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Package: rgrass
-Version: 0.4-5
+Version: 0.5-1
Date: 2025-01-06
Title: Interface Between 'GRASS' Geographical Information System and 'R'
Authors@R: c(
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# **rgrass** version 0.4-3 (development)
+# **rgrass** version 0.5-1 (development)
+
+- see #96, transfer maintainership to Steven Pawley
+
+- transfer repo to `osgeo/rgrass` - thanks to Markus Neteler
+
+- convert help pages to `roxygen2` - thanks to Steven Pawley
+
+- add and enable Github Actions CI/CD - thanks to Steven Pawley
+
+# **rgrass** version 0.4-4 (2024-09-03)
+
+- use `## IGNORE_RDIFF_BEGIN` and `## IGNORE_RDIFF_END` in regular test output
+
+# **rgrass** version 0.4-3 (2024-06-19)
- see #87 - Windows QGIS standalone installations of GRASS GIS can be used only if R is started in the OSGeo4W shell bundled with the installation
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rgrass
- 0.4-5
+ 0.5-1