Hi Even, Many of the tasks in https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/edit/master/gdal/HOWTO-RELEASE are beyond me (looks like it needs root on the osgeo server and Maven knowledge) but I signed myself up for writing the NEWS file in https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/1119.
On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 10:00 AM Even Rouault <even.roua...@spatialys.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I've been considering an early GDAL 2.4.0 release for the end of this year > instead of the traditionnal mid-April / May target. > > The rationale is that the work related to the GDAL/PROJ SRS revamp effort > (aka > "GDAL barn": https://gdalbarn.com/) will probably require non-null > integration > work from GDAL users, which will unnecessarily delay the "time-to-market" > of > features currently in GDAL master. > > I've just began integrating the PROJ changes in a GDAL branch of mine and > the > current and future changes can be classified in the following categories: > - for sure: behaviour changes. exportToWKT() / exportToProj4() will for > example return different strings. Most of the time equivalent, but > nonetheless > different, which can break other software unit tests > - probable: some OGRSpatialReference methods / OSR functions might be > removed, > or become no-operation > - uncertain at this point: impact of being axis order and unit compliant > with > the CRS definition from the authority. > > I'd like the GDAL 2.5.0 release that will integrate the GDAL barn work to > still be scheduled for mid-April / May date, and with my branch being > hopefully ready for being merged into master in January. > > A temptative schedule for 2.4.0 might be: > > - December 14th: GDAL 2.4.0RC1 (I believe master is mature enough to go to > RC > stage directly, with no/very few changes affecting backward compatibility, > but > this is just from memory. The updated NEWS would help to confirm, but > creating > it is the bulk of the release work), likely coupled with a GDAL 2.3.3RC1 > that > would be the final point release for the GDAL 2.3 series > > - December 21th: GDAL 2.4.0final > > Thoughts ? Ah, and the release manager role is still open for volunteers > (or > any help, particularly updating NEWS, would be appreciated) > > Even > > -- > Spatialys - Geospatial professional services > http://www.spatialys.com > _______________________________________________ > gdal-dev mailing list > gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev -- Sean Gillies
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