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Initial implementation (half-baked) at new Tracker instance. Cleaned up caching API / comments in backends. Fixes to docs.
author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.6.1 - an issue tracking system
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5 I'm pleased to announce this maintenance release of Roundup. This fix
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6 introduces Python2.3 compatibility. My thanks to Paul Dubois for
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7 contributing the csv module compatibility layer.
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9 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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10 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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12 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. I hope to
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13 revive it in a future 0.6 maintenance release.
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15 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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17 This release fixes some bugs:
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19 - Add note about installing cgi-bin with a different interpreter
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20 - Importing wasn't setting None values explicitly when it should have been
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21 - Fixed import warning regarding 0xffff0000 literal, finally, really this
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22 time. Checked on win2k. (sf bug 786711)
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23 - Fix CGI editCSV action to handle metakit's integer itemids
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24 - Apply fix for "remove" links from Klamer Schutte
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25 - Added permission check on "remove" link while I was there..
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26 - Applied CSV fix for python2.3 (sf bug 790363)
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27 - Fixed form padding in LHS menu (sf bug 790502)
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28 - Fixed upgrading docs for timezones (sf bug 790498)
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29 - Set the content type on page templates (can have XML templates now)
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30 - Various cosmetic fixes (thanks James Kew for being persistent :)
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31 - Applied patch 739314 (sorry John!)
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33 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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35 python demo.py
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37 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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38 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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39 Release Info (via download page):
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40 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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41 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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42 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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45 About Roundup
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46 =============
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48 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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49 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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50 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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52 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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53 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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55 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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56 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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58 (a) submit new issues,
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59 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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60 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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62 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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63 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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64 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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67 disutils-based install script is provided.
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69 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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70 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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71 metakit and mysql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/