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working toward 0.5.2 release
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.5.2 - an issue tracking system
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5 This is a bugfix release for version 0.5.x - if you're upgrading from before
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6 that, you *must* read doc/upgrading.txt!
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8 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken, with no
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9 fix in the forseeable future.
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11 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Users of the
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12 sqlite backend are encouraged to upgrade sqlite to version 2.7.3.
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14 We've had a good crack at bugs (thanks to all who contributed!):
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16 - added quotes around python interpreter in windows bat (sf bug 623963)
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17 - fixed link at end of installation doc (sf bug 623957)
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18 - handle "classname" URL path errors cleaner (generate a 404)
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19 - added CGI :remove:<propname> and :add:<propname> which specify item
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20 ids to remove / add in <propname> multilink.
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21 - bugfix in boolean templating
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22 - remember the change note on bad submissions (sf bug 625989)
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23 - highlight required form fields (sf bug 625989)
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24 - force non-word boundary to match re: in subject (sf bug 626303)
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25 - handle sqlite bug (<2.7.2) (sf bug 630828)
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26 - handle missing props in anydbm stringFind
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27 - updated email package address formatting (deprecation)
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28 - copied email address quoting from email v2.4.3 so we're consistent
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29 with 2.2
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30 - email summary extraction now takes the first whole sentence or line -
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31 whichever is longer
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32 - documented dependency on Active State (sf bug 623959)
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33 - ensured there's no zero-length files in source (sf bug 633622)
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34 - added ID to the search page (sf bug 631601)
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35 - fixed filtering by id in anydbm
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36 - show issue ID in the headings (sf bug 631598)
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37 - show entire messages by default in issues (sf bug 625995)
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38 - fixed journalling to save old values instead of new (sorry I took so
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39 long, GM)
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40 - handle missing REQUEST_URI for cgi-bin users (sf bug 620163)
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43 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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44 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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45 Release Info (via download page):
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46 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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47 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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48 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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51 About Roundup
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52 =============
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54 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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55 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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56 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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58 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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59 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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61 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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62 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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64 (a) submit new issues,
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65 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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66 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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68 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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69 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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70 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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73 disutils-based install script is provided.
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75 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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76 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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77 metakit and gadfly).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/