The binaries of MapServer 6.0.0-beta1 are now available in UbuntuGIS for Ubuntu hardy, lucid and maverick.
ubuntugis-testing ppa: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-testing/ Alan On March 9, 2011 09:47:54 pm Daniel Morissette wrote: > The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the release of MapServer > 6.0.0-beta1. This is the first beta on our way to a final 6.0 release. > > This new 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). > > The timing and feedback for this first beta is very important since it > comes one week before the Montreal Code Sprint where about a dozen > participants will be working specifically on MapServer and will have a > chance to tackle important 6.0 issues that may be found and reported. > > Here is a quick list of RFCs documenting some of the new features or > important changes in 6.0. This list is not complete, we will update it > as we polish the release documentation: > > Core Changes in MapServer 6.0 which could affect existing applications: > > * MS RFC 54: Rendering Interface API > * MS RFC 64: MapServer Expression Parser Overhaul > * MS RFC 65: Single-pass Query Changes for 6.0 > > New Features and Enhancements in MapServer 6.0: > > * MS RFC 58: Kml Output > * MS RFC 60: Labeling enhancement: ability to skip ANGLE FOLLOW labels > with too much character overlap > * MS RFC 61: Enhance MapServer Feature Style Support > * MS RFC 62: Support Additional WFS GetFeature Output Formats > * MS RFC 63: Built-in OpenLayers map viewer > * MS RFC 66: Better handling of temporary files > * MS RFC 67: Enable/Disable Layers in OGC Web Services > * MS RFC 68: Support for combining features from multiple layers > * MS RFC 69: Support for clustering of features in point layers > > (RFCs are available online at http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/) > > As usual there an a large number of additional small enhancements and > bug fixes. For a complete list see the HISTORY.TXT file at: > > > http://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/tags/rel-6-0-0-beta1/mapserver/HISTORY.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://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/trunk/mapserver/MIGRATION_GUIDE.TXT > > The source for this release can be downloaded at: > > http://mapserver.org/download.html > or > http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-6.0.0-beta1.tar.gz > > The binary distributions listed in the download page should be updated > with binaries for the new 6.0.0-beta1 release in the next day or so. > > > This is the first of four planned beta releases and if all goes well a > final release should occur around the end of April. The full release > plan can be viewed at: > > http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/60ReleasePlan > > Once again we need your help to ensure a high quality product, > especially for this beta due to its timing with next week's Code Sprint, > so please help out by testing your applications with this new code base. > > Thanks! - The MapServer Team > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
