= !MapGuide 2.6 Release Notes = MapGuide Open Source 2.6 Preview Release 2 is now available * Milestone: [http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/milestone/2.6 2.6] * [http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/query?status=closed&group=component&resolution=fixed&milestone=2.6&order=status Resolved Tickets] [[TOC]] == Installation == Windows 32 bit installer: * [http://download.osgeo.org/mapguide/releases/2.6.0/Test/MapGuideOpenSource-2.6.0.7973-Preview2-x86.exe MapGuideOpenSource-2.6.0.7973-Preview2-x86.exe] * Size: 145,229,624 bytes * md5: 93f8a461a3e809636408d9c4ec50527a Windows 64 bit installer: * [http://download.osgeo.org/mapguide/releases/2.6.0/Test/MapGuideOpenSource-2.6.0.7973-Preview2-x64.exe MapGuideOpenSource-2.6.0.7973-Preview2-x64.exe] * Size: 150,514,880 bytes * md5: ea7895ea7a5b05a07232779793b94b1c CentOS 6.x Install Script: * TBD Ubuntu 14.04 Install Script: * TBD == Windows Compatibility == '''IMPORTANT: ''' Due to upgrading to VS 2012 as the default compiler on Windows, MapGuide Open Source 2.6 will no longer support Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 in either IIS or Apache configurations. [http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/Release/2.5/Notes MapGuide Open Source 2.5] is the last release to support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 ||||32-bit||64-bit|| ||Windows Vista||Maybe+||Maybe+|| ||Windows 7||Yes||Yes|| ||Windows Server 2008||Yes+||Yes+|| ||Windows Server 2008 R2||N/A||Yes|| ||Windows 8||Yes1||Yes1|| ||Windows Server 2012||N/A||Yes1|| ||Windows 8.1||Maybe1||Maybe1|| + Not tested, but similar enough to Windows 7 to theoretically work * IIS configuration will probably not work. Apache config should work due to its self-contained nature 1 IIS/.Net successfully tested on Windows 8 64-bit and Windows Server 2012. Windows 8 32-bit is similar enough to theoretically work. Apache config untested Windows RT (ie. Windows 8 on ARM devices) is not a supported platform for installing MapGuide Open Source == Major New Items == === Fusion === * OpenLayers upgraded to 2.13.1 ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc132 MapGuide RFC 132]) * [https://github.com/occ/TraceKit TraceKit] integration for better error handling * Templates now better handle display of Fusion errors. * [http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/developertools/sourcemaps/ Source map] support for modern browsers allowing fusionSF-compressed.js to be "debugged" without any template modifications * QuickPlot now supports including a legend in the PDF plot and plot elements can be toggled on/off in its UI * New Geolocation widget for zooming/panning to the user's physical location via the HTML5 geolocation API * New CoordinateTracker widget for display mouse coordinates in various EPSG-based coordinate systems * Supports the new CREATERUNTIMEMAP operation for improved initial loading performance. * Supports the enhanced QUERYMAPFEATURES operation for improved selection performance with reduced AJAX round-tripping. * Redline enhancements * Redline Layers can now use [http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/AdvancedStylization Advanced Stylization], which allows for greater labelling flexibility * Widget now supports specifying desired data store format and available geometry types up-front, bypassing several user setup steps when creating a new redline layer. * Multiple redline objects can be selected/deleted/text updated at once === New schema revisions === * WebLayout v2.6.0 supports extra configuration elements for commonly-customized viewer features ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc128 MapGuide RFC 128]) === New/Changed APIs === * New CREATERUNTIMEMAP and DESCRIBERUNTIMEMAP operations in the mapagent that allow for a client application to create new MgMap instances and to be able to describe its layer/group structure over HTTP without needing to write any .net/PHP/Java code using the MapGuide Web API. ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc134 MapGuide RFC 134] and [http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc137 MapGuide RFC 137]) * New enhanced QUERYMAPFEATURES mapagent operation that allows for enhanced feature querying capabilities without the need for additional roundtrips to .net/PHP/Java web tier glue for missing information ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc126 MapGuide RFC 126]) * The EXECUTESQLQUERY mapagent operation has been removed from the mapagent and is no longer supported ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc136 MapGuide RFC 136]) * Selection rendering now respects the alpha component of the selection color you specify. However for compatibility purposes, an alpha component of FF will retain the old transparency override behavior. === Other === * New Stylization Expression Functions for greater stylization flexibility ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc133 MapGuide RFC 133]) * New samples landing page and code samples demonstrating integration with the [http://www.openlayers.org OpenLayers] web mapping library. * Bundled PHP updated to 5.5.11 ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc138 MapGuide RFC 138]) * Bundled Apache updated to 2.4.9 ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc138 MapGuide RFC 138]) * Bundled versions of Apache and PHP use OpenSSL 1.0.1g that is not affected by the heartbleed security vulnerability. * Bundled Tomcat updated to 7.0.42 ([http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc138 MapGuide RFC 138]) Please [wiki:SubmitTicket report any defects]. == FDO Notes == MGOS 2.6 is compatible with FDO 3.9. This release is built against the FDO 3.9 branch. The ArcSDE provider is not included with this beta release. == Installer notes == Installing MGOS 2.6 (via the windows installer) alongside MGOS 2.5 or older releases '''is not a currently supported configuration'''. Consider using the MgInstantSetup bundle instead if you desire side-by-side installation The installer '''does not''' currently support IIS Express as an IIS configuration option. Please observe the