Announcing the PDL-2.4.7_012 developers release to CPAN.
It should be appearing at a CPAN mirror near you within
the next couple of days.
This release is the start of the countdown to PDL-2.4.8
with a planned release date of 31-Mar-2011. Here is an
outline of the remaining development and release schedule:
13-Mar : release PDL-2.4.7_012 to CPAN
13-Mar to 20-Mar : final "real" development/fixes
21-Mar : final "check" CPAM developers release
21-Mar to 26-Mar : critical fix only and doc/web updates
27-Mar : release of PDL-2.4.8_pre1 to CPAN
27-Mar to 31-Mar : verify pre-release, update doc/web
31-Mar : release PDL-2.4.8 to CPAN
Cheers,
Chris
Release Notes for PDL 2.4.7_012 --------------------------
General Notes:
* This is a developers release!
- It is a snapshot of the current git development tree
and everything may not work correctly or have complete
documentation.
- These release notes may not be fully complete. Please
see Changes (from the git log) for full details.
- All tests may not pass, especially ones corresponding
to issues in Known_problems.
- Manual build/install is recommended although the
cpan shell may be used by specifying the distribution
path rather than just the module name, e.g.:
cpan> get chm/pdl-2.4.7_012.tar.gz
cpan> make chm/pdl-2.4.7_012.tar.gz
cpan> test chm/pdl-2.4.7_012.tar.gz
cpan> look chm/pdl-2.4.7_012.tar.gz
Highlights:
* Fixed pdl constructor bugs
- Include a larger and more-complete set of tests.
- Fixes SF.net bugs: #3011879, #3080505, and #3139088.
- Please test and verify.
* Legacy (deprecated) X11+PP build of TriD OpenGL bindings
has been removed
You must use the new Perl OpenGL based build which has
proven to be more portable and reliable. This prepares
TriD graphics development for the next stage of refactoring
for support and functionality.
* More tests have been updated to not run unless the feature
they test was actually built. This addresses the possible
mysterious test failures caused by previous PDL installs
in the perl path at build time.
- t/opengl.t will not run if TriD graphics have not been built
- t/gsl*.t tests will not run if WITH_GSL => 0
* Remove Karma support code from PDL distribution
The last stable CPAN distribution with Karma code
in it (though deprecated) will be PDL-2.4.7.
* Added INTERNATIONALIZATION file with i18n notes
PDL does not have internationalization support beyond
that provided by perl itself. In fact, some of the
code may be specific to English and ASCII for file names
and strings. This file is a place holder and reminder
to address these issues.
* Some documentation and FAQ updates.
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