= GRASS GIS 7.8.3 =

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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 2020''~~
 * ~~Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/ChangeLog_7.8.3.gz~~
 * ~~Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g78x~~
 * ~~Source code:~~
   * ~~https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/7.8.3~~
   * ~~https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.3.tar.gz ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.3.md5sum md5sum])~~


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

 * Release date: ''1 May 2020''
 * Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/ChangeLog_7.8.3RC2.gz
 * Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g78x
 * Source code:
   * https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/7.8.3RC2
   * https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.3RC2.tar.gz ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.3RC2.md5sum md5sum])

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

 * Release date: ''26 Apr 2020''
 * Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/ChangeLog_7.8.3RC1.gz
 * Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g78x
 * Source code:
   * https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/7.8.3RC1
   * https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.3RC1.tar.gz ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/source/grass-7.8.3RC1.md5sum md5sum])

=== Git Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"7.8.3"]
 * 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 * Git clone of latest 7.8 release branch (including yet unpublished bugfixes):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.

Important stability fixes across the tree related to Python 3.

The GRASS GIS 7.8.3 release provides '''more than [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/compare/releasebranch_7_8@%7B12-11-19%7D...releasebranch_7_8@%7B05-01-20%7D 206 fixes and improvements]''' with respect to the release 7.8.2.

A number of Mac-specific, more or less critical bugs have been fixed. The perhaps more notable improvement is the now working vector digitizer (G78:g.gui.vdigit).

==== New modules ====

 * n/a

==== Major module changes ====

(see also below for closed bugs)

 * G78:i.vi: write out FCELL instead of DCELL (PR:236)

==== Minor module changes ====

(see also below for closed bugs)

 * grass startup script: refactoring
 * G78:g.extension: less confusing metadata warning
 * G78:r.import: Use temp region for resolution=value (PR:197)
 * G78:v.in.ogr: fix usage of `OGR_G_HasCurveGeometry()`
 * G78:v.to.rast: fix WHERE selection
 * Add [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md CONTRIBUTING] file with a standard contributor Git how-to (PR:237)

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

 * wxGUI: ...

==== Python scripting ====

 * stability fixes regarding the Python 3 support
 * replace obsolete `time.clock()` in Python 3.3 (PR:244) 

==== Projection support ====

 * ...

==== GDAL support ====

 * ...

==== Database support ====

 * ...

==== Library changes ====

 * Vectlib: fix usage of vector cats in constraint (PR:262) 

==== JSON /  REST support ====

 * ...

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

 * ...


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

 * manual: put module name at first position (PR:248)
 * Cleanup of multiple manual pages
 * G78:m.measure manual: mention square feet
 * full index manual: add missing pages (PR:258)

==== Portability ====

 * OSGeo4W: ...
 * Mac: Ctypes related compilation failure fix #3883
 * Mac: Vector digitizer crash fix #3487
 * Mac: G78:g.gui.iclass crash fix #3472
 * Mac: Removing map layer from button in layer manager crashes GUI #3607
 * Mac: Copy-to-clipboard key binding (make CMD+C copy, not clear panel) #3008 and #3592
 * Mac: G78:v.in.pdal compilation failure fix (PR:475)
 * Do not install config.status (PR:263)
 * Sort file lists in doc and tr stats (PR:247) 

==== Docker support ====

 * Updates to Alpine docker files: use proj 6.2.1 in Alpine Dockerfile (PR:255)
 * Alpine docker image: added subversion package for g.extension (PR:261)
 * docker: image with Ubuntu 19:10 (PR:260)

==== Message Translations ====

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

=== New Addons since GRASS 7.8.2 ===

 * TODO

=== Closed tickets ===

See [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/milestone/1?closed=1 GitHub].

Old trac tickets below.
==== Closed bugs since the last release ====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.8.3&type=defect&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]

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

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=7.8.3&type=enhancement&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]