Brilliant, thanks Jim! Regards
Tim On Jun 13, 2012 5:10 PM, "Jim Hammack" <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim, > > I have built QGIS 1.8.0 on Slackware 13.37 and plan to offer that > package at http://qgis.gotslack.org pending successful testing. > > Jim > > On 06/12/2012 04:49 PM, Tim Sutton wrote: > > Hi All > > Dear QGIS devs & packagers > > --- Note to casual readers --- > > Please do not pre-announce this release - give the packagers and > release team a chance to do their thing so that people hearing about > the release have a fair chance of finding a package, reading all our > press material etc. > > --- End note --- > > I have branched QGIS 1.8.0 for release. The branch can be checked out > like this (as a tracking branch) > > git clone git://github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS.git > git branch --track release-1_8 origin/release-1_8 > git checkout release-1_8 > > Or (to check out the tag made immediately before branching) > > git fetch > git checkout final-1_8_0 > > > Source tarballs can be obtained from here: > http://qgis.org/downloads/qgis-1.8.0.tar.bz2http://qgis.org/downloads/qgis-1.8.0.tar.bz2.md5 > > Some notes: > > - Please do not commit anything to the release branch except packaging > related tweaks - we will be focussing our efforts on master towards an > upcoming 2.0 release. There are no 1.8.x point releases planned except > in the case of highly critical bugfixes being needed. > - If you make a package please be so kind as to update the download > wiki page at http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download with the details of > your package. > - If you are able to make packages for unlisted platforms / distros > please discuss your plans on this thread so that we can avoid > duplication of effort. > - I would like to make the release announcement next week, so it will > be great to have as many packages as possible ready by then. > - git master is open again for general commits - please seek guidance > from Marco Hugentobler (PSC Code Manager) if you are planning any > major code changes. > - Please accompany any updates to core with unit tests! > > Many thanks to all the developers, testers, bug fixers, bug reporters, > document writers, translators and users that help to make QGIS a > reality! > > Lastly can I call on the release team (or any interested people) to > help to put together visual changelog (link below), press > announcements etc. ready for the release date? I will send you an > email when the packages are ready and you can start broadcasting > announcements. > > Visual Changelog Wiki > Page:http://hub.qgis.org/wiki/quantum-gis/Release_VisualGuide_18 > > Best regards > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > >
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