From a0af46de3446c4c205b07a50fe9e66d9cc9999b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Victor Grousset/tuxayo Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:55:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes for 19.05.15 release Signed-off-by: Victor Grousset/tuxayo --- .../release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.html | 450 ++++++++++++++++++ misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.md | 367 ++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 817 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.html create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.md diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.html b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..43ad645f50 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.html @@ -0,0 +1,450 @@ +

RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 19.05.15

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22 Sep 2020

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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:

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Koha 19.05.15 can be downloaded from:

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Installation instructions can be found at:

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Koha 19.05.15 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

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It includes 4 enhancements, 26 bugfixes.

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System requirements

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Koha is continuously tested against the following configurations and as such these are the recommendations for +deployment:

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Additional notes:

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Enhancements

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OPAC

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System Administration

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Critical bugs fixed

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Architecture, internals, and plumbing

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Circulation

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Database

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Label/patron card printing

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OPAC

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Packaging

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REST API

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Reports

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Searching - Zebra

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Test Suite

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Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers

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Other bugs fixed

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Architecture, internals, and plumbing

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Cataloging

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OPAC

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Searching - Elasticsearch

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System Administration

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Templates

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Test Suite

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Documentation

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The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha +documentation is

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As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the +Koha manual is available:

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The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at

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Translations

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Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages:

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Partial translations are available for various other languages.

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The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see

+ + + +

For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer:

+ + + +

The most up-to-date translations can be found at:

+ + + +

Release Team

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The release team for Koha 19.05.15 is

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Credits

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We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 19.05.15.

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We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 19.05.15

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We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha.

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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.

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Revision control notes

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The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:

+ + + +

The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release +line is 19.05.x.

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Bugs and feature requests

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Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at:

+ + + +

He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work)

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Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Sep 2020 13:41:51.

diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.md b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9db66b93d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_05_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,367 @@ +# RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 19.05.15 +22 Sep 2020 + +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: + +- [Koha Community](https://koha-community.org) + +Koha 19.05.15 can be downloaded from: + +- [Download](https://download.koha-community.org/koha-19.05.15.tar.gz) + +Installation instructions can be found at: + +- [Koha Wiki](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation) +- OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball + +Koha 19.05.15 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +It includes 4 enhancements, 26 bugfixes. + +### System requirements + +- Debian 8 (Jessie) is not supported anymore +- MySQL 5.5 is not supported anymore + +Koha is continuously tested against the following configurations and as such these are the recommendations for +deployment: + +- Debian 9 (Stretch) with MariaDB 10.1 (and experimental MariaDB 10.3 support) +- Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) with MariaDB 10.1 + +Additional notes: + +- Perl >= 5.14 is required and 5.24 or 5.26 are recommended +- Zebra or Elasticsearch is required + + + + +## Enhancements + +### OPAC + +- [[25155]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25155) Accessibility: The 'Login modal' contains semantically incorrect headings +- [[25244]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25244) Accessibility: Checkboxes on the search results page do not contain specific aria labels +- [[26041]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26041) Accessibility: The date picker calendar is not keyboard accessible + +### System Administration + +- [[25709]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25709) Rename systempreference from NotesBlacklist to NotesToHide + + >This patchset updates a syspref name to be clearer about what it does and to follow community guidelines on using inclusive language. + > + >https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Coding_Guidelines#TERM3:_Inclusive_Language + + +## Critical bugs fixed + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[26000]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26000) Holiday exceptions are incorrectly cached for an individual branch +- [[26253]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26253) duplicated mana_config in etc/koha-conf.xml + +### Circulation + +- [[25566]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25566) Change in DecreaseLoanHighHolds behaviour +- [[25726]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25726) Holds to Pull made empty by pathological holds + +### Database + +- [[24379]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24379) Patron login attempts happen to be NULL instead of 0 + +### Label/patron card printing + +- [[25852]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25852) If a layout is edited, the layout type will revert to barcode + +### OPAC + +- [[26069]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26069) Twitter share button leaks information to Twitter + +### Packaging + +- [[17084]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17084) Automatic debian/control updates (master) +- [[25591]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25591) Update list-deps for Debian 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 +- [[25792]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25792) Rename 'ttf-dejavu' package to 'fonts-dejavu' for Debian 11 + +### REST API + +- [[25944]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25944) Bug in ill_requests patch schema + +### Reports + +- [[26090]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26090) Catalog by itemtype report fails if SQL strict mode is on + +### Searching - Zebra + +- [[23086]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23086) Search for collection is broken + +### Test Suite + +- [[26033]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26033) framapic is closing + +### Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers + +- [[23542]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23542) SRU import encoding issue + + +## Other bugs fixed + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[26270]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26270) XISBN.t is failing since today + +### Cataloging + +- [[26233]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26233) Edit item date sort still does not sort correctly + +### OPAC + +- [[25982]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25982) OPAC shelves RSS link output is HTML not XML + +### Searching - Elasticsearch + +- [[25873]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25873) Elasticsearch - Records with malformed data are not indexed + +### System Administration + +- [[25005]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25005) Admin Rights issue for Suggestion to Purchase + +### Templates + +- [[25762]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25762) Typo in linkitem.tt + +### Test Suite + +- [[24147]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24147) Objects.t is failing randomly +- [[25641]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25641) Koha/XSLT/Base.t is failing on U20 +- [[25729]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25729) Charges/Fees.t is failing on slow servers due to wrong date comparison +- [[26043]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26043) Holds.t is failing randomly +- [[26162]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26162) Prevent Selenium's StaleElementReferenceException +## New sysprefs + +- NotesToHide + +## Documentation + +The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha +documentation is + +- [Koha Documentation](http://koha-community.org/documentation/) + +As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the +Koha manual is available: + +- [Koha Manual](http://koha-community.org/manual/19.05/en/html/) + + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + +- [Koha Git Repository](https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual) + +## Translations + +Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages: + +- Arabic (98.6%) +- Armenian (100%) +- Armenian (Classical) (99.9%) +- Basque (59.2%) +- Chinese (China) (59.7%) +- Chinese (Taiwan) (99.4%) +- Czech (92.8%) +- Danish (52%) +- English (New Zealand) (82.7%) +- English (USA) +- Finnish (79%) +- French (98.5%) +- French (Canada) (99%) +- German (100%) +- German (Switzerland) (85.7%) +- Greek (73.5%) +- Hindi (100%) +- Italian (90.2%) +- Norwegian Bokmål (88.4%) +- Occitan (post 1500) (55.9%) +- Polish (82.7%) +- Portuguese (99.9%) +- Portuguese (Brazil) (94.2%) +- Slovak (86.5%) +- Spanish (100%) +- Swedish (87.9%) +- Turkish (100%) +- Ukrainian (73.7%) +- Vietnamese (50.7%) + +Partial translations are available for various other languages. + +The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see + +- [Koha Translation Info](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha) + +For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer: + +- [Koha Translate List](http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate) + +The most up-to-date translations can be found at: + +- [Koha Translation](http://translate.koha-community.org/) + +## Release Team + +The release team for Koha 19.05.15 is + + +- Release Manager: Jonathan Druart + +- Release Manager assistants: + - Martin Renvoize + - Tomás Cohen Arazi + +- QA Manager: Katrin Fischer + +- QA Team: + - Marcel de Rooy + - Joonas Kylmälä + - Josef Moravec + - Tomás Cohen Arazi + - Nick Clemens + - Kyle Hall + - Martin Renvoize + - Alex Arnaud + - Julian Maurice + - Matthias Meusburger + +- Topic Experts: + - Elasticsearch -- Frédéric Demians + - REST API -- Tomás Cohen Arazi + - UI Design -- Owen Leonard + - Zebra -- Fridolin Somers + - Accounts -- Martin Renvoize + - CAS/Shibboleth -- Matthias Meusburger + +- Bug Wranglers: + - Michal Denár + - Holly Cooper + - Henry Bolshaw + - Lisette Scheer + - Mengü Yazıcıoğlu + +- Packaging Manager: Mason James + + +- Documentation Managers: + - Caroline Cyr La Rose + - David Nind + +- Documentation Team: + - Martin Renvoize + - Donna Bachowski + - Lucy Vaux-Harvey + - Kelly McElligott + - Jessica Zairo + - Chris Cormack + - Henry Bolshaw + - Jon Drucker + +- Translation Manager: Bernardo González Kriegel + + +- Release Maintainers: + - 20.05 -- Lucas Gass + - 19.11 -- Aleisha Amohia + - 19.05 -- Victor Grousset + +- Release Maintainer mentors: + - 19.11 -- Hayley Mapley + - 19.05 -- Martin Renvoize + +## Credits + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 19.05.15. + +- Aleisha Amohia (2) +- Nick Clemens (6) +- Jonathan Druart (18) +- Andrew Fuerste-Henry (1) +- Didier Gautheron (1) +- Victor Grousset (4) +- Kyle Hall (1) +- Mason James (3) +- Owen Leonard (1) +- Hayley Mapley (1) +- Julian Maurice (1) +- Martin Renvoize (5) +- Fridolin Somers (1) +- Koha Translators (1) + +We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 19.05.15 + +- Athens County Public Libraries (1) +- BibLibre (3) +- ByWater-Solutions (8) +- Catalyst (1) +- Independant Individuals (2) +- Koha Community Developers (22) +- KohaAloha (3) +- PTFS-Europe (5) + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha. + +- Aleisha Amohia (39) +- Tomás Cohen Arazi (5) +- Alex Arnaud (2) +- Donna Bachowski (1) +- Christopher Brannon (1) +- Nick Clemens (4) +- Jonathan Druart (17) +- Magnus Enger (1) +- Katrin Fischer (13) +- Lucas Gass (33) +- Didier Gautheron (1) +- Victor Grousset (41) +- Amit Gupta (2) +- Kyle Hall (1) +- Sally Healey (5) +- Brandon Jimenez (1) +- Owen Leonard (4) +- Julian Maurice (2) +- Kelly McElligott (2) +- Martin Renvoize (9) +- David Roberts (1) +- Marcel de Rooy (3) + + + +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: + +- [Koha Git Repository](git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git) + +The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release +line is 19.05.x. + +## Bugs and feature requests + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at: + +- [Koha Bugzilla](http://bugs.koha-community.org) + +He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work) + +Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Sep 2020 13:41:51. -- 2.39.5