= GRASS GIS 7.8.2 =

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A short summary of changes: '''[wiki:Grass7/NewFeatures78 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 ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.2.md5sum 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 ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.2RC1.md5sum md5sum])~~

=== Git Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [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 * Git clone of latest 7.8 release branch (including yet unpublished bugfixes):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 [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/compare/releasebranch_7_8@%7B11-09-19%7D...releasebranch_7_8@%7B12-11-19%7D  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)

 * [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/193 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 ====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.8.2&type=defect&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]

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

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.8.2&type=enhancement&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]