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

[Peter Hopfgartner]

The spec file for MapServer has the following code:

chmod -x tests/home.png
chmod -x mapscript/php/php_mapscript.c
chmod -x mappluginlayer.c
chmod -x mapscript/php/mapscript_i.c
chmod -x mapscript/php/examples/test_writeshape.phtml
chmod -x mapscript/python/examples/*.py
chmod -x mapscript/python/tests/rundoctests.dist
chmod -x mapscript/perl/examples/*.pl
chmod -x mapscript/php/README

(...)

iconv -f ISO-8859-1 -t UTF-8 < \
mapscript/java/examples/QueryByAttributeUnicode.java > \
mapscript/java/examples/QueryByAttributeUnicode-tmp.java
mv -f mapscript/java/examples/QueryByAttributeUnicode-tmp.java \
mapscript/java/examples/QueryByAttributeUnicode.java

Could these issues be fixed upstream?

Regards,

Peter

R3 GIS Srl - GmbH
http://www.r3-gis.com


--------Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote--------
Subject: [mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0-beta1 release - Please test!
Date: 10.03.2011 03:48

>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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