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author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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1 =================================================
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.6.2 - an issue tracking system
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5 I'm pleased to announce this maintenance release of Roundup which fixes
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6 some bugs:
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8 - cleaned up, clarified internal caching API in *dbm backends
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9 - stopped pyc writing to current directory! yay! (patch 800718 with changes)
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10 - fixed file leak in detector initialisation (patch 800715)
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11 - commented out example tracker homes (patch 800720)
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12 - added note about hidden :template var in user.item (bug 799842)
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13 - fixed change note generation when property was deleted from class and
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14 we are trying to edit an instance
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16 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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17 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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19 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. I hope
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20 to revive it in a future 0.6 maintenance release. No, really.
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22 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Python 2.3.1
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23 or later is strongly recommended.
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25 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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27 python demo.py
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29 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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30 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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31 Release Info (via download page):
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32 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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33 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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34 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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37 About Roundup
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38 =============
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40 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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41 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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42 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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44 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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45 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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47 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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48 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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50 (a) submit new issues,
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51 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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52 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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54 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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55 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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56 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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58 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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59 disutils-based install script is provided.
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61 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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62 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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63 metakit and mysql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/