= GRASS GIS 7.8.0 =

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A short summary of changes: '''[wiki:Grass7/NewFeatures78 New features in GRASS 7.8]'''

=== Releases ===

==== Stable Release ====

 * tbd

==== Release Candidate 1 (RC1) ====

 * Release date: ''14 Aug 2019''
 * Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/ChangeLog_7.8.0RC1.gz
 * Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g78x
 * Source code:
   * https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/grass_7_8_0RC1
   * https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.0RC1.tar.gz ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.0RC1.md5sum md5sum])
=== SVN Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"7.8.0"]
 * Release branch created in rXXXXX
 * SVN Checkout latest 7.8 release branch (including yet unpublished bugfixes):
{{{ 
  svn checkout https://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_7_8
}}}

=== Overview of changes ===

The most important change is the new Python-3 support. Also new PROJ 6 and GDAL 2.5 with substantial changes in the API and CRS handling are supported. A series of new features and stability fixes, manual improvements, and a more language translations have been added. Importantly, the new version is backward compatible with older 7.x releases.

The GRASS GIS 7.8.0 release provides '''more than XXX fixes and improvements''' with respect to the stable release 7.6.x.

**Breaking news: Python 3 compatibility!**
==== New modules ====

 * G78:...

==== Major module changes ====

(see also below for closed bugs)

 * G78:...

==== Minor module changes ====

(see also below for closed bugs)

 * G78:...

==== Improvements in the Graphical User Interface ====

 * ...

==== Python scripting ====

 * ...

==== Projection support ====

 * ...

==== Library changes ====

 * ...

==== Unit tests ====

 * ...

==== User Manuals - Documentation ====

 * G78:...

==== Portability ====

 * Python-3 support implemented across the tree
 * wingrass: ...

==== Docker support ====

 * docker image available at https://hub.docker.com/r/mundialis/grass-py3-pdal

==== Message Translations ====

 * i18N: added new translations from Transifex (https://www.transifex.com/grass-gis/grass7/dashboard/)

=== New Addons since GRASS 7.6.0 ===

 * G7A:...

=== Closed tickets ===

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

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.8.0&type=defect&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]

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

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.8.0&type=enhancement&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]