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changes for 2.4.0b0 release
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1 I'm proud to release version 2.4.0 beta of the Roundup issue
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4 <https://www.roundup-tracker.org/docs/upgrading.html>`_ to
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5 bring your tracker up to date.
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10 Note that you should run ``roundup-admin ... migrate`` to
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11 update the database schema version. Do this before you use
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12 the web, command-line or mail interface and before any users
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13 access the tracker.
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15 You can install it with::
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17 pip install roundup~=2.4.0b0
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19 (preferably in a virtual environment). To download it, use::
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21 pip download roundup~=2.4.0b0
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25 Among the notable improvements in 2.4.0 from the 2.3.0
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26 release are:
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28 * new classhelper component thanks to a team of students
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38 can find them.
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40 * using ``@current_user`` as a value in a search URL for a
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41 user property will use the current logged in user. Now you
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42 can share searches like: "My issues" as "my" will become
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46 limited to limit passowrd guessing attacks.
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48 * utf8mb4 is the default charset for MySQL. This requires
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50 choose to keep the older character set in config.ini.
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52 * PostgreSQL services defined in pg_service.conf can be
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53 used. PostgreSQL schemas are supported to eliminate the
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55 creation/deletion privs.
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57 * fix out of memory issue when importing larger trackers
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60 * multiple roundup-admin improvements: display protected
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62 output, command history. Also on windows, pyreadline3 is
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65 * an experimental wsgi performance improvment in 2.3.0 is
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66 now now the default and is opt-out.
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69 utils.expandfile. Javascript that is included in the
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70 Python core will be moved to external files and be able to
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81 * various other Windows platform fixes including test suite
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82 fixes.
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86 The file CHANGES.txt has a detailed list of feature
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88 recent changes from there are at the end of this
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89 announcement. Also see the information in doc/upgrading.txt.
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91 If you find bugs, please report them to issues AT
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92 roundup-tracker.org or create an account at
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93 https://issues.roundup-tracker.org and open a new ticket. If
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94 you have patches to fix the issues they can be attached to
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95 the email or uploaded to the tracker.
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100 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you
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107 and before any users access the tracker.
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109 Roundup requires Python 2 newer than version 2.7.12 or
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113 platforms, so you should deploy new trackers with Python 3
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115 3. See the upgrade guide.
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118 unpack and run::
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130 https://www.roundup-tracker.org/
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132 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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134 https://sourceforge.net/p/roundup/mailman/
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137 About Roundup
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138 =============
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140 Roundup is a simple-to-use and install issue-tracking system
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141 with command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on
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142 the winning design from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software
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143 Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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145 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties
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146 such as "description", "priority", and so on) and provides
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147 the ability to:
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149 (a) submit new issues,
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150 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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151 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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153 The system facilitates communication among the participants
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154 by managing discussions and notifying interested parties
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155 when issues are edited. One of the major design goals for
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156 Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup is therefore
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157 usable "out of the box" with any Python 3.6+
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158 installation. It doesn't even need to be "installed" to be
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159 operational, though an install script is provided.
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161 It comes with five basic issue tracker templates
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163 * a classic bug/feature tracker
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164 * a more extensive devel tracker for bug/features etc.
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165 * a responsive version of the devel tracker
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167 * a minimal skeleton
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169 and supports four database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, mysql
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170 and postgresql).
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172 Recent Changes
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175 From 2.3.0 to 2.4.0
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177 TBA
Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/