Koha-clms/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_16_9.txt

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RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.16.9
29 Mar 2015
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Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
The website for the Koha project is
http://koha-community.org/
Koha 3.16.9 can be downloaded from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.16.09.tar.gz
Installation instructions can be found at:
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
Koha 3.16.9 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 3 enhancements and 20 bugfixes.
New features in 3.16.9
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Enhancements in 3.16.9
======================
OPAC
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13729 Give news in Opac a unique anchor
Packaging
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13785 Koha-disable should also stop SIP/Zebra/Indexer for instance
Test Suite
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13814 Add unit tests for C4::Boolean
Critical bugs fixed in 3.16.9
======================
Cataloging
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13523 major AddBiblio fails on mysql with STRICT_TRANS_TABLES
Templates
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13254 major Delete record don't wait for confirmation
Other bugs fixed in 3.16.9
======================
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
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13586 normal Makefile.PL mentions win32
Cataloging
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13635 normal $record->title is called even if marc flavour is UNIMARC
13648 normal OPAC = hidden removes pull down from item form
Circulation
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13804 trivial Returns via the checkouts tables uses the phrase "Returned" rather than "Checked in"
I18N/L10N
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11364 normal Label layout types and text justification types are not translatable
13741 minor "No fund found" not translatable
OPAC
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12399 minor Opaccredits printing at top on printable version
Packaging
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13784 minor Allow running Zebra daemon for disabled instances in packages
Patrons
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13605 normal _AUTHOR_ not replaced in relatives checkouts
Reports
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13578 normal Parameter public is lost on creating a report
SIP2
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9848 minor SIP tests : fix in 10renew_all.t (additional checkin)
Templates
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13858 normal Datatables paging for news page is broken
13745 minor Serial collection page shows branchcode instead of branchname
13750 minor Holds queue: Always show branch name, not branch code
13682 trivial Capitalization: Holds Queue
Test Suite
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12782 normal T/db_dependent/XISBN.t should work on DOM too
Tools
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12631 normal Inventory: fix "wrong place" and "item not scanned" statuses
Web services
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13801 normal SVC bib bad encoding
New sysprefs in 3.16.9
======================
System requirements
======================
Important notes:
* Perl 5.10 is required
* Zebra is required
Documentation
======================
The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha
documentation is
http://koha-community.org/documentation/
As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
Koha manual is available:
http://manual.koha-community.org/3.16/en/
The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
Translations
======================
Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
interface are available in this release for the following languages:
* English (USA)
* Arabic (100%)
* Armenian (99%)
* Czech (99%)
* Danish (86%)
* French (96%)
* German (100%)
* Italian (100%)
* Kurdish (68%)
* Polish (100%)
* Portuguese (100%)
* Slovak (100%)
* Spanish (100%)
* Swedish (86%)
* Turkish (100%)
* Vietnamese (94%)
Partial translations are available for various other languages.
The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
list to volunteer:
http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
http://translate.koha-community.org/
Release Team
======================
The release team for Koha 3.16.9 is
Release Manager: Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <bgkriegel@gmail.com>
QA Manager: Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de>
QA Team: Ruth Bavousett <druthb@gmail.com>
Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>,
Brendan Gallagher <brendan@bywatersolutions.com>
Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
Martin Renvoize <martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com>
Module Maintainers: Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@gmail.com>
Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com>
Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
Bug Wranglers: Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no>
Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat <robin@catalyst.net.nz>
VM Manager: Samuel Desseaux <samuel.desseaux@ecp.fr>
Database Documentation Managers:
Joy Nelson <joy@bywatersolutions.com>
Samuel Desseaux <samuel.desseaux@ecp.fr>
Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
Release Maintainer (3.10.x): Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <bgkriegel@gmail.com>
Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@gmail.com>
Release Maintainer (3.14.x): Fridolin Somers <fridolin.somers@biblibre.com>
Release Maintainer (3.16.x): Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
Release Maintainer (3.18.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
Credits
======================
We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
new features in Koha 3.16.9:
We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.9.
* Rochelle (1)
* Larry Baerveldt (2)
* Tomas Cohen Arazi (6)
* Jonathan Druart (6)
* Julian FIOL (2)
* Katrin Fischer (6)
* Mason James (3)
* Pasi Kallinen (1)
* Rafal Kopaczka (1)
* Matthias Meusburger (1)
* Kyle M Hall (1)
* Benjamin Rokseth (1)
* Viktor Sarge (1)
* Adrien Saurat (1)
* Fridolin Somers (1)
* Marc Véron (2)
We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
patches to Koha 3.16.9
* BSZ BW (6)
* BibLibre (11)
* ByWater-Solutions (3)
* KohaAloha (3)
* Oslo Public Library (1)
* poczta.onet.pl (1)
* pttk.fi (1)
* regionhalland.se (1)
* unidentified (7)
* veron.ch (2)
We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
for Koha 3.16.9.
* Brendan Gallagher (9)
* Chris Cormack (3)
* joel aloi (1)
* Jonathan Druart (12)
* Josef Moravec (1)
* Katrin Fischer (9)
* Larry Baerveldt (3)
* Magnus Enger (2)
* Marc Veron (2)
* Marc Véron (2)
* Mason James (32)
* Mirko Tietgen (2)
* Robin Sheat (2)
* Tomas Cohen Arazi (6)
* Nicole C. Engard (1)
* Kyle M Hall (5)
* Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel (1)
We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
please send a patch against these release notes to
koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
Revision control notes
======================
The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.16.x.
The last Koha release was 3.8.21, which was released on January 2, 2014.
Bugs and feature requests
======================
Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
tracker at
http://bugs.koha-community.org/
He rau ringa e oti ai.
(Many hands finish the work)
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