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date Thu, 09 Jan 2003 22:59:22 +0000
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1 =================================================
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.5.4 - an issue tracking system
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3 =================================================
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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 0.5, 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 - key the templates cache off full path, not filename
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17 - implemented whole-database locking
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18 - hyperlinking of special text (url, email, item designator) in messages
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19 - fixed time default in date.py
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20 - fixed error in cgi/templates.py (sf bug 652089)
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21 - fixed handling of missing password (sf bug 655632)
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22 - applied patches for handling Outlook quirks (thanks Andrey Lebedev)
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23 (multipart/alternative, "fw" and content-type "name")
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24 - fire auditors and reactors in rdbms retire (thanks Sheila King)
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25 - better match for mailgw help "command" text
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26 - handle :add: better in cgi form parsing (sf bug 663235)
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27 - handle all-whitespace multilink values in forms (sf bug 663855)
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28 - fixed searching on date / interval fields (sf bug 658157)
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29 - fixed form elements names in search form to allow grouping and sorting
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30 on "creation" field
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31 - display of saved queries is now performed correctly
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33 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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34 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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35 Release Info (via download page):
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36 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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37 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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38 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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41 About Roundup
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42 =============
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44 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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45 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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46 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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48 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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49 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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51 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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52 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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54 (a) submit new issues,
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55 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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56 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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58 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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59 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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60 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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61 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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62 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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63 disutils-based install script is provided.
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65 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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66 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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67 metakit and gadfly).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/