[mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0-beta1 release - Please test!

[Alan Boudreault]

The binaries of MapServer 6.0.0-beta1 are now available in UbuntuGIS  for 
Ubuntu  hardy, lucid and maverick.

ubuntugis-testing ppa:
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-testing/

Alan

On March 9, 2011 09:47:54 pm Daniel Morissette wrote:
> The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the release of MapServer
> 6.0.0-beta1. This is the first beta on our way to a final 6.0 release.
> 
> This new release introduces important changes in key components of the
> MapServer core (rendering, query and expressions), and for this reason
> we count on you, MapServer power users, to help test the release in your
> respective environments and provide feedback (through the users list or
> Trac tickets).
> 
> The timing and feedback for this first beta is very important since it
> comes one week before the Montreal Code Sprint where about a dozen
> participants will be working specifically on MapServer and will have a
> chance to tackle important 6.0 issues that may be found and reported.
> 
> Here is a quick list of RFCs documenting some of the new features or
> important changes in 6.0. This list is not complete, we will update it
> as we polish the release documentation:
> 
> Core Changes in MapServer 6.0 which could affect existing applications:
> 
> * MS RFC 54: Rendering Interface API
> * MS RFC 64: MapServer Expression Parser Overhaul
> * MS RFC 65: Single-pass Query Changes for 6.0
> 
> New Features and Enhancements in MapServer 6.0:
> 
> * MS RFC 58: Kml Output
> * MS RFC 60: Labeling enhancement: ability to skip ANGLE FOLLOW labels
> with too much character overlap
> * MS RFC 61: Enhance MapServer Feature Style Support
> * MS RFC 62: Support Additional WFS GetFeature Output Formats
> * MS RFC 63: Built-in OpenLayers map viewer
> * MS RFC 66: Better handling of temporary files
> * MS RFC 67: Enable/Disable Layers in OGC Web Services
> * MS RFC 68: Support for combining features from multiple layers
> * MS RFC 69: Support for clustering of features in point layers
> 
> (RFCs are available online at http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/)
> 
> As usual there an a large number of additional small enhancements and
> bug fixes. For a complete list see the HISTORY.TXT file at:
> 
>   
> http://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/tags/rel-6-0-0-beta1/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT
> 
> We have started working on a 5.6 -> 6.0 migration guide. This document
> contains important notes on backwards incompatibilities or other changes
> required when upgrading to 6.0. It is not complete yet but we strongly
> recommend that you review the latest version online at:
> 
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/trunk/mapserver/MIGRATION_GUIDE.TXT
> 
> The source for this release can be downloaded at:
> 
>      http://mapserver.org/download.html
> or
>      http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-6.0.0-beta1.tar.gz
> 
> The binary distributions listed in the download page should be updated
> with binaries for the new 6.0.0-beta1 release in the next day or so.
> 
> 
> This is the first of four planned beta releases and if all goes well a
> final release should occur around the end of April. The full release
> plan can be viewed at:
> 
>    http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/60ReleasePlan
> 
> Once again we need your help to ensure a high quality product,
> especially for this beta due to its timing with next week's Code Sprint,
> so please help out by testing your applications with this new code base.
> 
> Thanks! - The MapServer Team
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