ISIS 8.2.0 Release Candidate 2 is now available

[chkim-usgs]

How to install or update to 8.2.0_RC2

Installation instructions of ISIS can be found in the README on our github page .

If you already have a version of ISIS 4.0.0 or later installed in an anaconda environment, you can update to 8.2.0_RC2 by activating your existing isis conda environment and running conda update -c "usgs-astrogeology/label/RC" isis=8.2.0_RC2.

How to get access to 8.2.0_RC2 at the ASC

The new process proposed in the internal RFC is now in full effect. Please review the process of using anaconda environments to activate isis here.

Once a version of conda is active, run the command: conda activate isis8.2.0-RC2 to use this newest version of ISIS.

Changes for 8.2.0_RC2

Changed

• Changed qwt dependency version to 6.2.0 or below #5498
• Pinned suitesparse dependency version to maximum not including 7.7.0 #5496

Fixed

• Fixed a bug in QVIEW's Stretch tool where the default min/max type was not an available option #5289
• Fixed a bug in QVIEW where images would double load if loaded from the commandline #5505
• Fixed noproj bug where segfault occurs if match cube is provided #5507
• Fixed external dependencies causing double free and other memory access errors

Notes

The following operating systems are supported for this release:

• Ubuntu 18.04
• macOS Mohave 11.6

(Other Linux/macOS variants may be able to run this release, but are not officially supported.)

If you find a problem with this release, please create an issue on our github issues page

[acpaquette]

For anyone interested, the 8.2.0_RC2 should now be fixed and testable!