Prune has been around since 2006, in one form or another, and features have been added at each version. For the current version (version 9), see the download page.
This table shows all the versions of Prune released to date, including source code. For full details on the change history, see the readme.txt file included in each jar. For screenshots from all these releases, see the current screenshots and old screenshots.
| Version | Nickname | Published | Runnable code | Source code | Classes | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The first one | 28 September 2006 | prune_01.jar (144 kb) | prune_01_source.jar (92 kb) | 54 | 8300 | |
| The 3-d one | 29 March 2007 | prune_02.jar (220 kb) | prune_02_source.jar (148 kb) | 82 | 14000 | |
| The one with photos | 2 August 2007 | prune_03.jar (280 kb) | prune_03_source.jar (192 kb) | 102 | 17000 | |
| The correlating one | 29 January 2008 | prune_04.jar | prune_04_source.jar | 115 | 20000 | |
| The exiftool fix one | 22 February 2008 | prune_04.1.jar (328 kb) | prune_04.1_source.jar (228 kb) | 115 | 20000 | |
| The segmented one | 11 May 2008 | prune_05.jar (352 kb) | prune_05_source.jar (240 kb) | 121 | 21000 | |
| The one with maps | 6 October 2008 | prune_06.jar (404 kb) | prune_06_source.jar (284 kb) | 137 | 24000 | |
| The charting one | 12 February 2009 | prune_07.jar (400 kb) | prune_07_source.jar (320 kb) | 158 | 27000 | |
| The configurable one | 17 September 2009 | prune_08.jar (456 kb) | prune_08_source.jar (364 kb) | 179 | 31000 | |
| The colourful one | 13 February 2010 | prune_09.jar (532 kb) | prune_09_source.tar.bz2 (232 kb) | 191 | 33000 |
The number of downloads of Prune has increased steadily over the months as the program has become more useful and better publicised. Some landmarks:
September 2006 - first version made available for download
November 2006 - downloads exceed 10 per month
April 2007 - total downloads exceed 100
August 2007 - downloads exceed 100 per month
January 2008 - total downloads exceed 1000
October 2008 - downloads exceed 1000 per month
January 2009 - total downloads exceed 10000
October 2009 - downloads of version 7 exceed 10000
Most popular versions: version 7, version 8, version 6, version 5
Most popular months: September 2009 (release of version 8), June 2009, February 2009 (release of version 7), May 2009, October 2008 (release of version 6)
The following table shows the file formats understood by Prune, and whether reading and/or writing is supported. The numbers in the table indicate the version number of Prune at which the support was introduced.
| File Format | Reading support | Writing support | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Delimited text file | 1 | 1 |
| Xml (Kml) | Google Earth Xml format | 3 | 1 |
| Xml (Gpx) | Standard Xml format | 3 | 4 |
| Pov | For 3d rendering by Povray | - | 2 |
| Jpeg (Exif) | Exif tags of photographs | 3 | 3 |
| Kmz | Compressed Kml | 7 | 3 |
| Nmea | Nmea messages | 8 | - |
| Zip | Zipped gpx or kml | 7 | - |
| Gz | Gzipped gpx or kml | 9 | - |
| Via GPSBabel to/from GPS | 6 | 7 | |
| Via gnuplot to SVG | - | 7 | |
There are several additional features planned which have not yet been implemented. The current status of development is shown in the development page.
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