WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE 2.6.8[]

2.6.9 is a generic bugfix release on freeciv-2.6 series.

Experimental msys2 based build for Windows: When it comes time to uninstall this version, it does so cleanly. Former versions failed to remove some of the Registry Keys they had written. Those keys are harmless, but this failed the expectation that uninstall removes such things from user's machine.

Server / General[]

Fixed server file descriptor leak when loading lua command files osdn#47609
Fixed memory handling issues when number of continents change on a map with no lakes at all osdn#47825

Changes affecting other rulesets / modders[]

Clients now receive updated information when player gold reserves have been changed by a lua script osdn#47386

AI[]

Fixed an issue in how AI evaluates whether building a new building would enable or disable unit actions. Notable consequences of this bug was how AI was afraid to build Coinage, and went for idle Caravans instead osdn#42169

Clients[]

Show Irrigation option fixed - Irrigation was being drawn regardless of the value osdn#47316
Fixed client crash after failure to load some tileset files osdn#47318
Fixed clipping of the draw area on gui independent part of client code. Notably this made gtk-clients to give warnings like Invalid rectangle passed osdn#42262

gtk3 / gtk3.22
- Area of the Battle Animation is now set correctly on screen osdn#47705

qt
- Added About Current Tileset entry to Help menu osdn#47638 osdn#47758

sdl / sdl2
- Diplomacy dialog now provides button to propose Alliance osdn#46604
- Fix help crash when a building has only negated requirements osdn#47559
- Orders menus for present and supported units now correctly opens from the city dialog osdn#47455
- Fix tech help crash osdn#47615
- sdl2 only Theme font size is actually used. This initial implementation is just a start, but better than nothing osdn#47681 osdn#47703

Translations[]

Updated translations:
- Complete translations: Catalan, French, Russian
- Incomplete translations: Finnish (100% core, 91% nations, 100% ruledit)

Build/portability[]

Made Windows builds to live a bit better together when co-installed osdn#46663 osdn#47568
Experimental msys2 based Windows Uninstaller of this version properly removes Registry Keys the installation has written osdn#47690
Autotools: Add large files support osdn#47830
Preparations for upcoming autoconf-2.72 osdn#46511
Fixed potential problem in detecting pthreads availability osdn#47474
Fixed xaw-client compile warnings with modern libxaw osdn#47693
Fixed gtk2-client build with gtk+ versions older than 2.20 osdn#47728

See NEWS for older lists of changes.

NEWS-2.6.9