From 9b158d3887fac219d6f96cbc8babc74b98c5dc84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Liz Rea Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:01:39 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes for 3.18.09 release Signed-off-by: Liz Rea --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_18_9.txt | 334 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 334 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_18_9.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_18_9.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_18_9.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bc654d0ac8 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_18_9.txt @@ -0,0 +1,334 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.18.9 +20 Jul 2015 +======================================================================== + +Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package +(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, +volunteers, and support companies from around the world. +The website for the Koha project is + + http://koha-community.org/ + +Koha 3.18.9 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.18.09.tar.gz + +Installation instructions can be found at: + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation + + OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball + + +Koha 3.18.9 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +It includes 1 enhancements and 38 bugfixes. + + +Enhancements in 3.18.9 +====================== + +Installation and upgrade (web-based installer) +---------- + 4925 Remove Smithsonian as a delivered z39.50 target + + +Critical bugs fixed in 3.18.9 +====================== + + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 8686 major Raise required version of URI::Escape to 3.31 + 14467 major Security updates break some Koha plugins + +Circulation +---------- + 9942 major Circulation module cannot anonymise if anonymity user is not set up correctly. + +MARC Authority data support +---------- + 14453 major Kohaidx is missing for id in authority-koha-indexdefs.xml + +OPAC +---------- + 14524 major Result list RSS feed broken + +Reports +---------- + 14382 major Datepicker's dateFormat setting for reports is missing + +Searching +---------- + 10866 critical Books entered in malayalam language cannot to search + +Staff Client +---------- + 14440 major Get_template_and_user can not have an empty template_name + 14450 major Stricter template name rules cause itemsearch to stop working + + +Other bugs fixed in 3.18.9 +====================== + + +Acquisitions +---------- + 11458 minor Confusing description for syspref gist + +Developer documentation +---------- + 14394 trivial Fix documentation of OpacHiddenItems + 14425 trivial Typographical error in C4::Context perldoc + +I18N/L10N +---------- + 11467 normal Untranslatable strings in opac-detail.tt + 13427 minor JQuery Timepicker is not translated on returns page + 14485 minor HTML comment disables translation in cataloguing/addbooks.tt + +Installation and upgrade (command-line installer) +---------- + 14422 minor Typographical error in updatedatabase.pl + +Label/patron card printing +---------- + 14366 minor Units doesn't get saved usefully for patroncards + +OPAC +---------- + 4137 normal OPACViewOthersSuggestions does not work + 14313 normal OPAC: Adding a comment makes result browser disappear + 11011 minor Rephrase "in keyword" in OPAC authority search + 14496 minor Improving opac-detail.pl performances + +Patrons +---------- + 10119 normal Calculation of fines on return needs to be documented + 14324 normal "Add Child" button missing on moremember.pl + 14403 trivial Remove unconditional warn from Koha::NorwegianPatronDB + +Searching +---------- + 14401 normal Zebra index configuration doesn't allow exact search for 'C.' + 13950 minor Sort Item search home library list by branch name + +Serials +---------- + 12616 normal Locale in subscriptions not preselecting correctly + +Staff Client +---------- + 14421 trivial Small error in example in SMS.pm + +System Administration +---------- + 8802 normal Library group records - category type reverts to "searchdomain" when editing group record + 14389 normal Editing a syspref in a textarea does not enable the Save button + 14215 minor Change the 'delimiter' syspref description to say it applies to more than just Reports + 14290 minor Add a table foot to circulation matrix + +Templates +---------- + 10172 normal Some links and blocks could be hidden when printing a record + 14135 minor Local Use syspref addition form missing variable type 'Free' + 14326 minor XSLT Syntax error in MARC21slimOPACResults.xsl + 13874 trivial Rotating collections and calendar are circ tools + 14356 trivial Improvements to the 'Transfers to receive' page (branchname, mailto link) + +Tools +---------- + 14001 normal Inventory has bad $_ references + + +System requirements +====================== + + Important notes: + + * Perl 5.10 is required + * Zebra is required + + +Documentation +====================== + +The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha +documentation is + + http://koha-community.org/documentation/ + +As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the +Koha manual is available: + + http://manual.koha-community.org/3.18/en/ + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + + http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary + + +Translations +====================== + +Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages: + + + * English (USA) + + +Partial translations are available for various other languages. + +The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha + +for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer: + + http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate + +The most up-to-date translations can be found at: + + http://translate.koha-community.org/ + + +Release Team +====================== + +The release team for Koha 3.18.9 is + + Release Manager: Tomás Cohen Arazi + Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard + Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + QA Manager: Katrin Fischer + QA Team: Galen Charlton + Jonathan Druart + Brendan Gallagher + Kyle Hall + Julian Maurice + Paul Poulain + Martin Renvoize + Marcel de Rooy + Bug Wranglers: Alex Sassmannshausen + Zeno Tajoli + Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat + + Release Maintainer (3.18.x): Liz Rea + Release Maintainer (3.16.x): Mason James + Release Maintainer (3.14.x): Fridolin Somers + Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Kyle Hall + +Credits +====================== + + +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 3.18.9: + * Universidad de El Salvador + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.18.9. + + * Aleisha (1) + * Liz (1) + * Barton Chittenden (1) + * Nick Clemens (1) + * David Cook (1) + * Indranil Das Gupta (1) + * Marcel de Rooy (1) + * Jonathan Druart (8) + * Magnus Enger (1) + * Julian FIOL (1) + * Katrin Fischer (10) + * Eivin Giske Skaaren (1) + * Bernardo González Kriegel (1) + * Nicolas Legrand (1) + * Kyle M Hall (2) + * Liz Rea (6) + * Winona Salesky (1) + * Robin Sheat (1) + * Fridolin Somers (4) + * Mirko Tietgen (1) + * Mark Tompsett (4) + * Marc Véron (1) + + +We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 3.18.9 + + + * BSZ BW (10) + * BibLibre (10) + * ByWater-Solutions (3) + * Catalyst (2) + * Prosentient Systems (1) + * Rijksmuseum (1) + * Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (1) + * abunchofthings.net (1) + * bugs.koha-community.org (1) + * bulac.fr (1) + * koha-community.org (2) + * l2c2.co.in (1) + * libriotech.no (1) + * quecheelibrary.org (1) + * unidentified (12) + * veron.ch (1) + * yahoo.no (1) + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.18.9. + + * Aleisha (1) + * Amit Gupta (2) + * Chris Cormack (45) + * Jacek Ablewicz (1) + * Jesse Weaver (1) + * Jonathan Druart (27) + * Josef Moravec (1) + * Katrin Fischer (11) + * Liz (14) + * Liz Rea (29) + * Marc Veron (1) + * Marc Véron (3) + * Mark Tompsett (7) + * Mirko Tietgen (1) + * Nick Clemens (5) + * Tomas Cohen Arazi (49) + * Hector Eduardo Castro Avalos (1) + * Indranil Das Gupta (L2C2 Technologies) (7) + * Kyle M Hall (5) + * Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel (7) + * Marcel de Rooy (4) + * Jason Robb - SEKLS (jrobb@sekls.org) (1) + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, +please send a patch against these release notes to +koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org. + +Revision control notes +====================== + +The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of + + git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git + +The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.18.x. + +The last Koha release was 3.14.10, which was released on September 4, 2014. + + +Bugs and feature requests +====================== + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at + + http://bugs.koha-community.org/ + + +He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work) + +##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 20 Jul 2015 23:58:43 Z ##### -- 2.39.5