release/6.4.2-News 6.4.2] and the current 6.4.3RC1 almost ''500'' updates have been applied.
Between [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC1-News 6.4.3RC1] and the current 6.4.3RC2 more than ''80'' updates have been applied.

''See also see also [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC1-News GRASS 6.4.3RC1 release notes].''
==== New modules ====

 * n/a

==== Major module changes ====

 * v.kernel: massive speed-up
 * v.overlay: massive speed-up

==== Minor module changes ====

 * i.landsat.toar: better management of metadata file
 * v.external: fix for 3D data
 * v.transform: fix memory issues
 * Examples added to several manual pages

 * Many more; see the detailed [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/ChangeLog_6.4.3RC2.gz ChangeLog]

==== GUI changes ====

(wxGUI)

 * fix writing workspace or model file (unknown encoding)
 * fix launching histogram tool
 * fix loading workspace on Windows (show map display)
 * fix MASK status for different mapset
 * profiler: fix CVS export

==== Library changes ====

 * iostream: C++ compatibility fixes
 * configure script updated
 * ogsf: support also older FFMPEG API

==== Map projection changes ====

 * n/a

==== Portability changes ====

(MS-Windows)

 * some encoding fixes

(Mac OSX)

 * n/a

(All)

 * n/a
 
==== Message translation updates ====

 * Some languages (DE, FR, PL) updated with many new translations ([http://grass.osgeo.org/development/translations/ see stats])

=== Closed tickets ===

==== Closed bugs since the last release ====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.3&type=defect&order=priority)]]

==== Closed wishes since the last release ====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.3&type=enhancement&order=priority)]]

==== Closed tasks since the last release ====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.3&type=task&order=priority)]]