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Added the ability to toggle where error messages go. They either go to the user (default, for backwards compatibility), the dispatcher, or both. These are able to be toggled via settings in config.py. Please refer to upgrading.txt for more details. (And Richard, let me know if I've done anything wrong with this checkin. :))
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date Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:27:15 +0000
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1 It is with a huge sigh of relief that I announce this first beta of
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2 Roundup version 0.7.
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4 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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5 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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7 No, really, this is a BETA and if you don't follow the upgrading steps,
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8 particularly the bit about BACKING UP YOUR DATA, I'm NOT GOING TO BE HELD
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9 RESPONSIBLE. This release is NOT FOR GENERAL USE.
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11 I would *greatly* appreciate people giving this release a whirl with a
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12 copy of their existing setup. It's only through real-world testing of
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13 beta releases that we can ensure that older trackers will be OK.
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15 This release introduces far too many features to list here. Some
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16 highlights:
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18 - added postgresql backend (originally from sf patch 761740, many changes
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19 since)
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20 - RDBMS backends implement their session and one-time-key stores and
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21 full-text indexers; thus they are now performing their own locking
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22 internally
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23 - added new "actor" automatic property (indicates user who cause the last
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24 "activity")
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25 - all RDBMS backends have sensible data typed columns and indexes on
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26 several columns
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27 - we support confirming registration by replying to the email (sf bug
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28 763668)
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29 - all HTML templating methods now automatically check for permissions
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30 (either view or edit as appropriate), greatly simplifying templates
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32 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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34 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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36 python demo.py
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38 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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39 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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40 Release Info (via download page):
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41 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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42 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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43 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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46 About Roundup
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47 =============
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49 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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50 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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51 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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53 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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54 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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56 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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57 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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59 (a) submit new issues,
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60 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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61 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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63 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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64 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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65 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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68 disutils-based install script is provided.
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70 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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71 a minimal skeleton) and seven database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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72 sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/