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argh! backwards compat
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1 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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2 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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3 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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5 0.7.4 is a bug fix release, including:
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7 - re-acquire the OTK manager when we re-open the database
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8 - mailgw handler can close the database on us
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9 - fixed grouping by a NULL Link value
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10 - fixed anydbm import/export (sf bugs 965216, 964457, 964450)
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11 - fix python 2.3.3 strftime deprecation warning (sf patch 968398)
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12 - fix some column datatypes in postgresql and mysql (sf bugs 962611,
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13 959177 and 964231)
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14 - fixed RDBMS journal packing (sf bug 959177)
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15 - fixed filtering by floats in anydbm (sf bug 963584)
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17 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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18 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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20 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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22 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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24 python demo.py
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26 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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27 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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28 Release Info (via download page):
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29 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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30 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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31 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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34 About Roundup
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35 =============
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37 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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38 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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40 (a) submit new issues,
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41 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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42 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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44 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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45 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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46 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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47 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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49 disutils-based install script is provided.
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51 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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52 a minimal skeleton) and seven database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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53 sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/