GRASS GIS 8.2.1RC1

The GRASS GIS 8.2.1RC1 release provides more than 75 improvements and fixes with respect to the release 8.2.0.

What's Changed

Modules

• g.extension: use copytree from shutil for py >= 3.8 (#2592) by @ninsbl
• r.in.pdal: Fix use of PDAL 2.4 deprecated api (#2656) by @nilason
• r.kappa: Fix failures, garbage output, fallback to category values (#2573) by @marisn
• r.kappa: r.kappa indentation update from #2544 (#2641) by @neteler
• r3.gwflow: Fix Rast3d_fatal_error() usage (#2597) by @BadAssassin
• t.unregister: add support to unregister maps from other mapsets (#2447) by @anikaweinmann
• v.in.ogr: handle skipped, not empty columns (#2658) by @ninsbl
• v.in.ogr: skip columns with unsupported data type instead of failing to import (#2630) by @ninsbl
• v.random: do not transfer cat from area if attributes are coppied too (#2537) by @marisn
• v.surf.rst: fix cross-validation and prevent running it multi-threaded (#2643) by @petrasovaa

Graphical User Interface

• GUI: looping over GetSelections() results in removal of all list items (#2511) by @marisn
• wxGUI/dbmgr: show warning message dialog if new layer table link exists (#2428) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/forms: fix LayersList widget binding check/uncheck event method (#2495) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/gui_core: fix Create or edit image group dialog Select all CheckBox widget for selecting all items (#2514) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/gui_core: fix imagery create/edit group dialog deselect all maps (#2465) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/lmgr: fix launch GCP Manager if not map display is activated (#2464) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/lmgr: fix launch map layer menu item '3D view properties' (#2699) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/lmgr: hide map layer menu item 'Change opacity level' if 3d view is activated. (#2697) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/modules: fix entering raster map file path by the keyboard (#2702) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/modules: fix import PostGIS geometry data (#2490) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/modules: fix import SQLite geometry data (#2491) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/psmap: Ghostscript HyperlinkDialog is needed (#2441) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/psmap: don't set StatusBar widget text when frame is closed (#2487) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/psmap: fix rendered preview page zoom (#2444) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/psmap: remove loading EPS file via using Ghostscript image rendering on OS MS Windows platform (#2419) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/psmap: remove unnecessary HyperlinkDialog widget (#2421) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/settings: fix hiding 'Tools' tab for single-window mode (#2460) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/vdigit: fix keyboard shortcut for activating point/line tool (#2522) by @tmszi
• wxGUI/vselect: fix output fully qualified vector name (#2483) by @tmszi
• wxGUI: BaseToolbar.OnTool needs to be explicitly defined (#2632) by @petrasovaa
• wxGUI: Fix behaviour of top Single-Window GUI toolbars (#2568) by @lindakladivova
• wxGUI: add r.buildvrt module into DevelopRasterMap toolbox (#2621) by @tmszi
• wxGUI: fix calling SpinCtrl.SetRange with floats with newer Python (#2687) by @petrasovaa
• wxGUI: fix display of all single window mode main toolbar tools (#2617) by @tmszi
• wxGUI: fix error when starting profile tool (#2450) by @petrasovaa
• wxGUI: fix manual page "GUI index" link html file name (#2461) by @tmszi
• wxGUI: fix setting display size from workspace in multi-window mode (#2518) by @petrasovaa
• wxGUI: fix setting of user defined window position and size for single window mode (#2619) by @tmszi
• wxGUI: remove unnecessary key press event handlers (#2528) by @tmszi
• wxGUI: set window offset (OS panel) for single/multiple window mode (#2417) by @tmszi

Python

• grass.jupyter: fix bbox reprojection for InteractiveMap (#2501) by @petrasovaa
• grass.py: fix missing parameters in gettext.install() by @pesekon2
• grass.pygrass: GridModule clean up temporary mapsets when exception occurs (#2614) by @tmszi
• grass.pygrass: VisibleMapset: fix reading search path (#2584) by @petrasovaa
• grass.script: Explain setting of debug level (#2313) by @neteler
• grass.script: replace deprecated use of pipes.quote() (#2674) by @nilason

Documentation and Messages

• man: allow register all addons keywords in main Keywords Index (#2529) by @tmszi
• man: use relative path for core modules man HTML page (#2574) by @tmszi
• manual: fix firedemo.sh URL (#2566) by @neteler

Libraries and General Functionality

• lib/parser: Add missing closing div tag (#2523) by @wenzeslaus
• libproj: fix area bbox for PROJ (#2467) by @metzm
• libproj: fix lontitude estimation for PJ_AREA (#2476) by @metzm

Packaging, Configuration, Portability, and Compilation

• configure: remove unused wxwidgets compilation configuration option (#2593) by @sisco0

Docker

• docker: update outdated release branch names (#2431) by @neteler

Continuous Integration, Tests, Code Quality, and Checks

• CI: introduce setup-msys2@v2 setup action - backport #2508 (#2510) by @ninsbl

Contributing and Management

• contributing: Add step for update to next version number (#2551) by @wenzeslaus
• contributing: Generate ChangeLog in release workflow (#2402) by @wenzeslaus
• contributing: Remove cd steps, assume utils subdir (#2401) by @wenzeslaus
• contributing: Skip non-versioned directories in last commit generator (#2399) by @wenzeslaus
• contributing: Use Markdown for install file (#2543) by @wenzeslaus
• contributing: cherry-pick of Markdown file fixes from #2557 by @neteler

Other Changes

• Markdown sync to main by @neteler
• SEO and manuals: add viewport and page language (#2591) by @neteler
• Use GRASS version for non-git builds. (#2636) by @sebastic
• avoid using deprecated locale.getdefaultlocale() by @pesekon2
• doc/notebooks: add overview README.md (#2416) by @neteler
• docker Ubuntu: update to Ubuntu 22.04, update PDAL and laz-perf by @neteler
• docker ubuntu: update to Ubuntu 22.04 (#2602) by @neteler
• g.version manual: change link to citations (#2695) by @veroandreo
• general/g.mapsets: fix write MAPSETS without additional empty new line (#2586) by @tmszi
• gunittest: remove deprecated 'U'-mode for open() (#2673) by @nilason
• nsis installer changed SID of grass82.py (#2605) by @dnewcomb
• python/grass/pygrass: reset back MAPSET search path after GridModule class instance finish (#2567) by @tmszi
• temporal: dont fail when registering maps with missing range file (#2382) by @ninsbl
• toolboxes.xml: add r.path (#2655) by @pesekon2
• utils/g.html2man: don't show mobile TOC menu JS code on cli man page (#2639) by @tmszi
• utils: fix date and time format retrieved from the module source dir (#2595) by @tmszi
• utils: module HTML man page use hamburger menu TOC for screen width < 1024 px (#2606) by @tmszi

Full Changelog: 8.2.0...8.2.1RC1