[mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0-beta6 release

[Alan Boudreault]

UbuntuGIS MapServer packages have been updated for the beta6 release:

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-testing/

Alan

On April 13, 2011 07:12:41 pm Daniel Morissette wrote:
> The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the release of MapServer
> 6.0.0-beta6. This is the latest beta on our way to a final 6.0 release.
> Once again this beta contains several important fixes and we encourage
> you to test it and continue to provide feedback.
> 
> The 6.0 release introduces important changes in key components of the
> MapServer core (rendering, query and expressions), and for this reason
> we count on you, MapServer power users, to help test the release in your
> respective environments and provide feedback (through the users list or
> Trac tickets).
> 
> If all goes well, the plan is to have a final 6.0 release around the end
> of April. The full release plan which also includes the list of new
> features and changes in this release is available at:
>    http://mapserver.org/trunk/development/release/release-plan-6.0.html
> 
> The list of fixes since beta1 is attached at the end of this message.
> For a complete list see the HISTORY.TXT file at:
> 
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-6-0-0-beta6/mapserver/HIST
> ORY.TXT
> 
> We have started working on a 5.6 -> 6.0 migration guide. This document
> contains important notes on backwards incompatibilities or other changes
> required when upgrading to 6.0. It is not complete yet but we strongly
> recommend that you review the latest version online at:
> 
>      http://mapserver.org/trunk/MIGRATION_GUIDE.html
> 
> The source for this release can be downloaded at:
> 
>      http://mapserver.org/download.html
> or
>      http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-6.0.0-beta6.tar.gz
> 
> The binary distributions listed in the download page should be updated
> with binaries for the new beta release in the next day or so.
> 
> Once again 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
> 
> 
> Version 6.0.0-beta6 (2011-04-13)
> --------------------------------
> 
> - SLD: use pixmap size when parameter size is not specified (#2305)
> 
> - fix memory leaks in mapgraticule.c (#3831)
> 
> - fix runtime sub validation against web metadata, was using wrong
> lookup key
> 
> - clean up the symbolset if we've used an alternate renderer for a
>    layer (#3834,#3616)
> 
> - fix crash on embeded legend with cairo raster renderer
> 
> - fix crashes in SVG renderer on polygon symbol fills (#3837)
> 
> - fix crash/corruptions with raster layers in pdf outputs (#3799)
> 
> - fix memory leak in msFreeLabelCacheSlot (#3829)
> 
> - use a circle brush for wide GD lines (#3835)
> 
> - fix segmentation fault with transparent layers containing symbols (#3834)
> 
> - fix memory leak on tiled vector polygons
> 
> - fix segfault with marker symbols on short lines (#3823)
> 
> - wms_getmap_formatlist causes first defined outputformat to be returned by
>    getmap (#3826)
> 
> - fix building of mapcluster.c when OGR support is disabled
> 
> - fix some valgrind found memory leaks (offset symbols, and gd io contexts)
> 
> - skip marker symbol with no defined SYMBOL (caused some memory leaks with
>    uninitialized vector points)
> 
> - fix crash in GD lines with floating point dash patterns (#3823)
> 
> - Check renderer before using it when calculating label size (#3822)
> 
> - allow palette file path to be relative to mapfile (#2115)
> 
> - use supplied offset for brushed lines (#3825, #3792)
> 
> - fix division by 0 error in bar charts for some ill-defined cases (#3218)
> 
> - add GAP, POSITION and CAPS/JOINS to mapfile writer (#3797)
> 
> - fix GEOMTRANSFORM rotation orientation for vector symbols (#3802)
> 
> - GD Driver broken in FastCGI (#3813)
> 
> - configure: look for libexslt.so under lib64 as well
> 
> - Coding style and formatting fixes (#3819, #3820, #3821, and more)
> 
> - More improvements to OpenGL error handling (#3791)
> 
> - Added WMS GetFeatureInfo RADIUS=bbox vendor-specific option (#3561)
> 
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Alan Boudreault
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