Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version 2.6.0

2012-01-13 Thread Stuart Buchanan
On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Thorsten Renk wrote: >> *** >> >> weather_tiles.nas, line 1004; >> >> var alt = spread * 400.0 + >> local_weather.cloud_vertical_size_map["Nimbus"] >> * 0.5 * m_to_ft; >> >> has an obsolete altitude correction in and should just be >> >> var alt = 400.0; >> >> to ge

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version 2.6.0

2012-01-13 Thread thorsten . i . renk
> *** > > weather_tiles.nas, line 1004; > > var alt = spread * 400.0 + > local_weather.cloud_vertical_size_map["Nimbus"] > * 0.5 * m_to_ft; > > has an obsolete altitude correction in and should just be > > var alt = 400.0; > > to get the correct altitude for Nimbostratus layers > > *** make that

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version 2.6.0

2012-01-13 Thread thorsten . i . renk
> * All major bugs fixed? I found three in the last days - one major and two minor - since I have added some sunrise/sunset support features to my working copy of Local Weather, I'll just list the fixes rather than provide the updated files: *** local_weather.nas, line 2917 (just after 'Starting

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version 2.6.0

2012-01-12 Thread Pierre Mueller
And especially for Helijah aka Emanuel Barranger: >>* All aircraft in FGDATA checked in? *All   Not GNU GPL compatibles things    checked out?? As I understood FGdata will be frozen and all aircraft just zipped as being and provided on the Aircraft Download page If you need help finding all th

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version 2.6.0

2012-01-11 Thread Torsten Dreyer
Hi everybody, in less than one week we will pass the outer marker for our release of FlightGear 2.6.0: the creation of the release branches in our git repositories. A good time to read the final checklist: * All features work as desired? * All major bugs fixed? (http://code.google.com/p/flig

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-19 Thread Erik Hofman
On Sat, 2011-11-19 at 11:13 +, Martin Spott wrote: > Erik Hofman wrote: > > > Actually I meant the addition of curved taxiways [...] > > Well, that's TerraGear and thus mostly unrelated to the release cycle > of SimGear/FlightGear, especially as long as the respective developers > consider th

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-19 Thread Martin Spott
Erik Hofman wrote: > Actually I meant the addition of curved taxiways [...] Well, that's TerraGear and thus mostly unrelated to the release cycle of SimGear/FlightGear, especially as long as the respective developers consider their work as being too experimental even to put it into a _branch_ of

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-19 Thread Erik Hofman
On Sat, 2011-11-19 at 10:55 +, Martin Spott wrote: > Erik Hofman wrote: > > > Well I've seen some pretty impressive shader and landclass geometry > > improvements [...] > > Landclass geometry ? You mean texture coordinate size ? Actually I meant the addition of curved taxiways and the abilit

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-19 Thread Martin Spott
Erik Hofman wrote: > Well I've seen some pretty impressive shader and landclass geometry > improvements [...] Landclass geometry ? You mean texture coordinate size ? Cheers, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are ! ---

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-19 Thread Martin Spott
Frederic Bouvier wrote: > De "ThorstenB" : >> I like the current timing (main testing phase in the end of >> December/January and the release in February) a lot. I guess many of >> us are busy with RL in the weeks before Xmas - with deadlines to be met, >> both, RL-work and private ones :). Things

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-19 Thread Frederic Bouvier
De "ThorstenB" : > > On 19.11.2011 02:29, Pedro Morgan wrote: > > Maybe the next xmas.. a couple of weeks before Xmas then.. and > > ready for > > new year, new versiion.. > > I like the current timing (main testing phase in the end of > December/January and the release in February) a lot. I gues

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-19 Thread ThorstenB
On 19.11.2011 02:29, Pedro Morgan wrote: > Maybe the next xmas.. a couple of weeks before Xmas then.. and ready for > new year, new versiion.. I like the current timing (main testing phase in the end of December/January and the release in February) a lot. I guess many of us are busy with RL in t

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-19 Thread Erik Hofman
On Sat, 2011-11-19 at 18:47 +1100, George Patterson wrote: > Considering the last release was August, what's to be gained by > another release in the next couple of months? > What would be on the Release feature List of improvements? Well I've seen some pretty impressive shader and landclass geome

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-18 Thread George Patterson
On 19 November 2011 12:29, Pedro Morgan wrote: > Maybe the next xmas.. a couple of weeks before Xmas then.. and ready for new > year, new versiion.. > Pedro, Considering the last release was August, what's to be gained by another release in the next couple of months? What would be on the Release

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-18 Thread Pedro Morgan
Maybe the next xmas.. a couple of weeks before Xmas then.. and ready for new year, new versiion.. On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Martin Spott wrote: > Pedro Morgan wrote: > > > Can we try and make final at 18th dec.. > > I don't think so, we're at minimum one month too late - _plus_ a > cert

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version

2011-11-17 Thread Martin Spott
Pedro Morgan wrote: > Can we try and make final at 18th dec.. I don't think so, we're at minimum one month too late - _plus_ a certain time span to let everybody commit their latest features before the freeze. Cheers, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who i

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version 2.6.0

2011-11-17 Thread Pedro Morgan
aww.. I wanted the release for Xmas presents in xmas CD socks, along with a tangerine and a pair and some silver coloured choclate.. Can we try and make final at 18th dec.. if possible...FL7 for final approach.. and bring it into the festive season xmas late early release special.. 2012 ? pete

[Flightgear-devel] Reminder for the release process for version 2.6.0

2011-11-17 Thread Torsten Dreyer
Hi everybody, after some very active weeks of development in the core and data, we are slowly but steadily heading into the next release. This will be version 2.6.0 to be released in February 2012. Please note that - the next feature-freeze state will be entered on December, 17th - one month f