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author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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1 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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2 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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3 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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5 0.7.9 is a bug fix release (with one feature cleaning up and API
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6 inconsistency):
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8 Feature:
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9 - DateHTMLProperty.field() accepts format string (thanks Wil Cooley)
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11 Fixed:
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12 - popup listing uses filter args (thanks Marlon van den Berg)
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13 - fixed editing of message contents
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14 - loosened the detection of issue cross-references in messages
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15 - open CSV files in "universal newline" mode
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16 - s/Modifed/Modified (thanks donfu)
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17 - applied patch fixing some form handling issues in ZRoundup (thanks Chris
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18 Withers)
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19 - enforce View Permission when serving file content (sf bug 1050470)
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20 - don't index common words (sf bug 1046612)
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21 - set the current username correctly after rego (sf bug 1048398)
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22 - don't wrap query.item.html in a <span> (thanks Roch'e Compaan)
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23 - TAL expressions like 'request/show/whatever' return True
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24 if the request does not contain explicit @columns list
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25 - NumberHTMLProperty should return '' not "None" if not set (thanks
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26 William)
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27 - ensure multilink ordering in RDBMS backends (thanks Marcus Priesch, sf
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28 bug 950963)
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29 - always honor indexme property on Strings (sf patch 1063711)
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30 - make hyperdb value parsing errors readable in mailgw errors
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31 - make anydbm journal export handle removed properties
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32 - allow use of XML templates again
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34 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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35 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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37 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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39 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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41 python demo.py
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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 manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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55 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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57 (a) submit new issues,
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58 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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59 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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61 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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62 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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63 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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65 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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66 disutils-based install script is provided.
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68 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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69 a minimal skeleton) and seven database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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70 sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/