= GRASS GIS 8.0.0 =

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A short summary of changes: '''[wiki:Grass8/NewFeatures80 New features in GRASS 8.0]'''

=== Releases ===

==== Stable Release ====

 * ...

==== Release Candidate 2 (RC2) ====

 * ...
 
==== Release Candidate 1 (RC1) ====

 * Release date: ''DD MM 2021''
 * Changelog: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass80/source/ChangeLog_8.0.0RC1.gz
 * Binaries: ​https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/#g80x
 * Source code:
   * https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/tag/8.0.0RC1
   * https://grass.osgeo.org/grass80/source/grass-8.0.0RC1.tar.gz ([https://grass.osgeo.org/grass80/source/grass-8.0.0RC1.md5sum md5sum])

=== Git Source Code ===

 * Milestone: [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/milestone/4?closed=1 "8.0.0"]
 * Release branch created on Nov 13, 2021
 * Git clone of latest 8.0 release branch (including yet unpublished bugfixes):
{{{ 
  git clone https://github.com/OSGeo/grass.git
  cd grass
  git checkout releasebranch_8_0
}}}

=== Overview of changes ===

The focus of this release is on stability fixes, documentation improvements and updated message translations. ...

The GRASS GIS 8.0.0 release provides more than [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/compare/releasebranch_8_0@%7B10-10-21%7D...releasebranch_8_0@%7B10-12-21%7D XXX fixes and improvements] with respect to the release 7.8.7.

==== New modules ====

 * G80:...

==== Major module changes ====

(see also below for closed bugs)
 
 * G80:...

==== Minor module changes ====

(see also below for closed bugs)

 * G80:i.vi: fix PVI formula (PR:1985)

==== GUI: Improvements in the Graphical User Interface ====

 * entire rewrite of GRASS GIS startup (PR:XXX)
 * wxGUI/...

==== Python scripting ====

 * ...

==== Projection support ====

 * ...

==== GDAL support ====

 * ...

==== Database support ====

 * n/a

==== Library changes ====

 * ...

==== JSON /  REST support ====

 * ...

==== Code quality ====

 * ...

==== Unit tests / CI ====

 * ...

==== User Manuals - Documentation ====

 * ...

==== Portability ====

 * ...

==== Docker support ====

 * Docker images are now built for the 8.0 branch
 * ...

==== Message Translations ====

 * i18N: sync from Transifex (https://www.transifex.com/grass-gis/grass7/dashboard/) (PR:xxx)

==== Packaging ====

 * ...

=== New Addons since GRASS 7.8.7 ===

{{{
#!htmlcomment
Get from here: ("new addons" tag)
https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-addons/pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3A%22new+addon%22+is%3Aclosed
}}}
 * G7A:xxx

=== Closed !GitHub tickets since the last release ===

See [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/milestone/6?closed=1 GitHub].

For old trac tickets, see below.

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

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=8.0.0&type=defect&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]

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

[[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=8.0.0&type=enhancement&resolution=fixed&order=priority)]]