1 RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.17
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5 Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
6 (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
7 volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
8 The website for the Koha project is
10 http://koha-community.org/
12 Koha 3.8.17 can be downloaded from:
14 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.17.tar.gz
16 Installation instructions can be found at:
18 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
20 OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
23 Koha 3.8.17 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
26 It includes 0 features, 2 enhancements and 23 bugfixes.
29 New features in 3.8.17
30 ======================
36 Enhancements in 3.8.17
37 ======================
39 Acquisitions ----------
40 10514 Add item link on acquisitions add item is too small
44 10411 Add cache control headers to static resources in the apache config
47 Critical bugs fixed in 3.8.17
48 ======================
53 10088 critical Software error when filling a basket with staged record
57 10384 major Software error when LDAP connexion fails
61 10490 major Overdue fines cap (amount) in circulation rules is saved incorrectly (rounded)
65 10560 major No way to disable english
68 Other bugs fixed in 3.8.17
69 ======================
74 7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page
78 10556 normal Deliverytime is not inserted on adding a supplier
79 10535 minor By default sort funds by name
81 Architecture, internals, and plumbing
83 10527 normal C4::Branch::get_branch_code_from_name is useless
87 10029 normal CAS authentication fails in OPAC reserve
91 9113 normal Batch modification removes +
92 9533 normal Batch item modification should ignore defaults
93 9770 minor C4::ClassSortRoutine::Dewey can pad the wrong part of a call number internally
94 10448 minor Changing framework when cataloguing clears all fields
95 10428 trivial Undefined check in add additem.pl
99 5894 normal Adding multiple items from a cart to a list shows only the first title
103 10127 normal Printoverdues.sh should tar only pdf files
107 10484 normal Serials-edit.pl not checking for barcode field before checking for barcode subfield
108 10563 normal Link to edit subscription from 'check expiraton' page is broken
112 10497 normal Star ratings not showing right in ccsr detail
113 10422 minor Remove references to unused and non-existent wizard.css
114 9519 trivial Wrong language code for Italian in the advanced search language limitations
118 10290 normal UT: VirtualShelves.t needs to create its own data
119 10386 normal UT: VirtualShelves.t needs some more adjustments
122 New sysprefs in 3.8.17
123 ======================
128 ======================
132 * Perl 5.10 is required
137 ======================
139 The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha
142 http://koha-community.org/documentation/
144 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
145 Koha manual is available:
147 http://manual.koha-community.org/3.8/en/
149 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
151 http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
155 ======================
157 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
158 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
164 * Chinese (China) (63%)
166 * English (New Zealand) (97%)
168 * French (Canada) (74%)
170 * German (Switzerland) (96%)
175 * Norwegian Bokmål (65%)
177 * Portuguese (Brazil) (97%)
183 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
185 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
187 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
189 for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
192 http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
194 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
196 http://translate.koha-community.org/
200 ======================
202 The release team for Koha 3.8.17 is
204 Release Manager: Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
205 Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
206 Installation Documentation Managers:
207 Samuel Desseaux <samuel.desseaux@ecp.fr>
208 Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
209 Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <bgkriegel@gmail.com>
210 QA Manager: Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de>
211 QA Team: Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
212 Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
213 Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>,
214 Brendan Gallagher <brendan@bywatersolutions.com>
215 Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
216 Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
217 Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
218 Bug Wranglers: Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no>
219 Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat <robin@catalyst.net.nz>
220 Live CD Manager: Nguyen Quoc Uy <nguyenquocuy_1102@yahoo.com>
221 VM Manager: Samuel Desseaux <samuel.desseaux@ecp.fr>
223 Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Hall <chrish@catalyst.net.nz>
224 Release Maintainer (3.10.x): Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <bgkriegel@gmail.com>
225 Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@gmail.com>
229 ======================
231 We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
232 new features in Koha 3.8.17:
234 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.17.
243 * 1 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
252 We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.17
257 * 2 ByWater-Solutions
260 * 1 Prosentient Systems
265 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
267 * 27 Tomas Cohen Arazi
268 * 2 Jared Camins-Esakov
279 * 28 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
288 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
289 please send a patch against these release notes to
290 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
293 Revision control notes
294 ======================
296 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
297 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
299 git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
301 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.8.x.
303 The last Koha release was 3.8.14, which was released on June 23, 2013.
306 Bugs and feature requests
307 ======================
309 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
312 http://bugs.koha-community.org/
315 He rau ringa e oti ai.
316 (Many hands finish the work)
318 ##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 24 Aug 2013 04:32:25 Z #####