1 # RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 16.5.10
4 Koha is the first free and open source software library automation
5 package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types
6 and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The
7 website for the Koha project is:
9 - [Koha Community](http://koha-community.org)
11 Koha 16.5.10 can be downloaded from:
13 - [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-16.05.10.tar.gz)
15 Installation instructions can be found at:
17 - [Koha Wiki](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation)
18 - OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
20 Koha 16.5.10 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
22 It includes 1 enhancements, 32 bugfixes.
29 ### Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)
31 - [[7533]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=7533) Add template_cache_dir to the koha-conf.xml file
34 ## Critical bugs fixed
38 - [[17775]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17775) Add new user with LDAP not works under Plack
42 - [[17922]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17922) Default value substitution for month and day should be fixed length
46 - [[8361]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8361) Issuing rule if no rule is defined
50 - [[18015]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18015) On shelf holds allowed > "If all unavailable" ignores notforloan
52 ### Label/patron card printing
54 - [[18044]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18044) Label Batches not displaying
58 - [[18025]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18025) Expired password recovery links cause sql crash
62 - [[17782]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17782) Patron updated_on field should be set to current timestamp when borrower is deleted
66 - [[15030]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15030) Certain values in serials' items are lost on next edit
68 ### System Administration
70 - [[18111]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18111) Import default framework is broken
72 ### Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers
74 - [[17871]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17871) Can't retrieve facets (or zebra::snippet) from Zebra with YAZ 5.8.1
81 - [[16984]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16984) Standing orders - when ordering a JS error is raised
83 ### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
85 - [[17726]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17726) TestBuilder's refactoring removed default values
86 - [[18089]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18089) All XSLT testing singleBranchMode = 0 fails to show even if install has only 1 branch
87 - [[18136]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18136) Content of ExportRemoveFields is not picked to pre-fill field list
91 - [[17512]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17512) Improve handling dates in C4::Items
92 - [[17780]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17780) When choose an author in authority results new window shows a blank screen
93 - [[17988]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17988) Select2 prevents correct tag expand/minimize functionality
97 - [[11450]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11450) Hold Request Confirm Deletion
101 - [[15584]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15584) Staff client list errors are incorrectly styled
102 - [[17852]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17852) Multiple URLs (856) in list email are broken
104 ### MARC Authority data support
106 - [[17913]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17913) Merge three authority merge fixes
108 ### MARC Bibliographic data support
110 - [[17788]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17788) (MARC21) $9 fields not indexed in authority-linked fields
114 - [[17823]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17823) XSLT: Add label for MARC 583 - Action note
118 - [[8306]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8306) Patron stats, patron activity : no active doesn't work
122 - [[16115]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16115) JavaScript error on item search form unless NOT_LOAN defined
123 - [[17838]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17838) Availability limit broken until an item has been checked out
124 - [[18047]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18047) JavaScript error on item search form unless LOC defined
125 - [[18068]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18068) ES: Location and (home|holding)branch facets mixed
129 - [[17865]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17865) If a subscription has no history end date, it shows as expired today in OPAC
133 - [[18026]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18026) URL to database columns link in system preferences is incorrect
137 - [[18095]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18095) Batch item modification: Better message if no item is modified
139 ### Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers
141 - [[17487]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17487) Improper placement of select/clear all in Z39.50/SRU search dialog
145 ## System requirements
149 - Perl 5.10 is required
154 The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha
157 - [Koha Documentation](http://koha-community.org/documentation/)
159 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
160 Koha manual is available:
162 - [Koha Manual](http://manual.koha-community.org//en/)
164 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
166 - [Koha Git Repository](http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary)
170 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
171 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
176 - Chinese (China) (89%)
177 - Chinese (Taiwan) (99%)
180 - English (New Zealand) (97%)
183 - French (Canada) (94%)
185 - German (Switzerland) (100%)
191 - Norwegian Bokmål (60%)
196 - Portuguese (Brazil) (90%)
203 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
205 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
207 - [Koha Translation Info](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha)
209 for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
212 - [Koha Translate List](http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate)
214 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
216 - [Koha Translation](http://translate.koha-community.org/)
220 The release team for Koha 16.5.10 is
222 - Release Manager: [Brendan Gallagher](mailto:brendan@bywatersolutions.com)
223 - QA Manager: [Katrin Fischer](mailto:Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de)
225 - [Kyle Hall](mailto:kyle@bywatersolutions.com)
226 - [Jonathan Druart](mailto:jonathan.druart@biblibre.com)
227 - [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com)
228 - [Marcel de Rooy](mailto:m.de.rooy@rijksmuseum.nl)
229 - [Nick Clemens](mailto:nick@bywatersolutions.com)
230 - [Jesse Weaver](mailto:jweaver@bywatersolutions.com)
232 - [Amit Gupta](mailto:amitddng135@gmail.com)
233 - [Magnus Enger](mailto:magnus@enger.priv.no)
234 - [Mirko Tietgen](mailto:mirko@abunchofthings.net)
235 - [Indranil Das Gupta](mailto:indradg@l2c2.co.in)
236 - [Zeno Tajoli](mailto:z.tajoli@cineca.it)
237 - [Marc Véron](mailto:veron@veron.ch)
238 - Packaging Manager: [Mirko Tietgen](mailto:mirko@abunchofthings.net)
239 - Documentation Manager: [Nicole C. Engard](mailto:nengard@gmail.com)
240 - Translation Manager: [Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel](mailto:bgkriegel@gmail.com)
243 - [Thomas Dukleth](mailto:kohadevel@agogme.com)
244 - Release Maintainers:
245 - 16.05 -- [Frédéric Demians](mailto:f.demians@tamil.fr)
246 - 3.22 -- [Julian Maurice](mailto:julian.maurice@biblibre.com)
247 - 3.20 -- [Chris Cormack](mailto:chrisc@catalyst.net.nz)
251 We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
252 new features in Koha 16.5.10:
255 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 16.5.10.
261 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (3)
264 - Jonathan Druart (16)
265 - Caitlin Goodger (2)
272 - Chris Nighswonger (1)
273 - Dobrica Pavlinusic (1)
282 We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
283 patches to Koha 16.5.10
285 - abunchofthings.net (1)
287 - bugs.koha-community.org (16)
288 - ByWater-Solutions (4)
294 - Prosentient Systems (1)
297 - Solutions inLibro inc (2)
298 - Theke Solutions (3)
302 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
305 - Baptiste Wojtkowski (1)
306 - Christopher Brannon (1)
311 - Jonathan Druart (29)
313 - Katrin Fischer (18)
322 - Tomas Cohen Arazi (4)
326 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
327 please send a patch against these release notes to
328 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
330 ## Revision control notes
332 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
333 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:
335 - [Koha Git Repository](git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git)
337 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
340 ## Bugs and feature requests
342 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
345 - [Koha Bugzilla](http://bugs.koha-community.org)
347 He rau ringa e oti ai.
348 (Many hands finish the work)
350 Autogenerated release notes updated last on 23 Feb 2017 21:36:13.