The Koha release team is proud to announce the release of Koha 3.8.8. This is a maintenance release and contains bugfixes please read the full release notes. You can download this release at http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.08.tar.gz RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.8 21 Dec 2012 ======================================================================== 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 3.8.8 can be downloaded from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.08.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 3.8.8 is a bugfix/maintenance release. Major fixes in 3.8.8 ====================== Acquisitions ---------- 9106 critical Filtering list of uncertain price list by owner empties order information Circulation ---------- 8800 blocker SpecifyDueDate && useDaysMode=Datedue wrong behaviour Hold requests ---------- 5801 major C4::Circulation::_GetCircControlBranch should not be used in opac-reserve.pl Installation and upgrade (command-line installer) ---------- 9135 blocker updatedatabase.pl fails when DEBUG is set MARC Authority data support ---------- 9149 critical Patch 8823 introduces reference to non-existent function Test Suite ---------- 9142 blocker Failing test case in 3.10.0 release. Other bugs fixed in 3.8.8 ====================== Acquisitions ---------- 7129 normal actual cost showing too many zeros 8382 normal It is not possible to cancel an order when receiving on a filtered page in parcel.pl 8820 minor Don't show orders table if there are no orders Cataloging ---------- 9123 normal Authorities search ordered by authid does not work Circulation ---------- 8781 minor Access to Transfer page while "independent branches" is on Holidays ---------- 9078 normal is_holiday should honour holiday exceptions Installation and upgrade (web-based installer) ---------- 9024 normal Add additional sample data to German installer MARC Authority data support ---------- 9070 normal Searching for authority from tag editor for field 650 gives error OPAC ---------- 8515 normal OPAC password change does not obey OpacPasswordChange 9077 normal OPAC Social media links broken by fix for Bug 8973 9115 normal basket window should close automatically when placing a hold 8614 minor Icon for scores on OPAC detail page broken 8981 minor Remove Nonpublic General Note from OPAC authorities display 8983 minor Typo error in UNIMARCslim2OPACResults.xsl 9098 minor Replace tabulations by spaces in opac-user.pl 8546 trivial Error in description of OPAC Advanced Search Publication date range search Reports ---------- 8588 normal Duplicate field IDs cause problems with SQL report parameter entry Searching ---------- 8954 normal Languages list in advanced search always in english 8946 minor Wrong label and missing values in UNIMARC coded fields advanced search Staff Client ---------- 8481 normal Items table is showing in opac-MARCdetail.pl but not in MARCdetail.pl System Administration ---------- 8163 trivial Click to populate XSLT preferences with "default" or empty values Templates ---------- 9073 normal Download option from the cart should match the menu button in lists 6680 trivial Cart download choices not understandable to patrons Tools ---------- 5521 normal item edit form appears if no items found 8843 normal Cannot export bibliographic records by call number Enhancements in 3.8.8 ====================== Packaging ---------- 8878 koha-shell: a command to make using koha commands easier Searching ---------- 9134 There is no previous link on the second page of the search results page Templates ---------- 9137 Focus when editing/adding new itemtypes/authorised values New sysprefs in 3.8.8 ====================== System requirements ====================== Important notes: * Perl 5.10 is required * Zebra is required Documentation ====================== As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now 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/3.8/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 (100%) * Basque (75%) * Chinese (Taiwan) (75%) * Danish (74%) * English (New Zealand) (100%) * French (99%) * French (Canada) (76%) * German (99%) * German (Switzerland) (99%) * Greek (69%) * Italian (100%) * Norwegian Bokmål (68%) * Portuguese (97%) * Portuguese (Brazil) (99%) * Slovak (100%) * Spanish (100%) * Turkish (84%) 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 3.8.8 is Release Manager: Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com> Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com> Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr> QA Manager: Ian Walls <koha.sekjal@gmail.com> QA team: Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>, Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com> Mason James <mason@kohaaloha.com> Bug Wranglers: Katrin Fischer, Magnus Enger Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu> Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com> Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz> Credits ====================== We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 3.8.8: * Universidad Nacional de Córdoba We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.8. * 4 Tomas Cohen Arazi * 3 Jared Camins-Esakov * 1 David Cook * 2 Chris Cormack * 1 Jonathan Druart * 1 Nicole Engard * 2 Katrin Fischer * 1 Kyle M Hall * 15 Owen Leonard * 1 Paul Poulain * 3 Fridolyn SOMERS * 2 Mathieu Saby * 1 Adrien Saurat * 2 Robin Sheat * 1 Lyon3 Team * 1 Mirko Tietgen * 1 christophe croullebois We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.8 * 15 ACPL * 2 BSZ BW * 7 Biblibre * 2 ByWater-Solutions * 3 C & P Bibliography * 4 Catalyst * 1 Prosentient Systems * 1 Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 * 2 Université Rennes 2 * 1 abunchofthings.net * 4 unidentified We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches for Koha 3.8.8. * 30 Jared Camins-Esakov * 44 Chris Cormack * 1 Srikanth Dhondi * 4 Jonathan Druart * 2 Nicole C. Engard * 1 Magnus Enger * 18 Katrin Fischer * 8 Kyle M Hall * 2 Mason James * 7 Melia Meggs * 6 Paul Poulain * 2 Marcel de Rooy * 1 Robin Sheat * 2 Mirko Tietgen * 1 Marc Veron * 2 Ian Walls * 1 wajasu We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly 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 3.8.x. The last Koha release was 3.8.7, which was released on November 22, 2012. Bugs and feature requests ====================== Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at http://bugs.koha-community.org/ Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini