Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Release/7.6.2-News

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Apr 28, 2019, 8:43:12 AM (5 years ago)

Author:

neteler

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New draft

Release/7.6.2-News

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+= GRASS GIS 7.6.2 =
+
+[[TOC]]
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+A short summary of changes: '''[wiki:Grass7/NewFeatures76 New features in GRASS 7.6]'''
+
+=== Releases ===
+
+==== Stable Release ====
+
+ * TBD
+
+==== Release Candidate 1 (RC1) ====
+
+ * ~~Release date: ''DD MMM 2019''~~
+ * ~~Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass76/source/ChangeLog_7.6.2RC1.gz~~
+ * ~~Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g76x~~
+ * ~~Source code: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass76/source/grass-7.6.2RC1.tar.gz ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass76/source/grass-7.6.2RC1.md5sum md5sum])~~
+ * ~~SVN Source Code Checkout 7.6.2RC1:~~
+{{{
+  svn checkout https://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_2019XXXX_grass_7_6_1RC2
+}}}
+
+=== SVN Source Code ===
+
+ * Milestone: [milestone:"7.6.2"]
+ * Release branch created in r73210
+ * SVN Checkout latest 7.6 release branch (including yet unpublished bugfixes):
+{{{ 
+  svn checkout https://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_7_6
+}}}
+
+=== Overview of changes ===
+
+A series of new features and stability fixes, manual improvements, and a few language translations have been added. Importantly, the new version is backward compatible with older 7.x releases.
+
+The GRASS GIS 7.6.2 release provides '''more than XX fixes and improvements''' with respect to the stable release 7.6.1.
+
+**Important change**: The **default raster compression has been changed back to ZLIB**, even if ZSTD compression is available, because not all currently supported systems provide ZSTD with standard package management tools, and because problems were encountered regarding compatibility with different ZSTD 1.3.x  versions.
+
+==== New modules ====
+
+ * n/a
+
+==== Major module changes ====
+
+(see also below for closed bugs)
+
+ * G76:v.external: enable GRASS-internal PostGIS driver again
+
+==== Minor module changes ====
+
+(see also below for closed bugs)
+
+ * G76:r.buildvrt: manual cosmetics
+ * G76:r.compress: print which compression method is actually applied; update documentation with regard to ZSTD as default compression if available, see #3758
+ * G76:r.kappa: Pass correct map@mapset combo to the r.stats call
+ * G76:v.in.ogr: set spatial filter to correct geometry field if geometry option is given
+ * G76:v.out.lidar: print names of column/table in error messages
+
+==== Improvements in the Graphical User Interface ====
+
+ * n/a
+
+==== Python scripting ====
+
+ * n/a
+
+==== Projection support ====
+
+ * configure: nad2bin check no longer needed; (user custom) grids are used via PROJ
+
+==== Library changes ====
+
+ * Important change: The default raster compression has been changed back to ZLIB, even if ZSTD compression is available, because not all currently supported systems provide ZSTD with standard package management tools, and because problems were encountered regarding compatibility with different ZSTD 1.3.x  versions.
+
+==== Unit tests ====
+
+ * ...
+
+==== User Manuals - Documentation ====
+
+ * G76:r.compress manual: ~~ZLIB is no longer the default compression method (ZSTD is the default), updated~~ reverted
+
+==== Portability ====
+
+ * ...
+
+==== Docker support ====
+
+ * updated docker image available at https://hub.docker.com/r/mundialis/grass-gis-stable/
+
+==== Message Translations ====
+
+ * i18N: translations updated (XXXXXX TODO) from Transifex (https://www.transifex.com/grass-gis/grass7/dashboard/)
+
+=== New Addons since GRASS 7.6.1 ===
+
+ * G7A:...
+
+=== Closed tickets ===
+
+==== Closed bugs since the last release ====
+
+[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.6.2&type=defect&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]
+
+==== Closed wishes since the last release ====
+
+[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.6.2&type=enhancement&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]