Matthias, Good idea.
Math On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 5:02 PM Matthias Kuhn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mathieu, > > Thanks a lot. It reads very well! > > Something that I'd like to add is that in case of still finding a bug, > users should file issues and to mention proximity of LTR replacement. > If you still happen to find QGIS behaving in an unexpected way, please let > us know on https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1579773605204000&usg=AFQjCNHP21SO7MPYwrn023vHOeZwMUBKuQ> > as always. We are very happy that QGIS 3.10 is now in shape to replace 3.4 > as LTR in a month time. > > Bests > Matthias > > > On 1/22/20 10:58 AM, Mathieu Pellerin wrote: > > Paolo, here's the draft blog post: > > *Public Service Announcement: Update to the latest point release now* > ------ > QGIS users who have adopted the 3.10 version when initially released at > the end of October 2019 have likely noticed a sharp drop in reliability. > The underlying issues have now been addressed in 3.10.2, all users are > advised to update *now*. > > When QGIS 3.10 was first released in the end of October 2019, a pair of > libraries – namely GDAL and PROJ – were updated to their next-generation > versions. The advantages are plenty: GeoPDF export[1] support, more > accurate coordinate transformation, etc. For those interested, more > technical information on this is available here[2]. > > The update of these crucial libraries led to a number of regressions. > While we expected some issues to arise, the seriousness of the disruption > caught us off guard. Yet, it was also somewhat inevitable: QGIS is the > first large GIS project to expose these next-generation libraries to the > masses. The large number of QGIS users across the globe were essentially > stress testing both new code within QGIS as well as the libraries > themselves. > > Thanks to dedicated users taking time to file in report and the community > helping out as well as our project sponsors for allowing us to fund > development time, developers have been able to fix all known regressions in > both in QGIS as well as underlying GDAL and PROJ libraries, benefiting a > large number of open source projects. > > As a result of this collective effort by the community, QGIS 3.10.2 is now > back to being the reliable and stable GIS software we all love. As such, we > cannot stress enough the important of updating now. > > Once again, thanks to our community of testers, sponsors, and developers > for their countless hours and efforts in making QGIS better. > > Happy mapping! > > [1] https://north-road.com/2019/09/03/qgis-3-10-loves-geopdf/ > [2] https://gdalbarn.com/ > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 9:56 AM Paolo Cavallini <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Fully agreed. Mathieu, would you like to write it? >> Thanks. >> >> On 21 January 2020 06:39:08 GMT+04:00, Mathieu Pellerin < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> +100 on all that's been said here. >>> >>> Also, once 3.10.2 is updated to include the updated packages & >>> above-referred fix, I'd suggest writing a QGIS.org blog post to inform >>> users of the worthiness of updating to 3.10.2(.2) *ASAP*, and expand a bit >>> on why 3.10.0/.1 were such rough releases. We can finish the post by >>> thanking users that have reported bugs (an inevitable nightmare to go >>> through as QGIS was exposing brand new GDAL3/PROJ6 versions to the masses). >>> IMHO, we should not skip this communication to our users. >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 7:27 AM Nyall Dawson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Also, we better wait for a fix for >>>> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/33902 (incoming)... >>>> >>>> Gosh, will the nightmare ever end... Let's agree never to change >>>> anything in gdal or proj or qgis ever again ;) >>>> >>>> Nyall >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Nyall Dawson <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 06:28 >>>> Subject: Urgent: Remove windows 3.10.2 installer from site >>>> To: qgis-developer <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Can we please remove the 3.10.2 installer from the website as a matter >>>> of urgency? This installer was released using the older gdal 3.0.2 and >>>> proj 6.2 versions, which directly lead to crashes and reprojection >>>> failures in QGIS. >>>> >>>> QGIS ********************SHOULD NEVER EVER*********************** be >>>> used with gdal >= 3 and gdal < 3.0.3 or proj >6 and proj < 6.3.0. >>>> >>>> This combination is a world of hurt for users :( >>>> >>>> Tickets filed at https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/618, and >>>> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/617, and later today I'm going >>>> to commit cmake blocks which will completely prevent compilation under >>>> the affected gdal/proj versions. >>>> >>>> Nyall >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> QGIS-Developer mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >>> >>> >> -- >> Please excuse my brevity. >> > > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > >
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