[mapserver-users] MS4W 3.0 released!

[Jeff McKenna]

I am very happy to announce that MapServer for Windows (MS4W) version 
3.0 is now available, with
improvements and bug fixes for many libraries.  I also updated the
Windows Setup Installer, and made some changes there was well.  Here are
the download links:

    Windows Setup Installer:
http://www.maptools.org/dl/ms4w/ms4w-3.0-setup.exe

    Archive: http://www.maptools.org/dl/ms4w/ms4w_3.0.zip

As always I encourage feedback, so if you find any problems please file
a bug in the the bug tracker, noting the 3.0 version in your summary
(login or create an account at:
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/query.cgi?GoAheadAndLogIn=1 then search the
"MS4W" product to check for existing tickets, and then click "New' to
file a ticket).


Here is the log of the recent changes for this release:

            - upgraded MapServer and MapScript to 5.6.5 release (ticket 
2246)
            - upgraded GDAL to 1.7.3 (ticket 2280)
            - upgraded Apache to 2.2.17 (ticket 2279)
            - upgraded PHP to 5.3.5 (ticket 2278)
            - rebuilt PHP with exif support (ticket 2261)
            - upgraded mod_fcgid to 2.3.6 (ticket 2281)
            - fixed GIF symbol rendering problem based on size (ticket 2094)
            - upgraded to PostgreSQL 9.0.2 support for GDAL
            - upgraded to jpeg 8b support for GDAL and MapServer
            - upgraded to zlib 1.2.5 support for GDAL and MapServer
            - upgraded to geotiff 1.3.1-dev support for GDAL
            - upgraded to xerces 3.1.1 support for GDAL
            - upgraded to HDF5 5.1.8 support for GDAL
            - upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0c support for GDAL
            - upgraded to CURL 7.21.3 support for GDAL and MapServer
            - upgraded to Freetype 2.4.4 support for MapServer
            - upgraded to Iconv 1.11.1 support for MapServer
            - upgraded to libxml2 2.7.7 support for MapServer
            - added shptreetst utility (ticket 2253)


And many more improvements through the long Beta release plan! (history:
http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=HISTORY.txt)

Thank you for your continued use and support of the MapServer for
Windows product.

-jeff

-- 
Jeff McKenna
MapServer Consulting and Training Services
http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/