[Ubuntu] Re: [mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0-beta5 release

[Alan Boudreault]

UbuntuGIS MapServer packages have been updated for the beta5 release:

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

Alan

On April 6, 2011 11:29:04 pm Daniel Morissette wrote:
> The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the release of MapServer
> 6.0.0-beta5. 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-beta5/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-beta5.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-beta5 (2011-04-06)
> --------------------------------
> 
> - Fix setting of top-level mapObj member variables in PHP MapScript (#3815)
> 
> - More robust OpenGL context creation on older video cards and drivers
> (#3791)
> 
> - Allow users to set the maximum number of vector features to be drawn
> (#3739)
> 
> - Fixed FCGI on Windows problem related to lexer (#3812)
> 
> - KML: Add ows/kml_exclude_items (#3560)
> 
> - Removed all refs left to MS_SYMBOL_CARTOLINE (#3798)
> 
> - Removed GAP, PATTERN, LINECAP/JOIN and POSITION from symbolObj (#3797)
> 
> - Fixed handling of STYLEITEM AUTO label position codes 10,11,12 (#3806)
> 
> - Fixed msGEOSGeometry2Shape to handle 'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION EMPTY'
>    as null geometry instead of raising an error (#3811)
> 
> - Re-added the MYSQL JOIN support. Had been removed with the MYGIS
>    deprecated driver.
> 
> - Add opacity to legend (#3740)
> 
> - Updated PHP/MapScript with the new objects properties (#3735)
> 
> - KML: set layer's projection when it is not defined (#3809)
> 
> - Updated xml mapfile schema and xsl with the new lexer properties (#3735)
> 
> - Updated PHP/MapScript for MS RFC 69: clustering. (#3700)
> 
> - Move allocation of cgiRequestObj paramNames/Values to msAllocCgiObj()
> (#1888)
> 
> - Add support for simple aggregates for the cluster layer attributes
> (#3700)
> 
> - Improved error reporting in msSaveImage() (#3733)
> 
> - configure: look for libxslt.so under lib64 as well
> 
> - added missing ';' before charset in WFS DescribeFeatureType header
> (#3793)
> 
> - add brushed line support for agg renderer (#3792)
> 
> - fix bug with marker symbols along offset line
> 
> - fix for the cluster layer returning invalid feature count (#3794)
> 
> - remove some compiler warnings
> 
> - fix incorrect scaling of hatch symbol spacing (#3773)
> 
> - fix incorrect background color for INIMAGE exceptions (#3790)
> 
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Alan Boudreault
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