[GRASS-dev] new proj4 release

[Helmut Kudrnovsky]

Helmut Kudrnovsky wrote
> fyi
> http://lists.maptools.org/pipermail/proj/2017-November/007849.html
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> All,
> 
> I think the current development cycle is coming to an end and a new
> release
> should be made. It's been more than a year since that least release of
> PROJ.4. In that period of time the library has improved significantly,
> most
> notably by the introduction of a new and more consistent API,
> transformation
> pipelines and the cct 4D transformation CLI utility. The new additions
> have
> already seen a fair amount of testing and are now at a point where I
> believe
> they are stable enough to be released to the public. I would like to
> propose
> that we release the next version of PROJ.4 on December 15. This gives
> roughly a month to take care of the last few kinks that need to be ironed
> out. It also gives users of the library amble time to test the developing
> version in the setups and report any issues that have appeared since the
> last release. With a release mid-december we should aim for a release
> candidate in the start of December.
> 
> I hope we all agree that the time has come to get a new release out there.
> Please voice your opinions on this matter.
> 
> Howard, I guess you will be doing some/most of the heavy lifting with
> preparing the actual release, so please feel free to propose another time
> if
> this doesn't fit your schedule.
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> 
> and some follow up in the email thread.

a nice overview about new proj4 API and stuff:

"Transformation pipelines for PROJ.4"

http://www.fig.net/resources/proceedings/fig_proceedings/fig2017/papers/iss6b/ISS6B_evers_knudsen_9156.pdf






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best regards
Helmut
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