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| author | Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net> |
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| date | Thu, 04 Sep 2003 00:47:01 +0000 |
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| 2 SC-Track Roundup 0.6.0 - an issue tracking system | 2 SC-Track Roundup 0.6.1 - an issue tracking system |
| 3 ================================================= | 3 ================================================= |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 I'm pleased to announce the latest feature-packed release of Roundup. See | 5 I'm pleased to announce this maintenance release of Roundup. This fix |
| 6 below for a list of some of the goodies included in this release. | 6 introduces Python2.3 compatibility. My thanks to Paul Dubois for |
| 7 contributing the csv module compatibility layer. | |
| 7 | 8 |
| 8 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow | 9 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow |
| 9 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation. | 10 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation. |
| 10 | 11 |
| 11 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. I hope to | 12 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. I hope to |
| 12 revive it in a future 0.6 bugfix release. | 13 revive it in a future 0.6 maintenance release. |
| 13 | |
| 14 The gadfly backend has now been removed, having served its purpose as a | |
| 15 template for other RDBMS implementations. It is replaced by the sqlite and | |
| 16 mysql backends. | |
| 17 | 14 |
| 18 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. | 15 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. |
| 19 | 16 |
| 20 The 0.6 release has lots of new goodies including: | 17 This release fixes some bugs: |
| 21 | 18 |
| 22 - new instant-gratification Demo Mode ("python demo.py" :) | 19 - Add note about installing cgi-bin with a different interpreter |
| 23 - added mysql backend (see doc/mysql.txt for details) | 20 - Importing wasn't setting None values explicitly when it should have been |
| 24 - web interface cleanups including nicer history display, nicer index | 21 - Fixed import warning regarding 0xffff0000 literal, finally, really this |
| 25 navigation and nicer popup list windows | 22 time. Checked on win2k. (sf bug 786711) |
| 26 - searching of date ranges | 23 - Fix CGI editCSV action to handle metakit's integer itemids |
| 27 - better international support, including utf-8 email handling and ability | 24 - Apply fix for "remove" links from Klamer Schutte |
| 28 to display localized dates in web interface. | 25 - Added permission check on "remove" link while I was there.. |
| 29 - more documentation including revamped design document, unix manual pages | 26 - Applied CSV fix for python2.3 (sf bug 790363) |
| 30 and some FAQ entries | 27 - Fixed form padding in LHS menu (sf bug 790502) |
| 31 - significantly more powerful form handling allowing editing of multiple | 28 - Fixed upgrading docs for timezones (sf bug 790498) |
| 32 items and creation of multiple items | 29 - Set the content type on page templates (can have XML templates now) |
| 33 - tracker templates can contain subdirectories and static files (e.g. | 30 - Various cosmetic fixes (thanks James Kew for being persistent :) |
| 34 images) and we may now distribute templates separately from Roundup. | 31 - Applied patch 739314 (sorry John!) |
| 35 Template HTML files now have a .html extension too. | 32 |
| 36 - user registration is now a two-step process, with confirmation from the | 33 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run:: |
| 37 email address supplied in the registration form, and we also have a | 34 |
| 38 password reset feature for forgotten password / login | 35 python demo.py |
| 39 - Windows Service mode for roundup-server when daemonification is | |
| 40 attempted on Windows | |
| 41 - lots of speed enhancements, making the web interface much more responsive | |
| 42 - fixed issues with dumb email or web clients | |
| 43 - email system handles more SMTP and POP features (TLS, APOP, ...) | |
| 44 - lots more little tweaks and back-end work... | |
| 45 | 36 |
| 46 Source and documentation is available at the website: | 37 Source and documentation is available at the website: |
| 47 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/ | 38 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/ |
| 48 Release Info (via download page): | 39 Release Info (via download page): |
| 49 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup | 40 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup |