[mapserver-users] MapServer 5.2 Beta 3 Available

[Steve Lime]

Hi folks: MapServer 5.2 Beta 3 has just been released, albeit one day late. The source package is available for download at:

 http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/download/beta

The list of changes/fixes since 5.0 can be found at the end this message. This is a significant release so
we need your help in testing. 5.2 should compatible with any 5.0 applications/mapfiles so it should be
relatively easy for folks to test. Please let us know how it goes!

This is the 3rd, and last, beta release (we hope) and if all goes well there will be a release candidate next wek and the final release in less than 2 weeks.

More details can be found in the 5.2 release plan at:

 http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/development/release_plans/mapserver_5_2/release_plan/

Steve

Version 5.2.0-beta3 (2008-06-26):
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- mapsde.c: processing option added to allow using fully qualified names
  for attributes (#2423).           

- mapsde.c: Test that for an active connection before closing it #2498

- mapdraw.c: Fixed issue where path following labels were not being drawn if FORCEd. (#2600)

- mapshape.c: Applied patch to make the location of tiled data relative to the
  tileindex directory if SHAPEPATH is not set. (#2369)

- maptemplate.c: Fixed issues in RFC 36 implementation that prevented mapscript 
  mapObj->processQueryTemplate() method from working.

- WMS/WFS: extend warning message (#1396)

- WFS: Respect units for the DWhitin parameter (#2297)

- WFS: correct OGC Contains filter  (#2306)

- WMS: set srsName correctly for GetFeatureInfo (#2502)

- SOS: detect invalid time strings (#2560)

- SOS: more srsName support (#2558)

- mapserv.c, maptemplate.c: fixed problem with arguments to msGenerateImages(). (#2655)

- WMS: produce warning if layer extent is null (#1396)

- WFS: project LatLongBoundingBox if required (#2579)

- SOS: generate error for some invalid filters (#2604)

- SLD: Use style's width paramater when generating sld (#1192)