| 1 | {{{ |
| 2 | #!rst |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Mapserver 4.8.0 was released on February 2nd, 2006. The release plan is still available below for reference. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | --- |
| 7 | |
| 8 | This 4.8 release plan was voted by the TSC. Information below may still change slightly as the release progresses. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Planned Dates |
| 11 | ------------- |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Based on our experience with the other 4.x releases, we will plan for 3 betas over a 6 weeks period after the code freeze. This will lead us to a final release mid December: |
| 14 | |
| 15 | * Feature freeze - Oct 31st, 2005 |
| 16 | * 4.8.0-beta1 - Nov 4th (done on Nov 7th) |
| 17 | * 4.8.0-beta2 - Nov 18th (done on Nov 23rd) |
| 18 | * 4.8.0-beta3 - Dec 2nd (done on Dec 16th) |
| 19 | * 4.8.0-rc1 - Dec 9th (done on Dec 22nd) |
| 20 | * 4.8.0-rc2 - ... (done on Jan 9th, 2006) |
| 21 | * 4.8.0-rc3 - ... (done on Jan 25th) |
| 22 | * 4.8.0 (final) - Dec 16th (done on Feb 2nd, 2006) |
| 23 | |
| 24 | CVS Tags/Branches? |
| 25 | ------------------ |
| 26 | |
| 27 | * The main trunk (HEAD) in CVS is currently the 4.7 development version that we plan to release as 4.8 |
| 28 | * The stable CVS branch for this release will be called "branch-4-8" (not created yet). |
| 29 | * Current proposed date for creating "branch-4-8" is the date of the 4.8.0 release (around Dec 16th) |
| 30 | * If post-4.8 developments require earlier branching then please bring up your request for branching on the -dev list. |
| 31 | * The betas will be tagged in CVS as "rel-4-8-0-beta1", "rel-4-8-0-beta2", ... and the releases as "rel-4-8-0", "rel-4-8-1", etc... |
| 32 | |
| 33 | Bugzilla Conventions |
| 34 | -------------------- |
| 35 | |
| 36 | In order to facilitate querying the bugzilla database for bugs that still need to be addressed for this release, we try to stick to the following conventions: |
| 37 | |
| 38 | * Bugs to be addressed for this release must have their target milestone set to "4.8 release" |
| 39 | * Bugs/Enhancements? that can't make it in this release but that we may want to address at a later time should be marked with the "FUTURE" target milestone with a comment explaining that the bug is postponed and if possible a quick analysis |
| 40 | * The target milestone on a bug should be set by the developers (bug owners) and not by the users (reporters). |
| 41 | |
| 42 | Other good practices when dealing with bugs: |
| 43 | |
| 44 | * Please file bugs for any non-trivial bugfix or change to the software. This is so that we keep a trace for future reference of all bugfixes and changes that were made (why and how). |
| 45 | * Please mark bugs ASSIGNED as soon as you start working on them |
| 46 | * Please when marking a bug fixed include a comment describing the fix, the version of the software in which it was done, and any other relevant information. This will just make our lives easier in a few months/years when questions come up about this issue. |
| 47 | * When committing to CVS, please include the bug number in your CVS change log comment. |
| 48 | * Keep documentation in mind when fixing/changing things: if you cannot update the documentation yourself then please create a documentation bug describing the new feature/change and which document(s) should be updated. |
| 49 | |
| 50 | The following query returns all currently open bugs that are tagged with the "4.8 release" target milestone: http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/buglist.cgi?target_milestone=4.8+release&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED |
| 51 | |
| 52 | Related RFCs |
| 53 | ------------ |
| 54 | |
| 55 | * MS RFC 2: Creating line features and/or shapes using WKT |
| 56 | * MS RFC 3: Layer Plug-in Architecture |
| 57 | * MS RFC 4: MapServer Raster Resampling |
| 58 | * MS RFC 5: MapServer Horizon Reprojection Improvements |
| 59 | * MS RFC 6: Color Range Mapping of Continuous Feature Values |
| 60 | * MS RFC 8: Pluggable External Feature Layer Providers |
| 61 | |
| 62 | Open Tasks |
| 63 | ---------- |
| 64 | |
| 65 | None. |
| 66 | |
| 67 | Completed Tasks |
| 68 | --------------- |
| 69 | |
| 70 | Once completed, the tasks above should be moved down here. |
| 71 | |
| 72 | * Documentation updates - Coordinate with all documentation contributors to bring all documents up to date for the release |
| 73 | * Resp: Kari |
| 74 | * Bug #: |
| 75 | * Status: Completed by the website team |
| 76 | |
| 77 | |
| 78 | |
| 79 | }}} |