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1 This is the second beta release of Roundup version 0.7. It fixes some bugs
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2 in the previous beta release:
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4 - mysql and postgresql schema mutation now handle added Multilinks
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5 - web CSV export was busted (as was any action returning a result)
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6 - MultiMapping deviated from the Zope C implementation in a number of
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7 places (thanks Toby Sargeant)
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8 - MySQL and Postgresql use BOOL/BOOLEAN for Boolean types
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9 - OTK generation was busted (thanks Stuart D. Gathman)
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10 - export and import now include journals (incompatible with export < 0.7)
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11 - added "download_url" method to generate a correctly quoted URL for file
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12 download links (sf bug 927745)
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13 - all uses of TRACKER_WEB now ensure it ends with a '/'
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14 - roundup-admin install checks for existing tracker in target home
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15 - grouping (and sorting) by multilink in RDBMS backends (sf bug 655702)
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16 - roundup scripts may now be asked for their version (sf rfe 798657)
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17 - sqlite backend had stopped using the global lock
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18 - better check for anonymous viewing of user items (sf bug 933510)
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19 - stop Interval from displaying an empty string (sf bug 934022)
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20 - fixed storage of some datatypes in some RDBMS backends
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22 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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23 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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25 No, really, this is a BETA and if you don't follow the upgrading steps,
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26 particularly the bit about BACKING UP YOUR DATA, I'm NOT GOING TO BE HELD
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27 RESPONSIBLE. This release is NOT FOR GENERAL USE.
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29 I would *greatly* appreciate people giving this release a whirl with a
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30 copy of their existing setup. It's only through real-world testing of
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31 beta releases that we can ensure that older trackers will be OK.
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33 Version 0.7 introduces far too many features to list here. I've put
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34 together a What's New page:
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36 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/doc-0.7/whatsnew-0.7.html
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38 Some highlights:
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40 - added postgresql backend
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41 - trackers using postgresql or mysql backends may have many users
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42 - new "actor" automatic property (user who caused the last "activity")
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43 - RDBMS backends have data typed columns and indexes on several columns
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44 - registration may be concluded by replying to the confirmation email
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45 - HTML templating permission checks are greatly simplified
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46 - database exports now include full journals
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47 - IMAP support in the mail gateway
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49 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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51 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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53 python demo.py
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55 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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56 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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57 Release Info (via download page):
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58 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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59 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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60 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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63 About Roundup
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64 =============
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66 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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67 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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68 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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70 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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71 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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73 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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74 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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76 (a) submit new issues,
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77 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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78 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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80 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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81 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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82 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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85 disutils-based install script is provided.
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87 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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88 a minimal skeleton) and seven database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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89 sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/