[mapguide-internals] MapGuide Open Source 4.0 Preview 4 available

[Crispin Hoult (TrueViewVisuals)]

Hi,

Thanks indeed -- custom installer settings and all seems OK so far (Windows 11 to add to the compatibility list == Windows Server ????)

One comment on the release notes and actions before RC, even at this late stage.
The comment on the GDAL version 2.4.4 is that is provides better swap with externally copiled GDAL from some of the other online providers.

Now GDAL is v3.5+ and 2.4.4 is getting on for 3 years old and at the end of the 2.x release chain there is a risk of any future vulnerabilities not being support/patched and not being able to swap out for a new/alternatively compiled GDAL.

How big a deal would be updating this component?

 Crispin


-----Original Message-----
From: mapguide-internals <mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of Gordon Luckett
Sent: 04 November 2022 12:09
To: MapGuide Internals Mail List <mapguide-internals at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: Re: [mapguide-internals] MapGuide Open Source 4.0 Preview 4 available

Thanks Jackie,
I have updated the https://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/WikiStart page to reflect the release of Preview 4

On Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 6:44 AM Jackie Ng <jumpinjackie at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> After a long and arduous development journey, the 4th preview release 
> of MapGuide Open Source 4.0 is now finally available!
>
> https://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/Release/4.0.0/Preview4/Notes
>
> This release is for *testing purposes* and use in a production 
> environment is not encouraged.
>
> This release overhauls all of our language bindings to now be 
> generated with the official version of SWIG instead of our ancient and 
> heavily modified copy. This means we are no longer shackled to PHP 5.6 
> and for this release, we are now bundling PHP 8.1.
>
> Use this release as an opportunity to get your MapGuide applications 
> ready for 4.0 final release by getting your code working against the 
> new bindings and doing whatever migrations needed.
>
> These new language bindings are the last major feature in the 4.0 
> timeframe. It's all bug fixes and (any required) thirdparty library 
> updates going forward. So I am expecting a relatively short Beta > RC 
> > Final cycle after this.
>
> - Jackie
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