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1 I'm proud to release version 1.2.0 of Roundup.
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3 Feature:
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4 - supports Python 2.5, including the sqlite3 module
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5 - full timezone support (sf patch 1465296)
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6 - handle connection loss when responding to web requests
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7 - match incoming mail In-Reply-To against existing messages when no issue
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8 id is specified in the Subject
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9 - added StringHTMLProperty wrapped() method to wrap long lines in issue
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10 display
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11 - include the popcal in Date field editing and search fields by default
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12 - @required in forms may now specify properties of linked items (sf patch
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13 1507093)
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14 - update for latest version of pysqlite (sf bug 1487098; patch 1534227)
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15 - update for latest version of psycopg2 (sf patch 1429391)
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16 - new "exporttables" command in roundup-admin (sf bug 1533791)
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17 - roundup-admin "export" may specify classes to exclude (sf bug 1533791)
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18 - sorting and grouping by multiple properties is now supported by the
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19 backends *and* the classic template.
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20 - sorting, grouping, and searching by transitive properties (e.g.,
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21 messages.author.supervisor) is now supported in all backends
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22 - added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement
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23 and returns a list of item ids
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25 There was also a lot of bugfixes - see the bundled CHANGES.txt file for the
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26 list.
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28 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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29 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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31 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.
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33 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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35 roundup-demo
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37 Release info and download page:
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38 http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/roundup
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39 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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40 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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41 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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42 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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45 About Roundup
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46 =============
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48 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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49 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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50 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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52 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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53 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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55 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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56 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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58 (a) submit new issues,
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59 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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60 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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62 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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63 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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64 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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65 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.3+ installation. It
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66 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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67 disutils-based install script is provided.
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69 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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70 a minimal skeleton) and five database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, metakit,
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71 mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/