GRASS GIS 7.8.2

A short summary of changes: New features in GRASS 7.8

Releases

Stable Release

• Release date: DD MMM YYYY
• Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/ChangeLog_7.8.2.gz
• Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g78x
• Source code:
  • ​https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/7.8.2
  • https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.2.tar.gz (md5sum)

Release Candidate 1 (RC1)

• Release date: DD MMM YYYY
• Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/ChangeLog_7.8.2RC1.gz
• Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g78x
• Source code:
  • ​https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/7.8.2RC1
  • https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.2RC1.tar.gz (md5sum)

Git Source Code

• Milestone: 7.8.2
• 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• Git clone of latest 7.8 release branch (including yet unpublished bugfixes):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 focus of this release are stability fixes.

Breaking news: Python 3, PROJ 6 and GDAL 3 compatibility in 7.8

The GRASS GIS 7.8.2 release provides more than ​XXX fixes and improvements with respect to the release 7.8.1.

New modules

• n/a

Major module changes

(see also below for closed bugs)

• ​r.topidx: fix bug which shows up with very steep slopes

Minor module changes

(see also below for closed bugs)

• G78:...

Improvements in the Graphical User Interface

• wxGUI: fixed "ImportError: cannot import name 'NewIdRef' on some systems

Python scripting

• stability fixes regarding the Python 3 support

Projection support

• ...

GDAL support

• GDAL 3 support: fixed missing gdal300.dll error

Database support

• n/a

Library changes

• n/a

JSON / REST support

• ...

Unit tests / CI

• n/a

User Manuals - Documentation

• ...

Portability

• ...

Docker support

• ...

Message Translations

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

New Addons since GRASS 7.8.1

• ...

Closed tickets

Closed bugs since the last release

#3914

v.import/r.import error: "No layer selected. Operation cancelled"

#3934

wxGUI: Python error on "Set color table interactively" tool

#3935

grass-doc/html/r.sunhours.html says NOTESS

#3937

Histogram tool in the GUI: save button gives error

#3942

r.geomorphon compiler warnings

#3944

Manage access to mapsets gui missing checkboxes

#3948

v.to.points man page: <map> is not a valid parameter

#3962

GRASS 7.8.1 GUI doesn't run on Pop! OS 18.04 (Ubuntu 18.04) because of "ImportError: cannot import name 'NewIdRef'"

#3972

Every single doc page has raw 'Last changed: $Date$' still stuck in it

#3976

g.manual: say "displays"

#3981

winGRASS: defining a new location by EPSG code: TypeError: invalid result from TransList.OnMeasureItem(), an integer is required (got type NoneType)

Closed wishes since the last release

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