= GRASS GIS 7.8.1 =

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

=== Releases ===

==== Stable Release ====

 * TBD

==== Release Candidate 2 (RC2) ====

 * Release date: ''6 Nov 2019''
 * Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/ChangeLog_7.8.1RC2.gz
 * Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g78x
 * Source code:
   * https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/7.8.1RC2
   * https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.1RC2.tar.gz ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.1RC2.md5sum md5sum])

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

 * Release date: ''29 Oct 2019''
 * Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/ChangeLog_7.8.1RC1.gz
 * Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g78x
 * Source code:
   * https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/7.8.1RC1
   * https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.1RC1.tar.gz ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.1RC1.md5sum md5sum])

=== Git Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"7.8.1"]
 * Release branch created on 4 Aug 2019 (GH d4879d4)
 * Git clone of latest 7.8 release branch (including yet unpublished bugfixes):
{{{ 
  git clone https://github.com/OSGeo/grass.git
  cd grass
  git checkout releasebranch_7_8
}}}

=== Overview of changes ===

The most important change is the new Python-3 support. In this release, PROJ 6 and GDAL 3 support has been added. Importantly, the new version is backward compatible with older 7.x releases.

**Breaking news: Python 3 compatibility in 7.8**

The GRASS GIS 7.8.1 release provides '''more than [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/compare/releasebranch_7_8@%7B58days%7D...releasebranch_7_8@%7B10-29-19%7D  71 fixes and improvements]''' with respect to the stable release 7.8.0.

==== New modules ====

 * G78:...

==== Major module changes ====

(see also below for closed bugs)

 * G78:r.to.vect: break line when value changes
 * G78:v.digit: fix digitizing on Windows

==== Minor module changes ====

(see also below for closed bugs)

Modules:
 * G78:g.extension: #3902 multiple metadata entries
 * G78:i.zc: avoid integer overflow with large maps
 * G78:r.fillnulls fix to run in Python 3
 * G78:r.slope.aspect: fix -e flag to calculate values at edges
 * G78:t.vect.export: GPKG support added

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

 * G78:g.gui.psmap: fixes for Python 3
 * wxGUI: fixes for Python 3, fix deprecated wx.!NewId(), replace deprecated wx.!Yield()
 * wxGUI: avoid printing annoying wx debug message on startup
 * wxGUI/animation: fix deprecation warnings
 * get rid of wx.insertStringItem deprecation warnings

==== Python scripting ====

 * fixes for Python 3

==== Projection support ====

 * libproj: PROJ 6 support added

==== Database support ====

 * ...

==== Library changes ====

 * libgis: support for GDAL 3 added

==== Unit tests / CI ====

 * ...

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

 * various manual pages: examples added/updated

==== Portability ====

 * Python-3 support implemented across the tree
 * OSGeo4W: build fixes, rewrite of package.sh, GDAL3/PROJ6 support

==== Docker support ====

 * Various docker images listed at: https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/docker-images/
 * Dockerfile: updated to Python 3 and various base distributions
 * use copy instead of git clone in Dockerfiles

==== Message Translations ====

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

=== New Addons since GRASS 7.8.0 ===

 * G7A:...

=== Closed tickets ===

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

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.8.1&type=defect&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]

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

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.8.1&type=enhancement&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]