1 RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.5
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5 Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
6 (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
7 volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
8 The website for the Koha project is
10 http://koha-community.org/
12 Koha 3.8.5 can be downloaded from:
14 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.05.tar.gz
16 Installation instructions can be found at:
18 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
20 OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
22 Koha 3.8.5 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
25 ======================
27 8071 blocker link beween bib and authorities with the authid
28 8495 blocker Javascript error when creating a new order
29 8002 critical Can't add patron attribute type in newer installation
30 8251 critical Patrons are systematically debarred at checkin
31 8293 critical Software error when clicking on first or last result of each page on OPAC
32 8418 critical Koha::Calendar is_holiday ignores all user data
33 8447 critical can't save new records / indicator error
34 8520 critical Authorities display incorrectly in staff results
35 8637 critical Lack of control on mandatory in orderreveive.tt
36 8706 critical Private lists can be accessed by anyone
37 8743 critical ZOOM error when merging authority change to biblios
38 5327 major Unit tests required for all C4 modules
39 6976 major User hold limit can be avoided by users in OPAC
40 7068 major autobarcode not working when duplicating patrons
41 8204 major Authority viewer in OPAC ugly, unfriendly, and mostly useless
42 8336 major SIP Server does not process renewal transaction correctly
43 8420 major tool statisticfines.pl(bz 6858) and hourly loan(bz5549)
44 8636 major Some dependencies are not listed by the installer
45 8656 major Koha::Calendar not loading both sets of special dates
46 8678 major XSLT stylesheets output XML, but HTML is needed
50 ======================
52 3782 normal delivered z39.50 targets wrong for NY Public Library and NY University Library
53 4064 normal Uninitialized variable errors in opac-search.pl
54 6617 normal table of contents not printing right if entered right
55 7409 normal Missing dependencies for Debian package
56 8275 normal xml parsing error when the webservice GetPatronInfo/show_loans is called
57 8413 normal Space in barcode breaks GET request in benchmark_staff.pl
58 8550 normal Z39.50 searches for ISBN/ISSN problematic
59 8594 normal A report containing a subquery that has a 'limit' will have that limit stripped out
60 8596 normal Reports interface date picker doesn't force ISO formatted dates
61 8621 normal Template for sending out carts not formatting correctly
62 8626 normal Encoding problem with = in cart emails
63 8640 normal GetHardDueDate functions incorrectly
64 8648 normal searchResults uses SQL query rather than GetMarcFromKohaField
65 8653 normal With DOM indexing turned on subject authority links are not indexed
66 8657 normal Default sort by call number does not work
67 8663 normal Circulation rules hard due date calendar wrong format
68 8675 normal Renewing item to specified date creates a due date with HH:MM set to 00:00
69 8704 normal Typo in etc/koha-conf.xml
70 8705 normal Software error on help of main page
71 8708 normal RSS feed for new comments is broken
72 8716 normal Reordering of routing list entries doesn't work
73 8719 normal Private lists always sorted by title (even when author or date is selected)
74 2553 minor alphabetize dropdown menus
75 3456 minor Serials receipt note
76 6886 minor Single branch mode should disable showing the branch name in front of all callnumbers
77 7690 minor hidelostitems not working in Normal Display
78 8017 minor Remove unnecessary processing on return of GetAllIssues
79 8261 minor Cannot search system preferences from Local Use tab
80 8339 minor div id="login" should be id="login_controls" in header.inc
81 8478 minor Update Ubuntu related files
82 8533 minor Non-numeric cardnumbers screw up autoMemberNum
83 8569 minor Paying for a lost item overwrites nonpublic notes
84 8593 minor Add unique IDs to pending approval markup on staff client home page
85 8646 minor Certain search terms cause browser "script taking too long" error
86 8666 minor Prevent to create baskets for inactive suppliers
87 8677 minor table overlapping to the right on holds waiting
88 8696 minor Tools menu says export bibs still
89 8717 minor Wrong subscription notes are showing in catalogue detail view of serials in staff client
90 8730 minor browse overlaying powered by
91 8765 minor Add series title to intranet search results
92 7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page
93 7368 trivial General staff client typo omnibus
94 8012 trivial defaultSortOrder and OPACdefaultSortOrder are set to "ascending" on install
95 8713 trivial Warning message triggered by clicking keyword to marc mapping.
96 8714 trivial Poorly ordered and triggers warning in marctagstructure.pl
97 8727 trivial Correct help text in rebuild_zebra_sliced.sh
98 7613 enhancement OCLC Connexion Gateway, including extension svc/import_bib
99 8524 enhancement Add barcode plugin that does not autofill
104 ======================
108 * Perl 5.10 is required
113 ======================
115 As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The
116 home page for Koha documentation is
118 http://koha-community.org/documentation/
120 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
121 Koha manual is available:
123 http://manual.koha-community.org/3.8/en/
125 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
127 http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
130 ======================
132 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
133 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
137 * Chinese (Taiwan) (76%)
139 * English (New Zealand) (99%)
142 * French (Canada) (76%)
144 * German (Switzerland) (99%)
147 * Norwegian Bokmål (68%)
148 * Portuguese (Brazil) (100%)
151 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
153 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
155 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
157 for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
160 http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
162 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
164 http://translate.koha-community.org/
167 ======================
169 The release team for Koha 3.8 is
171 Release Manager: Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
172 Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
173 Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr>
174 QA Manager: Ian Walls <koha.sekjal@gmail.com>
175 QA team: Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
176 Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>
177 Mason James <mason@kohaaloha.com>
178 Bug Wranglers: Katrin Fischer, Magnus Enger
180 Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
181 Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com>
182 Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
186 ======================
189 We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
190 new features in Koha 3.8:
191 * Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
193 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.5.
196 10 Jared Camins-Esakov
200 1 Christophe Croullebois
221 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
226 5 Jared Camins-Esakov
243 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
244 please send a patch against these release notes to
245 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
247 Revision control notes
248 ======================
250 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
251 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
253 git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
255 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
258 The last Koha release was 3.8.4, which was released on August 22, 2012.
260 Bugs and feature requests
261 ======================
263 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
266 http://bugs.koha-community.org/
269 Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini
270 ##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Sep 2012 00:17:39 Z #####