= GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC6 Release =

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=== Release ===

 * Release date: ''to be defined''
 * ~~Source code: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0rc6.tar.gz ([http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.0rc6.md5sum md5sum])~~
 * ~~Binaries: http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php#g64x~~

=== SVN Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.0"]
 * Browse Source: ~~http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_2009XXXX_grass_6_4_0RC6~~
 * SVN Checkout 6.4.0 RC6:
{{{
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_2009XXXX_grass_6_4_0RC6
}}}
 * SVN Checkout 6.4.0 release branch:
{{{ 
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4
}}}

=== Overview of changes since 6.3.0 ===

''For changes between 6.2.3 and 6.3.0, see the [http://grass.osgeo.org/announces/announce_grass630.html 6.3.0 release announcement].''
Since the 6.3.0 release in April 2008, more than 1500 source
code modifications have been done in the 6.4.0 release branch.

==== New modules ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Newmodules GRASS 6.4.0RC1],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Newmodules RC2],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Newmodules RC3],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Newmodules RC4], and
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Newmodules RC5] release notes''

==== Major module changes ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Majormodulechanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Majormodulechanges RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Majormodulechanges RC3], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Majormodulechanges RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Majormodulechanges RC5] release notes''

 * '''db.login''': Now saves database login credentials to ~/.grasslogin64 which is safe for spaces in path names.
 * '''v.db.addtable''': Now uses default mapset database settings instead of locking you into what was already used by the map.

==== Minor module changes ====

 * '''r.sun''': Fixed problem with 0 incidence angle (trac #610; Thomas Huld)
 * '''r.colors''': New Haxby color rules added
 * '''r.univar''': Percentile now accepts non-integer requests (e.g. sigmas at 68.2689%, 95.45%, and 99.73%) (trac #873)

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Minormodulechanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Minormodulechanges RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Minormodulechanges RC3], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Minormodulechanges RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Minormodulechanges RC5] release notes''

==== Library changes ====

 * Update Swiss datum parameters to CH1903+ (trac #35)
 * New symbol: extra/ring

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Librarychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Librarychanges RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Librarychanges RC3], [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Librarychanges RC4], and [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Librarychanges RC5] release notes''

==== Driver changes ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Driverchanges RC4] and
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Driverchanges RC5] release notes''

==== GUI changes ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#GUIchanges RC4] and
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#GUIchanges RC5] release notes''


==== Portability changes ====

 * Further !WinGrass package fixes

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Portabilitychanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1], 
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Portabilitychanges RC2],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Portabilitychanges RC3],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Portabilitychanges RC4], and
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Portabilitychanges RC5] release notes''

==== Build changes ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Buildchanges GRASS 6.4.0RC1],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Buildchanges RC2],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Buildchanges RC3],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Buildchanges RC4], and
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Buildchanges RC5] release notes''

==== Documentation updates ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Documentationupdates RC4] and
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Documentationupdates RC5] release notes''

==== Message translation updates ====

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Messagetranslationupdates GRASS 6.4.0RC1], 
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC2],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC3],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC4], and
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Messagetranslationupdates RC5] release notes''

==== Closed tickets ====

 * Support external data sources in the wxPython-GUI (trac #643) (Martin Landa)
 * Add dropdown selector (trac #661) (Martin Landa)
 * Fix broken location and region creation in RC5 (trac #654) (Hamish)
 * v.db.addtable uses wrong postgres schema (trac #673) (Martin Landa)
 * problem with gui wx with module v.db.join (trac #490) (Martin Landa)

 * ''see also [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News#Closedtickets GRASS 6.4.0RC1],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News#Closedtickets RC2],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News#Closedtickets RC3],
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News#Closedtickets RC4], and
 [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News#Closedtickets RC5] release notes''

===== Closed bugs since branching =====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.0&type=defect&order=priority)]]

===== Closed wishes since branching =====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.0&type=enhancement&order=priority)]]

===== Closed tasks since branching =====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.0&type=task&order=priority)]]