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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 0.7.7 is a bug fix release, including:
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7 - ZRoundup's search interface works now (sf bug 994957)
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8 - fixed history display when "ascending"
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9 - removed references to py2.3+ boolean values (sf bug 995682)
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10 - fix static file path normalisation in security check (thanks David Linke)
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11 - less specific messages for login failures (thanks Chris Withers)
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12 - Reject raised against email messages should result in email rejection, not
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13 discarding of the message
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14 - mailgw can override the MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS
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15 - handle Py2.3+ datetime objects as Date specs (sf bug 971300)
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16 - use row locking in MySQL newid() (sf bug 1034211)
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17 - add sanity check for sort and group on same property (sf bug 1033477)
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18 - extend OTK and session table value cols to TEXT (sf bug 1031271)
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19 - fix lookup of REMOTE_USER (sf bug 1002923)
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20 - new Interval props weren't created properly in rdbms
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21 - date.Interval() now accepts an Interval as a spec (sf bug 1041266)
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22 - handle deleted properties in RDBMS history
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23 - apply timezone in correct direction in user input (sf bug 1013097)
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24 - more efficient find() in RDBMS (sf bug 1012781)
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25 - pydotorg-specific change to mailgw to handle bizzaro permissions ;)
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27 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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28 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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30 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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32 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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34 python demo.py
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36 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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37 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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38 Release Info (via download page):
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39 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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40 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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41 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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44 About Roundup
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45 =============
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47 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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48 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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50 (a) submit new issues,
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51 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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52 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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54 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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55 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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56 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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58 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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59 disutils-based install script is provided.
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61 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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62 a minimal skeleton) and seven database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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63 sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/