update for 8.6.0-rc1 release (#1051)

Author: jmckenna

conf.py

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def __getattr__(cls, name):
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '8.6'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '8.6.0-beta2'
+release = '8.6.0-rc1'
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
 #language = None

en/announcements/announcements_archive.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
  MapServer Announcement Archives
 *****************************************************************************
 
+**2025-11-27 - MapServer 8.6.0-rc1 is released**
+
+The first release candidate for MapServer 8.6 has been released. The list of
+major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.6 announcement <announce-8-6>`.
+See the :ref:`changelog <changelog-8-6-0-rc1>`
+for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
+
 **2025-11-18 - MapServer 8.6.0-beta2 is released**
 
 The second beta for MapServer 8.6 has been released. The list of

en/development/announce/8-6.txt

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 .. _announce-8-6:
 
 *****************************************************************************
-Version 8.6.0-beta2 Announcement
+Version 8.6.0-rc1 Announcement
 *****************************************************************************
 
 :Authors: Project Steering Committee
-:Last Updated: 2025-11-23
+:Last Updated: 2025-11-27
 :Status: Draft
 
-The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the second beta release of 
-MapServer 8.6.0-beta2
+The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the first release candidate of 
+MapServer 8.6.0
 
 The upcoming 8.6 release brings a number of major new features that are briefly 
 summarized in this document. The full list of changes can be found in :ref:`changelog-8-6`.
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ Binary Distributions
 
 Binary distributions will be available in the coming days:
 
-- Debian binaries of 8.6.0-beta2 are already available: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mapserver
+- Debian binaries of 8.6.0-rc1 are already available: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mapserver
 - `OSGeoLive <https://live.osgeo.org>`__ 17.0 release process is happening now, but
- it will soon include MapServer 8.6.0-beta2
+ it will soon include MapServer 8.6.0-rc1
 - `UbuntuGIS <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS>`__ will follow the OSGeoLive
- release and will then include MapServer 8.6.0-beta2
+ release and will then include MapServer 8.6.0-rc1
 - MS4W users have already been using branch-8-6 code, but watch for 
- a new release shortly containing the 8.6.0-beta2 changes at: https://ms4w.com
+ a new release shortly containing the 8.6.0-rc1 changes at: https://ms4w.com
 
 .. TBD 
  - `RHEL and CentOS` TODO

en/development/changelog/changelog-8-6.txt

@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 The summary of major changes for this release can be found in the `HISTORY.md <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/blob/branch-8-6/HISTORY.md>`__
 file from the source directory.
 
+.. _changelog-8-6-0-rc1:
+
+Changes from 8.6.0-beta2 to 8.6.0-rc1
+=====================================
+
+* CI: upgrade PHPUnit, and add PHP 8.5 MapScript job ( `#7398 <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/issues/7398>`__ ) (Jeff McKenna) : `a595d77 <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/commit/a595d775535504008234fffa6857e5fafafe5c0f>`__
+* Output GDAL files: fix from init=epsg:xxxx layers ( `#7395 <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/issues/7395>`__ ) (Even Rouault) : `f86e3f2 <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/commit/f86e3f2c65bbd754dd02a64b185ec855dc385f4a>`__
+* contour: avoid warning about Memory driver being deprecated in GDAL >= 3.11 ( `#7394 <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/issues/7394>`__ ) (Even Rouault) : `3d002c9 <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/commit/3d002c979d7cea3d40ba3bb750600aa87ec071a7>`__
+* OGCAPI: return OGC-NumberReturned, OGC-NumberMatched and Link HTTP headers ( `#7393 <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/issues/7393>`__ ) (Even Rouault) : `416baa45 <https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/commit/416baa45bafad70a1fcb47a34969dea937d8afda>`__
+
 .. _changelog-8-6-0-beta2:
 
 Changes from 8.6.0-beta1 to 8.6.0-beta2

en/download.txt

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Current Release(s)
 
 * MapServer
 
- * **2025-11-18** MapServer-8.6.0-beta2 `tar.gz <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-beta2.tar.gz>`__ | `.zip <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-beta2.zip>`__ | :ref:`Changelog <changelog-8-6>`
+ * **2025-11-27** MapServer-8.6.0-rc1 `tar.gz <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-rc1.tar.gz>`__ | `.zip <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-rc1.zip>`__ | :ref:`Changelog <changelog-8-6>`
  * **2025-09-19** MapServer-8.4.1 `tar.gz <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.4.1.tar.gz>`__ | `.zip <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.4.1.zip>`__ | :ref:`Changelog <changelog-8-4>`
  * **2024-09-02** MapServer-8.2.2 `tar.gz <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.2.2.tar.gz>`__ | `.zip <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.2.2.zip>`__ | :ref:`Changelog <changelog-8-2>`
  * **2024-06-11** MapServer-8.0.2 `tar.gz <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.0.2.tar.gz>`__ | :ref:`Changelog <changelog-8-0>`

en/download_archives.txt

@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ Past Releases
 Development Releases
 ..............................................................................
 
+* **2025-11-27** MapServer-8.6.0-rc1 `tar.gz <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-rc1.tar.gz>`__ | `.zip <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-rc1.zip>`__ | :ref:`Changelog <changelog-8-6>`
+
 * **2025-11-18** MapServer-8.6.0-beta2 `tar.gz <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-beta2.tar.gz>`__ | `.zip <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-beta2.zip>`__ | :ref:`Changelog <changelog-8-6>`
 
 * **2025-11-13** MapServer-8.6.0-beta1 `tar.gz <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-beta1.tar.gz>`__ | `.zip <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.0-beta1.zip>`__ | :ref:`Changelog <changelog-8-6>`

en/include/announcements.inc

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-**2025-11-18 - MapServer 8.6.0-beta2 is released**
+**2025-11-27 - MapServer 8.6.0-rc1 is released**
 
-The second beta for MapServer 8.6 has been released. The list of
+The first release candidate for MapServer 8.6 has been released. The list of
 major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.6 announcement <announce-8-6>`.
-See the :ref:`changelog <changelog-8-6-0-beta2>`
+See the :ref:`changelog <changelog-8-6-0-rc1>`
 for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
 
 **2025-09-19 - MapServer 8.4.1 is released**