[mapserver-dev] MapServer 5.6.0-beta1 today...

[Daniel Morissette]

Good points. Let's create a mini HOWTO for this in the wiki and I'll 
point to it in my release announcement. I have created the page and will 
let Alan fill the empty sections:

   http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/XMLMapfiles

I guess this should be migrated to the official docs at some point as 
well if/when Jeff has time.

Daniel



Alan Boudreault wrote:
> I agree. I could also add a README file in the source to explain how I 
> validate a mapfile with the schema and how I transform it to a normal mapfile.
> 
> Alan
> 
> On September 24, 2009 11:12:39 am Steve Lime wrote:
>> I think it reads ok. My only comment is around the XML mapfile format. I
>>  wonder if that warrants a little more explanation since MapServer can't
>>  read the XML format. I can see folks getting all excited only to realize
>>  they must transform the XML before using it. It's still a very positive
>>  development. Perhaps a link to the various RFCs or just the main RFC page
>>  could be added.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>>>> On 9/23/2009 at 9:21 PM, in message <4ABAD7B3.8000104 at mapgears.com>,
>>>>> Daniel
>> Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:
>>> Daniel Morissette wrote:
>>>> Just a quick reminder that today is beta1 day according to our release
>>>> plan. I plan on packaging the beta this afternoon. If you need me to
>>>> wait for something that you are about to commit then please let me know
>>>> ASAP.
>>> FYI I have packaged 5.6.0-beta1 a few minutes ago and the download link
>>> on the website should be available in the next hour or so.
>>>
>>> Here is the announcement that I plan on sending tomorrow morning.
>>> Suggestions/corrections are welcome:
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------
>>>
>>> The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the release of the first beta
>>> for the 5.6.0 release. We have decided to delay the 6.0 release a bit to
>>> leave some time to stabilize the rendering enhancements that are planned
>>> for 6.0, and to have a 5.6.0 release this fall which contains a few new
>>> features and performance enhancements. Here is a quick summary:
>>>
>>> New features in 5.6:
>>>
>>>    * MS RFC 51: XML Mapfile Format
>>>    * MS RFC 52: One-pass query processing
>>>    * MS RFC 55: Improve control of output resolution
>>>    * MS RFC 57: Labeling enhancements: ability to repeat labels along a
>>> line/multiline
>>>
>>> Preview features that will be fully functional only in 6.0:
>>>
>>>    * MS RFC 50: OpenGL Rendering Support
>>>    * MS RFC 54: Rendering Interface API
>>>
>>> Other notable enhancements include:
>>>
>>>    * Security fixes (also backported to 5.4):
>>>      * Improved security relative to untrusted directories and mapfiles
>>> (RFC 56)
>>>      * Fixed several security issues found in an audit of the CGI
>>> application (#2939, #2941, #2942, #2943, #2944)
>>>    * Performance optimizations:
>>>      * Load all GDAL image bands in one pass for faster processing
>>> (r9260) * Optimized access to very large shapefiles (#2930)
>>>    * Several enhancements/fixes to OGC Web Services specs support
>>>    * Several enhancements/fixes to all flavors of MapScript
>>>
>>>
>>> As usual there an a large number of additional small enhancements and
>>> bug fixes. For a complete list is the HISTORY.TXT file at:
>>>
>>>   
>>> http://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/tags/rel-5-6-0-beta1/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT
>>>
>>> The release can be downloaded at:
>>>
>>>    http://mapserver.org/download.html OR
>>>    http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-5.6.0-beta1.tar.gz
>>>
>>> This is the first of three planned beta releases and if all goes well a
>>> final release should occur on October 24th, the day of the FOSS4G Code
>>> Sprint in Sydney. The full release plan can be viewed at:
>>>
>>>    http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/56ReleasePlan
>>>
>>> We need your help to ensure a high quality product so please help out by
>>> testing your applications with this new code base.
>>>
>>> Thanks! - The MapServer Team
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Daniel Morissette
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