[Qgis-psc] Unscheduled 3.18.1 release?

[Mathieu Pellerin]

Add the following to the list of serious issue:
- raster URIs using /vsi{zip,curl,etc.}/ won't load anymore:
https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/41888 (fix PR open)

+1 to have an early .1 release.



On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 2:15 PM Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com> wrote:

> So..... 3.18.0 is unfortunately proving to be a bit of a dud, with
> numerous critical issues including:
>
> - georeferencer is broken: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/41770
> (fixed now)
> - a crash in the layer properties for point cloud layers:
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/41722 (fixed now)
> - Can't access rasters in geopackage through browser:
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/41860 (fixed now)
> - Crash when exporting DXF files:
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/41858 -- unfixed
> - A crash when opening the properties of a raster layer:
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/41834 (possibly a plugin issue, but
> more feedback is needed as it may be a widespread non-plugin issue (this
> code was changed just prior to release))
>
> I think the severity of the georefencer and DXF crashes alone should
> warrant a speedy .1 release, given that they completely break some core GIS
> functionality.
>
> (I think we should also consider raising a user-friendly warning message
> when a user tries to add a las or laz file and they don't have a pdal
> enabled build, as we are seeing lots of confusion about this situation too).
>
> What's everyone's thoughts? Should we cut an unscheduled 3.18.1 release
> sometime next week after the DXF and raster properties crashes are fixed?
>
> Nyall
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