updated software requirements if you are using .net and/or IIS configuration: * IIS (all versions) require FastCGI for IIS to be installed. * For IIS6 and below, download and install the FastCGI extension from [http://www.iis.net/download/FastCGI this link] * For IIS7 and above, you can install FastCGI by enabling the CGI feature of your IIS installation. See [http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/246/using-fastcgi-to-host-php-applications-on-iis/#EnableFastCGI this link] for more information. * The supported .net Framework version for the MapGuide .net API is '''4.0'''. You must have this version of the .net Framework installed before proceeding with installation. Java configuration requires Java 6 (1.6.0) or higher. The MgInstantSetup bundles only work with '''IIS7 or higher''' if you choose to use this web server. You must still satisfy the .net and FastCGI software requirements required for this configuration. To assist new MapGuide users and developers, the installer also now bundles the following optional components: * .net/PHP/Java viewer samples * MapGuide Developer's Guide in HTML format with updated content * .net/PHP/Java Developer's Guide Samples All bundled samples require the [http://download.osgeo.org/mapguide/releases/2.0.2/samples/Sheboygan.mgp Sheboygan dataset] to be loaded into the MapGuide Server. A restart of Apache and/or IIS may be required for PHP to work. For the InstantSetup bundles, the MgInstantSetup utility requires .net Framework 3.5 to run. This is in addition to whatever existing software requirements imposed by this release of MapGuide Open Source. For Tomcat configuration, the installer currently does not install Tomcat as a service (#953). You will have to do this manually post-installation. Also ensure that you install the JVM of the same bitness as your installation of MapGuide. For example, you will get a {{{java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError}}} if you attempt to run a Tomcat from a 32-bit MapGuide installation on a 64-bit JVM. If you have both 32 and 64-bit JVMs installed, you must ensure that the Tomcat bundled with MapGuide is using the correct one. Tomcat will generally use the one indicated by the {{{JAVA_HOME}}} environment variable, so this may have to be set and/or overridden. up Note that upgrading Apache from 2.2.x to 2.4.x has introduced changes to some configuration directives. If you have any custom httpd directives defined in your current MapGuide installation, please consult the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrading.html upgrade notes] for any changes you have to do when migrating/upgrading your Apache-based MapGuide installation to this release. If you have PHP-based MapGuide applications, consult the [http://php.net/manual/en/migration54.php 5.3 to 5.4 migration guide] and [http://php.net/manual/en/migration55.php 5.4 to 5.5 migration guide] for any API and compatibility issues that may be present in your MapGuide application as a result of moving to PHP 5.5 == Known Issues == * Fusion: Bing/VirtualEarth commercial layers may conflict with Google layers if they are both specified in a Flexible Layout. If you have a Bing/VirtualEarth layer as the default, switching to a Google layer in your Fusion application will cause the Google layer to be displaced and vice versa. * #2252: It is not possible to call MgFeatureService::UpdateFeatures() with a NULL MgTransaction in the PHP API * Installer may generate a providers.xml entry for the ArcSDE provider if all providers are enabled in the "Feature Selection" dialog even if the installer does not actually bundle the ArcSDE provider. You can simply remove this entry from providers.xml after installation if this is the case. * Ubuntu: Failure to install some pre-requisite packages may derail the install script. You may need to update your apt package database (apt-get update) before running the install script * CentOS: SELinux security settings will prevent MapGuide from loading FDO and other shared libraries. The CentOS install script will fix the security contexts of the so files within these extracted tarballs that it will download. * CentOS: mgserver may throw double-free errors on service startup or server shutdown. Should not affect server behaviour. * The Performance Profiler on Linux may not work due to insufficient permissions to save the generated report files. To fix this, ensure the directory {{{/usr/local/mapguideopensource-2.6.0/webserverextensions/www/mapadmin/profilingmapxml}}} on linux has sufficient write permissions for the user account that the PHP executable runs under. * For an InstantSetup-based install with an Apache configuration, the Performance Profiler is [http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/browser/branches/2.6/MgDev/Web/src/mapadmin/performanceReport_MapViewer.php#L43 hard-coded to always use mapviewerjava if it exists for displaying the map viewer] for capturing extents for profiling. If you did not choose a Java configuration you will get the ajaxviewer.jsp source instead of the expected map viewer. To resolve this, delete the mapviewerjava directory * Uninstallation can leave "ghost" IIS virtual directories behind, which currently is any virtual directory / application you create inside the mapguide virtual directory that '''was not created by the installer''' These "ghost" directories may impact on future installations. To ensure these "ghost" directories are completely gone after uninstallation, use the appcmd.exe utility to remove these virtual directories. You can find out what virtual directories are still there by running {{{appcmd.exe list vdir}}} * PHP Viewer and Developer's Guide samples will not work if the PHP viewer feature is not enabled. Likewise for .net and Java. Nothing in the installer will prevent you from making such a choice. * For the IIS configuration or Apache configuration with a custom http port, you will have to update the WFS and WMS server name configuration properties via the MapGuide Site Administrator after installation if you intend to use such features. This is currently set to localhost:8008 for both.