The biggest change is in the database API to allow new databases to be installed as an extension. An extension for support of PostgreSQL is available <https://github.com/tkeffer/weewx-postgresql> as a proof-of-concept.
All changes listed at the bottom. *pip* To install the beta version using pip, use the command: pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ weewx==5.3.0b1 *Debian* For Debian, go into /etc/apt/sources.list.d/weewx.list and change the line deb [arch=all] https://weewx.com/apt/python3 buster main to deb [arch=all] https://weewx.com/apt-test/python3 buster main then proceed as normal *Redhat* Redhat is similar. Edit the file /etc/yum.repos.d/weewx.repo and change the line that reads baseurl=http://weewx.com/yum/weewx/el$releasever to baseurl=http://weewx.com/yum-test/weewx/el$releasever then proceed as normal *Change list* Moved database-specific code into the `weedb` module. This is in anticipation of allowing new databases to be installed as an extension. Set log-label in sysV init script to 'weewxd-XXX' instead of just 'XXX' Added rsyslog config example for making logs visible to weewx group without having to use any privilege escalation. Allow extra command line options to be passed to extension installer. Addresses issue #[1041](https://github.com/weewx/weewx/issues/1041). Added Astronomical Units as a unit of length. Added `local_djd` as a unit of _local_ time. [PR #998](https://github.com/weewx/weewx/pull/998). Thanks to user Karen! New action `weectl database rebuild-daily NAME` was added to allow the selective rebuilding of the daily summaries. Addresses [Issue #1035](https://github.com/weewx/weewx/issues/1035). Converted test suites to use [pytest](https://pytest.org). New Finish translation for the Seasons skin. Thanks to user iiseppi! [PR #1059](https://github.com/weewx/weewx/pull/1059). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zEA3fRGetV0%3DWOxg%3DCCHzXT7y_fWv27pTgu1quicjfOZ4A%40mail.gmail.com.
