From ad3bd1670f26bb169bd4073bb42a756c28ffbef2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomas Cohen Arazi Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 20:18:03 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes for 3.12.4 release --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_4.txt | 317 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 317 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_4.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_4.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_4.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d5c2e173d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_4.txt @@ -0,0 +1,317 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.12.4 +23 Aug 2013 +======================================================================== + +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 3.12.4 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.12.04.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 3.12.4 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + + +It includes 4 enhancements and 30 bugfixes. + + +Enhancements in 3.12.4 +====================== + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 10206 Add Koha TT Plugin + +I18N/L10N +---------- + 5766 Add configuration for excluding articles from jQuery table sorter + +Templates +---------- + 10197 Add CSS classes to patron info list in patron account + 10516 Improve titles, breadcrumbs, and confirmation messages for Z39.50 server adds and updates + + +Critical bugs fixed in 3.12.4 +====================== + + +Circulation +---------- + 10663 critical Holds never block renewals + +Hold requests +---------- + 10597 major Search to hold button broken on record details + +Templates +---------- + 10541 major Enable cross-browser AJAX in additem.js + + +Other bugs fixed in 3.12.4 +====================== + + +About +---------- + 7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page + 10669 trivial LiveDVD manager for 3.12 missing in about page + +Acquisitions +---------- + 7598 normal Acquisitions JavaScript contains untranslatable English strings + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 10515 normal The prototype for GetBranchCategory and GetBranchCategories is not consistent + 10643 normal Inappropriate uses of $sth->finish() in C4::ClassSource.pm + +Circulation +---------- + 7019 normal Circulation History Sort Order Wrong + 9362 normal Wrong query in GetUpcomingDueIssues (Circulation.pm) + 10362 normal On return with reserve or transfer the alerts are not shown + +I18N/L10N +---------- + 10576 normal Untranslatable strings in additem.js + 10745 normal More fun on translation bug with XSLT subfieldSelect parameters + +Installation and upgrade (command-line installer) +---------- + 10712 normal Some values not saved in koha install log + +Notices +---------- + 10127 normal Printoverdues.sh should tar only pdf files + 10664 normal Software error in overdue_notices.pl if there is no active currency + 10559 minor Noisy statement handle still active warnings when generating notices + +OPAC +---------- + 2774 normal Path to theme is hard-coded in many places + 10552 normal Several preferences missing from OPAC login page + 10553 normal Public lists not available from OPAC login page + 10595 normal OpacTopissue page still accessible when system preference is turned off + 10463 minor Quote of the day feature not selecting random quotes + +Searching +---------- + 9801 normal Location facet shows even if no locations + 10578 normal Escaping CGI breaks results sort feature (librarian's interface) + +Serials +---------- + 10563 normal Link to edit subscription from 'check expiraton' page is broken + 10621 normal Subscription alert emails have wrong from-address + 10457 minor Export selected items data doesn't work when using checkall checkbox + +Test Suite +---------- + 10644 normal C4::ClassSource.pm needs unit tests + 10666 minor Daily quotes tests are failing + +Web services +---------- + 10549 trivial ILS-DI should not use ISO-8851-9 encoding + + +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/3.12/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) + * Arabic (89%) + * Armenian (99%) + * Chinese (China) (60%) + * Chinese (Taiwan) (99%) + * Czech (99%) + * Danish (100%) + * English (New Zealand) (92%) + * French (97%) + * French (Canada) (98%) + * German (100%) + * German (Switzerland) (98%) + * Greek (55%) + * Italian (100%) + * Kurdish (78%) + * Norwegian Bokmål (64%) + * Portuguese (91%) + * Portuguese (Brazil) (90%) + * Slovak (100%) + * Spanish (100%) + * Swedish (89%) + * Turkish (100%) + + +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 3.12.4 is + + Release Manager: Jared Camins-Esakov + Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard + Installation Documentation Managers: + Samuel Desseaux + Mason James + Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + QA Manager: Katrin Fischer + QA Team: Chris Cormack + Marcel de Rooy , + Jonathan Druart , + Brendan Gallagher + Kyle Hall + Mason James + Paul Poulain + Bug Wranglers: Magnus Enger + Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat + Live CD Manager: Nguyen Quoc Uy + VM Manager: Samuel Desseaux + + Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Hall + Release Maintainer (3.10.x): Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Tomás Cohen Arazi + +Credits +====================== + +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 3.12.4: + * Universidad Nacional de Córdoba + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.12.4. + * 4 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 1 Colin Campbell + * 9 Galen Charlton + * 3 David Cook + * 1 Jonathan Druart + * 1 Nicole Engard + * 3 Katrin Fischer + * 4 Kyle M Hall + * 1 Janusz Kaczmarek + * 1 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + * 8 Owen Leonard + * 2 Sophie Meynieux + * 1 Marcel de Rooy + * 4 Fridolyn SOMERS + * 3 Mirko Tietgen + * 1 Kenza Zaki + * 1 root + +We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.12.4 + * 8 ACPL + * 3 BSZ BW + * 8 BibLibre + * 5 ByWater-Solutions + * 9 Equinox + * 1 PTFS-Europe + * 3 Prosentient Systems + * 1 Rijksmuseum + * 3 abunchofthings.net + * 1 kenza-VirtualBox + * 6 unidentified + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.12.4. + * 48 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 1 Jared Camins-Esakov + * 49 Galen Charlton + * 10 Chris Cormack + * 8 Jonathan Druart + * 13 Katrin Fischer + * 11 Kyle M Hall + * 2 Owen Leonard + * 4 Liz Rea + * 7 Marcel de Rooy + * 1 Mathieu Saby + * 13 Srdjan + +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 3.12.x. + +The last Koha release was 3.8.14, which was released on June 23, 2013. + + +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 23 Aug 2013 23:11:20 Z ##### -- 2.39.5