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Add extra explanation for SQL command in 1.3.3->1.4.0 upgrade path A user on IRC was confused as to where/how to add indexes. Try to clarify.
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1 =======================================================
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2 Roundup: an Issue-Tracking System for Knowledge Workers
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3 =======================================================
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5 INSTANT GRATIFICATION
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6 =====================
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8 The impatient may try Roundup immediately by running demo.py from
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9 the source directory::
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11 python demo.py
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13 This will create new tracker home in "demo" subdirectory and start
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14 server. To reset demo instance::
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16 python demo.py nuke
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19 Tracker Home
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20 =============
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21 "Tracker Home" is main concept when starting with Roundup. It is
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22 directory where all your tracker data is stored. This directory is
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23 created every time when new tracker is initialized and includes
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24 tracker configuration, database, template, schema and extensions.
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27 Installation
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28 ============
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29 Please see "doc/installation.txt"
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32 Upgrading
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33 =========
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34 Please see "doc/upgrading.txt"
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37 Security Issues
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38 ===============
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39 Please see "doc/security.txt" for directions on reporting security issues.
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41 Usage and Other Information
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42 ===========================
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43 Start with the index.txt file in the "doc" directory. These
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44 documentation files are written in reStructedText, which can be
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45 converted into HTML format. If you have Sphinx installed, you can
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46 do this by running::
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48 python setup.py build_doc
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50 Resulting HTML files will be in "share/doc/roundup/html" directory.
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53 For Developers
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54 ==============
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55 To get started on development work, read the developers.txt file in
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56 the "doc" directory.
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59 License
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60 =======
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61 See COPYING.txt

Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/