From 253fffa2ddeb0d1f97e746de254ffa9b048e01bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Cormack Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:12:52 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] 3.8.4 Release notes --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_4.txt | 255 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 255 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_4.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_4.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_4.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4f2db81764 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_4.txt @@ -0,0 +1,255 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.4 +22 Aug 2012 +======================================================================== + +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 3.8.4 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.04.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 3.8.4 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +Highlights of 3.8.4 +====================== + +7943 blocker Untranslatable strings in OPAC's authority search +8486 blocker Critical error in Koha::Calendar::days_between calculation +8162 critical packaging scripts create user incorrectly +8251 critical Patrons are systematically debarred at checkin +8439 critical Printing basketgroup does not work on plack +8520 critical Authorities display incorrectly in staff results +8576 critical Software error on authority edition when using merge +8172 major Missing dereference marker for buildQuery parameter in addbooks.pl +8329 major GetLostItems in C4::Items.pm has a SELECT * +8414 major Intranet header toplinks display white rather than blue in < IE8 +8448 major Holds Awaiting Pickup : Cancelling a hold on a waiting item with multiple holds displays a blank screen instead of a warning prompt +8503 major Software error n edit items with EasyAnalyticalRecords +8513 major OPAC detail page broken with XSLT +8547 major Enabling star ratings causes javascript errors that cause IE to have a boo boo +8572 major Attempting to view an invalid authority in the OPAC gives an error instead of 404 + + +Bugs fixed in 3.8.4 +====================== + +3383 normal Item due reminder digests - cannot display title information +6617 normal table of contents not printing right if entered right +7628 normal Required format is not enforced for Patron Categories +8391 normal Cannot view reading record through staff client +8419 normal Suspended holds appear on the daily holds queue +8434 normal Notice generation fails for Advanced Notices, Item Due, and Overdues when run in shell (due to error in Letters.pm) +8455 normal Check ins processed through "Check Out" tab of the Patron Record ignore Circulation System Preferences +8458 normal $stemmed_operand in C4::Search _build_stemmed_operand is not initialized. +8514 normal Display of patron results changed display order +8522 normal Markup errors cause problems with customized CSS +8532 normal Old/iffy data causes error checking out +8550 normal Z39.50 searches for ISBN/ISSN problematic +8573 normal Translation difficult in picture-upload.tt due to nested sentence in if/foreach/if/elsif - construction +8575 normal Number of items expected is wrong +8586 normal Small bug in die if no mapping in framework for biblioitems.biblioitemnumber +8590 normal checked out from missing on patron detail +3701 minor If the ReturnToShelvingCart syspref is on, and something needs to go in transit, the shelving cart setting is overriding the transit. +8062 minor Cart email broken for non english templates +8322 minor Removing space between end of marc data and fullstops +8351 minor fix wording when undoing an import +8357 minor UNIMARCslim2OPACDetail.xsl, title without class and too links to views +8392 minor Memberentry is not enforcing birthdate restrictions +8421 minor patron images fail when barcode for patron has a + +8422 minor Fix impossible warning in circulation.pl when OverduesBlockCirc set to Block +8440 minor Dates does not appear in suggestions management +8470 minor remove depreciated H:T:P test file +8476 minor Little bug in OPAC XSLT on OPACURLOpenInNewWindow +8518 minor Self checkout does not display debt amount if syspref AllowFineOverride is set to allow +8556 minor "Mark seen and continue" not translatable in inventory.tt +6655 trivial Sorting order of serial issues in OPAC +7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page +7367 trivial General OPAC typo omnibus +7368 trivial General staff client typo omnibus +8453 trivial need spaces after radio buttons on inventory +8544 trivial Make RSS icon styleable +7153 enhancement Show Open Library as Search Target in "More Searches" in OPAC detail page +8204 enhancement Authority viewer in OPAC ugly, unfriendly, and mostly useless + + +New sysprefs in 3.8.4 +====================== + + * OPACSearchForTitleIn + + +System requirements +====================== + + Important notes: + + * Perl 5.10 is required + * Zebra is required + + +Documentation +====================== + +As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now 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/3.8/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: + + * Arabic (100%) + * Armenian (100%) + * Chinese (Taiwan) (100%) + * Danish (75%) + * English (New Zealand) (96%) + * English (USA) + * French (100%) + * French (Canada) (69%) + * German (100%) + * German (Switzerland) (100%) + * Greek (69%) + * Italian (100%) + * Norwegian Bokmål (68%) + * Portuguese (Brazil) (91%) + * Spanish (91%) + +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 3.8 is + + Release Manager: Paul Poulain + Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard + Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians + QA Manager: Ian Walls + QA team: Marcel de Rooy , + Jonathan Druart + Mason James + Bug Wranglers: Katrin Fischer, Magnus Enger + + Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger + Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov + Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack + + +Credits +====================== + + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.4. + 1 Tomas Cohen Arazi + 1 D Ruth Bavousett + 10 Jared Camins-Esakov + 2 Colin Campbell + 5 David Cook + 4 Chris Cormack + 1 Elliott Davis + 1 Frédéric Demians + 2 Jonathan Druart + 2 Nicole Engard + 1 Magnus Enger + 1 Chris Hall + 4 Kyle M Hall + 1 Mason James + 2 Owen Leonard + 1 Julian Maurice + 1 Dobrica Pavlinusic + 1 Meenakshi R + 2 Marcel de Rooy + 8 Fridolyn SOMERS + 5 Robin Sheat + 3 Mark Tompsett + 4 Marc Veron + 1 Savitra sirohi + + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.8.4. + + 1 Joseph Alway + 1 Tomas Cohen Arazi + 7 Jared Camins-Esakov + 1 David Cook + 68 Chris Cormack + 1 Elliott Davis + 2 Frédéric Demians + 7 Jonathan Druart + 2 Nicole C. Engard + 5 Katrin Fischer + 5 Kyle M Hall + 9 Owen Leonard + 1 Julian Maurice + 1 Dobrica Pavlinusic + 28 Paul Poulain + 1 Marcel de Rooy + 1 Zeno Tajoli + 3 Mirko Tietgen + 3 Marc Veron + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly 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 3.8.x. + +The last Koha release was 3.8.3, which was released on July 22, 2012. + +Bugs and feature requests +====================== + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at + + http://bugs.koha-community.org/ + + +Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini + -- 2.39.5