[mapguide-users] MapGuide Open Source 2.2 Release Candidate 4 released

[Trevor Wekel]

There are at least 4 others submissions in trunk which are likely related to IE9 compatibility.  Look for "px".  And that's just for the AJAX viewer.  I haven't looked into Fusion.  The javascript libraries we depend on (MooTools, OpenLayers, others?) may also require updates to pick up IE9 fixes.

The AJAX and Fusion viewers support multiple browsers (IE8, IE9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari).  Any changes we make will also need to be tested and verified on all supported browsers.

Checking in a bunch of IE9 compatibility fixes which break currently supported browsers would be bad.  I would prefer to move IE9 compatibility to a bug fix release (2.2.1).  I expect multiple test builds will be required to get clean IE9 support.
 
Regards,
Trevor


-----Original Message-----
From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Andrew DeMerchant
Sent: March 19, 2011 12:29 PM
To: MapGuide Users Mail List
Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] MapGuide Open Source 2.2 Release Candidate 4 released


I'm not setup to build - so I can't do any patching...I could certainly do some testing though, if someone could get me a test build.

In other news, I just installed IE9 and tested out on my server which is running MGOS v2.2.0.5354 (I think that's RC2)....worked perfectly fine for me. My site's AJAX though - could be that the guy that posted about this problem was either a) using Fusion (which I can't test right now, since I don't have any Fusion sites), or b) had a beta of IE9 which was, indeed, broken.....or maybe c) that the version after 2.2.0.5354 breaks
IE9 compatibility, I suppose. Though, that seems unlikely.

Anyway - I just wanted to give my 2cents on this...I just think that we should make sure that either MGOS 2.2 supports all major browsers out of the box, or else gets a patch asap - I'm not sure when IE9 will be pushed out through Windows Update and WSUS, but when it does, we need to be sure that MGOS is up to snuff for it.....like I said, from what I can tell at the moment, it seems to work fine (or worst case, worked fine very recently).

Andrew


On 19/03/2011 11:53 AM, Zac Spitzer wrote:
> Alas. the ie9 fixes were made on trunk 4 months ago
>
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/search?q=ie9&noquickjump=1&changeset=on
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> I believe the 2.2 branch was cut 5 months ago
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> Andrew, can you apply and test those change sets over a RC4 install?
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> z
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> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Trevor Wekel 
> <trevor_wekel at otxsystems.com>  wrote:
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> I believe there are some IE9 fixes present in the RC4 build and likely more to come.  I was not planning on holding back the 2.2.0 release for IE9 support.  I do agree it is an important feature.  We are already thinking about timing and content for a 2.2.1 bug fix release.
>>
>> Bug fix release?  What's that?  We haven't had one of those since 2.0.2 (2.5 years ago).  Most open source projects have bug fix releases every quarter.  Releases and bug fixes are certainly one area where funding either by direct contract work or through Sponsorships/Donations would certainly help.
>>
>> At the moment, we barely manage a single release every year.  The 2.2.0 release has been especially troublesome.  We've generated four release candidates since October.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Trevor
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
>> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Andrew 
>> DeMerchant
>> Sent: March 19, 2011 7:16 AM
>> To: MapGuide Users Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] MapGuide Open Source 2.2 Release 
>> Candidate 4 released
>>
>>
>> Does this RC fix the IE9 problems? I recall reading something on the list that someone had posted about how Mapguide pretty much doesn't work with IE9....Since it's out now, MGOS 2.2 really needs to support it fully. Anyway, just wonrdering! I haven't had a chance to test it out myself quite yet...
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>> On 18/03/2011 10:06 PM, Zac Spitzer wrote:
>>> Just to Clarify,
>>>
>>> If you find a defect, please only report it using trac, AFTER first 
>>> posting to the mailing list and having the issue confirmed
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Zac
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 4:41 AM, Trevor Wekel
>>> <trevor_wekel at otxsystems.com>    wrote:
>>>> We are pleased to announce that the MapGuide Open Source project team has made MapGuide Open Source 2.2 Release Candidate 4 available.
>>>>
>>>> Release notes:
>>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/Release/2.2RC4/Notes
>>>> Downloads:
>>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/Release/2.2RC4/Notes#Installati
>>>> on
>>>> Documentation: Please continue to use the 2.0 documentation for now. The release notes contain information on API changes between MapGuide 2.1 and MapGuide 2.2.
>>>>
>>>> If you find a defect, please report it using trac.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to the ever growing team of developers who are contributing to make the MapGuide Open Source project a more self-sustaining project.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> The MapGuide PSC
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