[Gdal-dev] how to fetch stable 1.4.0 + bugfixes

[Frank Warmerdam]

Maciej Sieczka wrote:
> Just few minutes ago I have done:
> 
> svn checkout https://svn.osgeo.org/gdal/branches/1.4/gdal
> 
> and the VERSION file reads:
> 
> 1.4.1b1
> 
> So is this 1.4.1 beta, or is it indeed the 1.4.0 + bugfixes I wanted to
> fetch???

Maciej,

Yes, 1.4.1beta *is* 1.4.0 plus bug fixes as opposed to the trunk
where most new features are introduced.

> Could the instruction for how to fetch the latest stable+bugfixes
> branch and the most bleeding-edge branch be put on GDAL's website?
> Currently the 'Subversion' section on http://www.gdal.org/download.html
> doesn't explain that.

I'll make some updates to make this clearer.

Best regards,
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