= GRASS GIS 6.4.3 Release Candidate 4 =

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=== Release ===

 * Release date: 10 Jul 2013
 * Source code: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.3RC4.tar.gz ([http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.3RC4.md5sum md5sum])
 * Binaries: http://grass.osgeo.org/download/
 * Release announcement: http://grass.osgeo.org/news/25/15/GRASS-GIS-6-4-3RC4-released/
=== SVN Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.3"]
 * Browse Source: http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_20130710_grass_6_4_3RC4
 * SVN Checkout 6.4.3RC4:
{{{
svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_20130710_grass_6_4_3RC4
}}}
 * SVN Checkout latest 6.4 release branch (including yet unreleased subsequent bugfixes and improvements):
{{{ 
svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4
}}}

=== Overview of changes ===

Between [wiki:Release/6.4.2-News 6.4.2] and 6.4.3RC3 ''675'' updates were applied.
Between [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC3-News 6.4.3RC3] and the current 6.4.3RC4 ''135'' updates have been applied.

''See also the
[wiki:Release/6.4.3RC1-News GRASS 6.4.3RC1],
[wiki:Release/6.4.3RC2-News GRASS 6.4.3RC2],
and [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC3-News GRASS 6.4.3RC3] release notes.''

==== New modules ====

 * ''none''

==== Major module changes ====

 * v.in.ogr: Detect if unclean import data needs to have nodes snapped closed, and suggest a suitable distance threshold
 
(see also closed tickets below)

==== Minor module changes ====

 * d.grid: Fix geodesic grid overlay text label placement for longitude
 * g.extension: Continuing improvements and robustness 
 * i.spectral: Bug fix for imagery groups and plotting improvements
 * r.li.setup: Fix for mouse-based masked area selection
 * r.in.bin: Fix large file (>2GB) support on 32-bit systems
 * r.mask: Fix for floating point input maps
 * v.to.rast: Avoid crash when map names were very long

A few more minor changes; see the detailed
[http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/ChangeLog_6.4.3RC4.gz ChangeLog]

(see also closed tickets below)

==== GUI changes ====

 * wxGUI: Many corner-case traceback errors caught and fixed (especially wxNVIZ and Cartographic Composer)
 * wxGUI: Fix module startup for tasks which need an Xterm or Xmonitor
 * wxGUI: Avoid file compression for live display window to lighten processor load
 * wxGUI: Recover cleanly if `r.in.wms` support program requirements are not met
 * wxGUI/attribute table: Avoid error when the vector map's text data contained a pipe (|)

(see also closed tickets below)

==== Cartography changes ====

 * A dozen new north arrows and symbols
 * ps.map: Additional full-RGB spectrum support

==== Library changes ====

 * Support for a wider array of FFmpeg versions
 * Fix vector network node costs
 * Updated Autoconf build helper libraries
 * Rendering: Add support for Cairo version 1.10

(see also closed tickets below)

==== Map projection changes ====

 * wxGUI/location wizard: Show +proj terms when taking projection data from georeferenced data file or WKT .prj file
 * wxGUI/location wizard: Datum transform selection support fixes; support for PROJ.4 version 4.8.0

==== Portability changes ====

(MS-Windows)

 * `Cmd.exe` replaces `Rxvt` as the terminal for the MSys UNIX shell startup method 
 * Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Redistributable package available as a user selectable option in the installer
 * Uses GRASS's bundled `python.exe` instead of the system's version by default to avoid mismatch in the GUI startup
 * Fix `d.rast.edit` when called from the wxGUI without specifying an optional aspect map
 * "--more--" now works as the pager
 * r.in.wms: A number of fixes and safeguards added
 * !Tcl/Tk GIS.m: Don't corrupt the rc file if GISDBASE contains a drive letter
 * Shell scripts: Fix support for UNIX scripts called from within other scripts
 * Avoid path corruption blocking Addon modules from working
 * wxGUI/Cartographic composer: Fix preview screen and add support for direct creation of PDF output

(Mac OSX)

 * Improved support for newer versions of OS X

==== Message translation updates ====

 * Message string improvements
 * Romanian translation started (wxGUI completed)
=== Known issues ===

 * [https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/report/16 Open tickets]
 * [http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WinGRASS_Current_Status#Known_Issues WinGRASS issues] (collaborative wiki)
 * wxPython 2.9* is not yet supported. (* this version of wx is still in development at time of release)
 * m.proj (and so r.in.wms) on MS Windows: Fails if the location uses a datum transform grid and GRASS is installed in a directory with spaces in the path name.
=== 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)]]