Category: Software

New GRASS 6.3 CVS build available.

Notable changes: it’s now possible to drag a mapset folder onto GRASS.app to open that mapset in a new GRASS session. i.atcorr module added to default GRASS build.

Fixed a packaging problem in the GDAL framework that caused the GRASS plugin to break.

Postgres fix – in the Postgres/PostGIS split update, I accidentally left in part of a log file change that caused Postgres to fail to run on new installations. (It was idea I was trying, but it didn’t work out.) There are no changes to Postgres itself, just the installer.

GDAL updated to 1.4.2. I also fixed a build problem that caused the OGDI driver to fail. *** updated – had some GRASS.app issues.

FreeType updated to 2.3.5.

GD updated to 2.0.35.

Had a few problems with the 1.4.2 build. Looks good now.

Woohoo! My MacBook is fixed. It’s almost like a new Mac – replaced logic board, inverter, screen, a couple case parts.

So, I can now build the recent Qgis 0.8.1 release. Now available in the downloads.

With this release, that finishes up everything that was using old framework versions, so I have removed the old GDAL 1.3 and GEOS 2.2 frameworks.

rgdal updated to 0.5.13. I also fixed a problem – I accidentally duplicated the 2.4 version as the 2.5 version. NOTE: the R 2.4 rgdal package is frozen at 0.5.9, since I’ve upgraded to R 2.5, so upgrade to R 2.5 to stay up to date with rgdal. At some point I’ll remove the 2.4 package from the download.

I forgot a couple universal hacks, so it wouldn’t run on PPC. Fixed.

A couple headers were fixed in the GEOS framework, so builds won’t halt at a ‘FIXME’ error. This really only affect developers and others building software.

In the UnixImageIO framework, PNG has been updated to include a new security fix, and TIFF has been updated to a more recent CVS.

A few GRASS updates. GRASS 6.2.2RC1. Latest 6.3 CVS. I fixed a problem in the modbuild, so it should work now. And, I added wget to the package, for r.in.wms.

It occurred to me today that I should separate Postgres and PostGIS. First, they are completely separate software and version changes don’t coincide. Then, there is their licenses – not compatible (I don’t know what I was thinking all this time).

So, Postgres and PostGIS are now separate installers. Nothing has changed in the Postres build, but I changed the PostGIS SQL bits to make future updates a little simpler, and fixed the template scripts.

Aaannndddd, I have a new Postgres extension: pgDijkstra. This is the Dijkstra shortest path extension from the Cartoweb web mapping software. As always, Universal, and Panther and Tiger compatible.