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backport fix to gadfly schema updating from HEAD
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.5.6 - an issue tracking system
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5 Note: This releases fixes a serious bug in the sqlite and gadfly backends
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6 which could cause data loss. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to this
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7 version.
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9 This is a bugfix release for version 0.5.x - if you're upgrading from before
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10 0.5, you *must* read doc/upgrading.txt!
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12 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. If you'd
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13 like to volunteer to fix it, let me know.
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15 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Users of the
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16 sqlite backend are encouraged to upgrade sqlite to version 2.7.3.
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18 We've had a good crack at bugs (thanks to all who contributed!):
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20 - fixed database corruption in rdbms property mutation
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21 - fixed templating filter function arguments (sf bug 678911)
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22 - fixed multiselect in searching (sf bug 676874)
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23 - fixed parsing of content-disposition filenames (sf bug 675116)
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24 - added 'h' to roundup-server optarg list (sf bug 674070)
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25 - fixed doc for db.history in anydbm and rdbms_common (sf bug 679221)
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26 - fixed roundup-reminder (sf bug 681042)
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27 - fixed int assumptions about Number values (sf bug 677762)
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28 - clarified licensing
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29 - another attempt to fix cookie misbehaviour - customise cookie name using
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30 tracker name
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31 - fixed error in indexargs_url (thanks Patrick Ohly)
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32 - fixed getnode (sf bug 684531)
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33 - fixed args to some date templating methods (sf bug 689670)
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35 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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36 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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37 Release Info (via download page):
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38 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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39 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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40 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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43 About Roundup
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44 =============
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46 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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47 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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48 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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50 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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51 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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53 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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54 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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56 (a) submit new issues,
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57 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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58 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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60 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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61 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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62 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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63 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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64 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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65 disutils-based install script is provided.
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67 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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68 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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69 metakit and gadfly).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/