ANNOUNCE: GRASS 4.2.1 (V.18b) Linux binaries released

[Markus Neteler]

Dear GRASS Community,

today I have released the new GRASS 4.2.1 (V.18b) linux binaries.
TclTKGRASS 2.3 is included (only in the full package).
You can choose:

  - GRASS 4.2.1 (V.18) linux binaries full package - 17MB
  - GRASS 4.2.1 linux binaries update package (V.17 -> V.18) - 400 kb

What is new:

 - TclTKGRASS 2.3 included with new features and bugfixes 
    (Jacques Bouchard & Markus Neteler)
 - d.barscale, d.3d, d.what.vect corrected for using in TclTKGRASS (J.B.)
 - r.in.ll corrected, handles properly negative cell values now (J.B.)
 - r.in.bin: new "-s" flag and "subst" option for GTOPO30 files (J.B.)
 - i.in.erdas problems should be fixed now (thanks to George Chou - GPZ)
 - "Too many open files" problem fixed (G.Ch.)
 - v.prune: added v.support-check for input data (M.N.)
 - added r.in.ppm (SCS code)
 - r.water.outlet: error message corrected (G.Ch.)
 - i.oif added: calculate Optimum Index factor for LANDSAT TM 
   composites (M.N.)
 - g.help: switched key's meaning of ESC and SPACEBAR (for more intuitive usage)
   (M.N.)

Where to get it:

 - http://www.laum.uni-hannover.de/iln/grass/grass42/
 - on the mirrors soon.

Hopefully you enjoy GRASS development...

   Markus Neteler

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Geographisches Institut           |            Institute of Geography
   Physische Geographie                          Physical Geography 
 & Landschaftsoekologie                        & Landscape Ecology
Universitaet Hannover                 University of Hannover, Germany
                     neteler at geog.uni-hannover.de
             http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/users/neteler/
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