[GRASS-dev] [GRASS-user] GRASS GIS 7.2.0RC1 released

[Markus Neteler]

On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 9:55 PM, Markus Metz
<markus.metz.giswork at gmail.com> wrote:
...
> The list of new features lists new features for GRASS 7.0. Is this
> intended?

Well, nobody wrote a new page for 7.2 so far...

> Related: a trac page with new features in trunk would be
> nice, because it is always a bit of work to identify new features
> compared to the previously released minor version. Ideally, such a
> trac page with new features in trunk can be copied whenever a new
> major/minor version is released.

Yes, we could collect major improvements like that.

> This is a technology preview, isn't it?

The RCs yes.

> The raster compression methods
> including null file compression are new and IMHO would benefit from
> more testing in the soon to be released version 7.2. This is a major
> change in rasterlib.

Indeed! We need to put a big disclaimer into the final release announcement.

markusN