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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.5 beta2 - an issue tracking system
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5 Note: This is the first of two beta releases of the newest version of Roundup.
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6 It is strongly recommended that you maintain your existing 0.4 installation if
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7 you have one, and run 0.5 on a copy of the database. If you are upgrading from
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8 0.4, you must read doc/upgrading.txt!
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10 Roundup requires python 2.1.1 for correct operation. Support for dumbdbm
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11 requires python 2.1.2 or 2.2. 2.1.3 and 2.2.1 are recommended.
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13 This beta release fixes the following specific problems:
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14 . all backends now have a .close() method, and it's used everywhere
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15 . fixed bug in detectors __init__
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16 . switched the default issue item display to only show issue summary
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17 (added instructions to doc to make it display entire content)
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18 . MANIFEST.in was missing a lot of template files
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19 . added generic item editing
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20 . much nicer layout of template rendering errors
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21 . added context/is_edit_ok and context/is_view_ok convenience methods and
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22 implemented use of them in the classic template
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24 A lot has been done since 0.4:
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26 - new backend for metakit (thanks Gordon McMillan)
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27 - new backend for gadfly (it's as done as it's going to get)
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28 - further split the dbm backends from the core code, allowing easier
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29 non-dict-like backends (eg metakit, RDB)
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30 - implemented and used the new access control mechanisms (Permissions, Roles)
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31 - switched templating to use Zope's PageTemplates (yay!)
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32 - switched to sessions for web authentication
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33 - added Boolean and Number types
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34 - full-text search may also search certain String properties
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35 - fixed the journal bloat
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36 - updated design document for new access controls
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37 - updated customisation document, including more examples
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38 - entire database export and import (incl files)
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39 - better mailgw help message (feature request #558562)
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40 - re-enabled link backrefs from messages (feature request #568714)
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41 - the page layout is now templatable
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42 - re-worked cgi interface to abstract out the explicit "issue" interface
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43 - have index page handle mid-page errors better so header and footer are
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44 still visible
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45 - saving of named search queries
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46 - we handle "not found", access and item page render errors better
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47 - fixed double-submit by having new-item-submit redirect at end
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48 - daemonify roundup-server (fork, logfile, pidfile)
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49 - modify cgitb to display PageTemplate errors better
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50 - rename to "instance" to "tracker"
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51 - have roundup.cgi pick up tracker config from the environment
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52 - revamped look and feel in web interface
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53 - cleaned up stylesheet usage
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54 - several bug fixes and documentation fixes
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56 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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57 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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58 Release Info (via download page):
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59 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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60 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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61 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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64 About Roundup
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65 =============
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67 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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68 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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69 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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71 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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72 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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74 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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75 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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77 (a) submit new issues,
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78 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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79 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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81 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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82 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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83 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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86 disutils-based install script is provided.
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88 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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89 a help desk) and five database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, metakit and
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90 gadfly).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/