[Ubuntu] Re: [mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0-beta4 release

[Alan Boudreault]

UbuntuGIS MapServer packages have been updated for the beta4 release:

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

Alan

On March 30, 2011 09:35:44 pm Daniel Morissette wrote:
> The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the release of MapServer
> 6.0.0-beta4. 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-beta4/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-beta4.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-beta4 (2011-03-30)
> --------------------------------
> 
> - Fix shp2img's -i flag to honour map level transparent, image quality and
>    interlace settings.
> 
> - Make sure command-line programs use an exit status other than 0
>    when an error is encountered. (#3753)
> 
> - Applied patch to filter unwanted fribidi characters (#3763)
> 
> - Fixed lexer to set the proper state on URL variable substitutions
> 
> - Fixed Memory leak in PostGIS driver (#3768)
> 
> - Fixed PHP/MapScript symbol property setter method
> 
> - fix memory leak in bar charts
> 
> - fix some valgrind errors on agg rotated pixmap symbols
> 
> - WCS 2.0: Adjusted definition of NilValues.
> 
> - Fixed handling of PROJ_LIB value relative to mapfile path (#3094)
> 
> - Fixed compilation error with opengl support (#3769)
> 
> - add support for gml:Box for spatial filters (#3789)
> 
> - fix query map generation error introduced in beta2 when output format
>    initialized was made as needed.
> 
> - fix incorrect PATTERN behavior on agg lines (#3787)
> 
> - report SOS DescribeObservationType in Capabilities (#3777)
> 
> - Updated lexer to detect time attribute bindings (e.g. `[item]`) in
> logical expressions
> 
> - Fixed layer context expressions (REQUIRES/LABELREQUIRES) (#3737)
> 
> - KML: Output ExtendedData (#3728)
> 
> - Fixed OWS usage of multiple layers with same name (#3778)
> 
> - WCS implementation should not lookup wms_* metadata (#3779)
> 
> - WCS 2.0: Adjusted definition of rangeType.
> 
> - Fixed OWS GetCapabilities to report only requests/operations that are
>    enabled.
> 
> - WCS 2.0: Report only bands in the range subset.
> 
> - OWS requests should be completely blocked by default (#3755)
> 
> - SLD: check for limit on dash arrays (#3772)
> 
> - WMS: Apply sld after bbox and srs have been parsed (#3765)
> 
> 
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Alan Boudreault
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