[postgis-devel] release status

[strk at refractions.net]

It's almost one month since RC2 is out, and we have
a bounce of changes logged:

        - transform(): missing SRID bugfix, better error handling
        - jdbc2: small patches, box2d/3d tests, revised docs and license.
        - jdbc2: bug fix and testcase in for pgjdbc 8.0 type autoregistration
        - few changes in autoconf
        - reduced precision of box2d output.
        - some functions made IMMUTABLE from STABLE,
          for performance improvement
        - new performance tips chapter in manual
        - BUILDDATE extraction made more portable
        - fixed bogus 72 index bindings
        - prefixed DEBUG macros with PGIS_ to avoid clash with pgsql one
        - fixes in probe_geometry_columns() to work with PG72 and support
          multiple geometry columns in a single table
        - fixed spatial_ref_sys.sql to avoid vacuuming the whole database.
        - jdbc2: Removed use of jdk1.4 only features to enable build with
          older jdk releases.
        - jdbc2: Added support for building against pg72jdbc2.jar
        - documentation updates: pgsql72 requirement, lwpostgis.sql
        - memory alignment handling

The "segfaulting points" issue seems to be fixed (memory alignment
handling), but the following issues are still open:

	- mapserver connector weidness
	- spatial_ref_sys entries (compatibility ?)

I think the special handling of the SRID=-1 should wait until 1.1.0, 
as getting 1.0.0 out is already taking too much time, so I removed
it from the list of "open issues" (it's a feature request).

If anyone has reports about mapserver connectivity or hints about
new proj4 entries please send them out. I'd tag and boundle RC3
this week. 

--strk;


On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 09:11:29AM +0100, strk at refractions.net wrote:
> Update changes:
> 
>         - transform(): missing SRID bugfix, better error handling
>         - jdbc2: small patches, box2d/3d tests, revised docs and license.
>         - jdbc2: bug fix and testcase in for pgjdbc 8.0 type autoregistration
>         - few changes in autoconf
>         - reduced precision of box2d output.
>         - some functions made IMMUTABLE from STABLE,
>           for performance improvement
>         - new performance tips chapter in manual
>         - BUILDDATE extraction made more portable
>         - fixed bogus 72 index bindings
>         - prefixed DEBUG macros with PGIS_ to avoid clash with pgsql one
>         - fixes in probe_geometry_columns() to work with PG72 and support
>           multiple geometry columns in a single table
> 
> Updated open issues:
> 
>         - segfaulting points
>         - mapserver connector weirdnesses
> 	- spatial_ref_sys entries (incompatible between PROJ versions?)
>         - SRID=-1 special handling
> 
> --strk;
> 
> On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 01:25:41PM +0100, strk at refractions.net wrote:
> > 12 days has gone since RC2.
> > 
> > This are changes so far:
> > 
> >         - transform(): missing SRID bugfix, better error handling
> >         - jdbc2: small patches, box2d/3d tests, revised docs and license.
> >         - few changes in autoconf
> >         - reduced precision of box2d output.
> >         - some functions made IMMUTABLE from STABLE,
> >           for performance improvement
> >         - new performance tips chapter in manual
> > 
> > This are the open issues in order of importance:
> > 
> > 	- segfaulting points
> > 	- mapserver connector weirdnesses
> > 	- SRID=-1 special handling
> > 
> > It would be useful to have most informations about the bugs handy.
> > Paul, what about linking the bug tracker on the postgis web site ?
> > 
> > Is anyone experiencing the points bug on this list ?
> > 
> > --strk;
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