= GRASS GIS 6.4.3 =

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=== Release ===

 * Release date: XX May 2013
 * Source code: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.3.tar.gz ([http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.3.md5sum md5sum])
 * Binaries: http://grass.osgeo.org/download/

=== SVN Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [milestone:"6.4.3"]
 * Browse Source: http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/tags/release_201305XX_grass_6_4_3
 * SVN Checkout 6.4.3:
{{{
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/tags/release_201304XX_grass_6_4_3
}}}
 * SVN Checkout latest 6.4 release branch (including yet unreleased subsequent bugfixes and improvements):
{{{ 
  svn checkout http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4
}}}

=== Overview of changes ===

Since the [wiki:Release/6.4.0-News 6.4.0 release] in September 2010 more than ''XX'' source code modifications have been made to the 6.4 release branch.
In detail, between [wiki:Release/6.4.1-News 6.4.1] and 6.4.2 more than ''770'' updates have been applied. 
Between [wiki:Release/6.4.2-News 6.4.2] and 6.4.3RC1 almost ''500'' updates have been applied.
Between [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC1-News 6.4.3RC1] and 6.4.3RC2 more than ''80'' updates have been applied.
Between [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC2-News 6.4.3RC2] and 6.4.3RC3 more than ''180'' updates have been applied.
Between [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC3-News 6.4.3RC3] and the current 6.4.3 more than ''XX'' updates have been applied.

''See also see also [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC1-News GRASS 6.4.3RC1], [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC2-News GRASS 6.4.3RC2], [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC3-News GRASS 6.4.3RC3] and [wiki:Release/6.4.3RC4-News GRASS 6.4.3RC4] release notes.''
==== New modules ====

 * '''i.landsat.acca''' - Performs Landsat TM/ETM+ Automatic Cloud Cover Assessment (ACCA).
 * '''i.landsat.toar''' - Calculates top-of-atmosphere radiance or reflectance and temperature for Landsat MSS/TM/ETM+.
 * '''i.modis.qc''' - Extracts quality control parameters from Modis QC layers.
 * '''v.vect.stats''' - included from Addons according to release plan

==== Major module changes ====

 * various modules - better handle spaces in GISDBASE path
 * examples added to several manual pages
 * Python examples - Python ctypes usage examples in doc/python/

 * db.out.ogr - also support attribute export in case of line and area vectors
 * d.vect - display area labels also when centroids are not displayed
 * g.extension - build addon in the mapset .tmp dir for cases when GRASS is installed by package and the end user doesn't have write permissions to GISBASE
 * g.manual - also look for help/man page in the addons dir
 * i.landsat.toar - bugfix for thermal band and metadata file; better management of metadata file
 * ps.map - backport of RGB support and bugfixes
 * r.cost -  backport direction output
 * r.drain - use movement direction surface from r.walk and r.cost; output vector paths
 * r.grow.distance - backport of geodetic distance support
 * r.walk - backport direction output
 * r.watershed - fix drainage directions; sync skipping edge cells; fix bug in SFD
 * v.category - add option=layers; new option to print layers only
 * v.in.ogr - detect if unclean import data needs to have nodes snapped closed, and suggest a suitable distance threshold
 * v.kernel - massive speed-up
 * v.overlay - massive speed-up

==== Minor module changes ====

A few more minor changes; see the detailed [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/ChangeLog_6.4.3.gz ChangeLog]

 * d.colortable - add flag to skip showing NULL color for FP maps, ie fill the box
 * d.grid - backport of dot flag and line width option
 * d.grid - Fix geodesic grid overlay text label placement for longitude
 * d.legend - backport of RGB support for text color and at= monitor history fidelity
 * d.thematic.area - enable color gisprompt
 * g.extension - Continuing improvements and robustness 
 * i.maxlik - update manual (improved: rejection map discussion)
 * i.spectral - Bug fix for imagery groups and plotting improvements
 * r.distance - bugfix #1731
 * r.drain - update manual
 * r.in.bin - Fix large file (>2GB) support on 32-bit systems
 * r.in.gdal - report all possible projection mismatches
 * r.li.setup - Fix for mouse-based masked area selection
 * r.mask - Fix for floating point input maps
 * r.out.arc - output is to a file not a raster
 * r.out.gdal - fix output standard option
 * r.random - don't segfault on long map names
 * r.recode - use title option
 * r.report - bugfix #970
 * r.report - manual, note how to get computer-parsable output
 * v.digit - don't mess with the current WIND file, use WIND_OVERRIDE instead
 * v.distance - always sort results for -a
 * v.external - fix for 3D data
 * v.in.ogr - suggest a minimum snapping threshold if topological errors are encountered
 * v.in.ogr - support whitespace in dsn and layer
 * v.in.wfs - check for WFS server errors; new example
 * v.net.distance - manual improved
 * v.out.svg - fix point/line export
 * v.reclass - bugfix #548
 * v.to.rast - Avoid crash when map names are very long
 * v.transform - fix memory issues; bugfix #1615
 * v.what - fix segfault when querying multiple maps
 * v.what.rast - fix fp precision

(see also closed tickets below)

==== GUI changes ====

(see also closed tickets below)

==== Library changes ====


(see also closed tickets below)

==== Map projection changes ====

==== Portability changes ====

(MS-Windows)

(Mac OSX)

(All)
 
==== Message translation updates ====

=== Closed tickets ===

==== Closed bugs since the last release ====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.3&type=defect&order=priority)]]

==== Closed wishes since the last release ====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.3&type=enhancement&order=priority)]]

==== Closed tasks since the last release ====

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=6.4.3&type=task&order=priority)]]