--------Daniel Morissette <[email protected]> wrote-------- Subject: [mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0 Release Date: 13.05.2011 02:25
>The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the long awaited release of >MapServer 6.0.0. > Updated packages for RHEL and CentOS 5.6 can be downloaded from http://elgis.argeo.org/ testing repository. Scientific Linux need php53 packages in order to install php-mapserver6. Users, who have mapserver6 beta and rc packages installed are advised to remove those before installing MapServer 6.0.0 packages. >The 6.0 release introduces important changes in key components of the >MapServer core, as well as a large number of new features and >enhancements. The complete list of changes and enhancements is too long >to include here, so here is a quick list of RFCs related to this release: > >(RFCs are available online at http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/) > >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 Notable Enhancements in MapServer 6.0: >------------------------------------------------------- > > * MS RFC 50: OpenGL Rendering Support > * MS RFC 58: Kml Output > * MS RFC 60: Labeling enhancement: MAXOVERLAPANGLE > * 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 > >More details are also available in the 6.0 release plan at: > http://mapserver.org/development/release/release-plan-6.0.html > >Migration Guide: >---------------- > >Users upgrading to 6.0 from an older 5.x release are strongly encouraged >to start by reviewing the 5.6 -> 6.0 migration guide. This document >contains important notes on backwards incompatibilities or other changes >required when upgrading to 6.0. The latest version is available online >at: > > http://mapserver.org/MIGRATION_GUIDE.html > >Source Code Download: >--------------------- > >The source for this release can be downloaded at: > > http://mapserver.org/download.html >or > http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-6.0.0.tar.gz > >Binary Distributions: >--------------------- > >Existing MS4W 3.0 users can upgrade to this MapServer 6.0.0 release by >following instructions at: >http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=RELEASE_mapserver_ms4w3.x_dev-6.0.0.html > >Ubuntu Binaries for hardy, lucid, maverick and natty are also built and >available in the unstable PPA of UbuntuGIS. See details and instructions >at: >http://trac.osgeo.org/ubuntugis/ > >The other binary distributions listed in the download page should also >be updated with binaries for the new release shortly. > >Documentation: >-------------- > >The MapServer documentation team is continuing to update and maintain >documents, and are happy to announce that MapServer documentation is now >available in English, German, French, and Spanish at >http://www.mapserver.org/. Volunteers are always needed to help >translate documents and update the documentation. The documentation >team asks those volunteers interested in translating documents to please >introduce yourself on the mapserver-dev email list. > >Finally, thank you to all of the users, developers, and supporters of >MapServer. Enjoy! > >- The MapServer Team > > >P.S. A copy of this announcement in pretty print is available online at > http://mapserver.org/development/announce/6-0.html >_______________________________________________ >mapserver-users mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > Congratulations to everybody involved in making this release of MapServer happen! Peter Hopfgartner R3 GIS Srl - GmbH http://www.r3-gis.com _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
