[Koha] Koha 3.2.4 is now available

hansbkk at gmail.com hansbkk at gmail.com
Wed Feb 23 04:50:40 NZDT 2011


Wow that's a nice list of bugfixes!

Is it safe to just update from 3.2.3 with an existing database?

If so, is that generally safe with point releases at that third level
(3.2.5 through 2.2.9 but maybe not 3.3?)

Or is there an upgrade-data script that needs to be run?

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 3:39 PM, LAURENT Henri-Damien
<henridamien.laurent at biblibre.com> wrote:
> Le 22/02/2011 04:24, Christopher Nighswonger a écrit :
>> It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.2.4.
>>
>> The package can be retrieved from:
>>
>> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.04.tar.gz
>>
>> You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download:
>>
>> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.04.tar.gz.MD5
>> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.04.tar.gz.MD5.asc
>> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.04.tar.gz.sig
>>
>> Release notes for 3.2.3 are below the fold.
>>
>> Come and get it!
>>
>> RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.4 - 22 February 2011
>> ========================================================================
>>
>> 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 3.2.4 can be downloaded from:
>>
>>     http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.04.tar.gz
>>
>> Installation instructions can be found at:
>>
>>     http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
>>
>> Koha 3.2.4 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
>>
>> Highlights of 3.2.4
>> ======================
>>
>> Some of the higher profile bugs addressed in this release are:
>>
>> 2341    items marked 'On Order' (notforloan == -1) don't interact
>> correctly with opac-reserve.tmpl
>> 4263    repeatable subfields in items
>> 5376    Batch Edit and Delete need Superlibrarian Permissions
>> 5683    link_bibs_to_authorities.pl can corrupt records
>> 5477    Test cases requiring database access fail
>> 5681    Autobarcode using C4::Barcode has issues with leading zeros
>> and large values
>> 5731    If an item doesn't have a collection code set, moredetail.pl will error
>>
>> This release also contains a variety of minor enhancements improving
>> Koha's interface and underlying scripts as well as updates to several
>> translations.
>>
>> Bugs fixed in 3.2.4
>> ======================
>>
>> 2742    Wrong language name in the preferences
>> 3009    Change items.content field so it prints due date by default
>> 3212    MARC21 leader plugins should force Leader/09 to 'a'
>> 3319    Need a nicer error message when attempting to add a patron
>> with no libraries defined
>> 4160    Currency Conversion dosn't handle rates other than 100
>> 5115    Tags JavaScript includes many untranslatable strings
>> 5140    In Chrome, drop-down menus disappear after using pop-up calendar
>> 5230    MARC export by call number range results in a zero byte file
>> 5661    Authority search return an "Error 500" when "Sort by" is set
>> to "No order"
>> 5673    Incorrect Test of guarantorid
>> 5689    System preference notifications are not translatable
>> 5690    items.timestamp was not being updated when an item was edited
>> 5691    If someone deletes all items, with independent branches on, it
>> deletes all
>> 5699    Don't ignore subfield 3 when building a new record (UNIMARC specfic)
>> 5700    Statuses not being set properly
>> 5718    Moveitem has the wrong permissions
>> 5735    Expanding/collapsing cloned fields in editor takes original field
>> 5736    Fixing some zebra configuration errors in marc21/biblios/record.abs
>> 5741    Extra comma causes JavaScript error in Internet Explorer
>> 5745    overdues with fines not showing titles
>> 5777    System preferences Tab content title and Save button partially
>> translatable
>> 4306    Label manage batch listing should show item-level itemtype
>> 5452    Overdue date color in borrower's today issues
>> 5616    UTF-8 problem in Card View
>> 5629    Adding anchor to holdings link in opac-detail.pl tabs
>> 5665    Routing slip prints too wide for narrow printers
>> 5702    Opac - Results : Highlight link need IF condition
>> 5726    Fix a bug in the selection of biblios to merge
>> 5727    Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string
>> 5734    Fix column order in issue history
>> 5751    Removing refetences to unused members quicksearch code/template
>> 5759    When printing a borrowers information the secondary email
>> address is not printed
>> 5769    notice tab disappearing on edit patron
>> 5776    menu on funds wraps when only 1 fund
>> 5649    Change wording on review.tmpl from white/blacklists to approved/rejected
>> 5654    misc/installer_devel_notes not needed
>> 5716    Whitespace correction for browse shelf link
>> 4931    Stocktaking must be based on holdingbranch instead of homebranch
>> 5506    Translation Process Simplification
>> 5532    "Saved" message for sysprefs editor should show names of saved prefs
>> 5733    Empty cart in intranet when session is closed
>> 5760    Add the jquery table sorter to borrowers reading record
>>
>> System requirements
>> ======================
>>
>>     Changes since 3.0:
>>
>>     * The minimum version of Perl required is now 5.8.8.
>>     * There are a number of new Perl module dependencies.
>>       Run ./koha_perl_deps.pl -u -m to get a list of
>>       any new modules to install during upgrade.
>>
>> Upgrades
>> ======================
>>
>> The structure of the acquisitions tables have changed significantly
>> from 3.0.x.  In particular, the budget hierarchy is quite different.
>> During an upgrade, a new database table is created called fundmapping
>> that contains a record of how budgets were mapped.  It is strongly
>> recommended that users of Koha 3.0.x acquisitions carefully review
>> the results of the upgrade before resuming ordering in Koha 3.2.x.
>>
>> 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, several translations of the
>> Koha manual are available:
>>
>> English: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/
>> Spanish: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-es/
>> French:  http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-fr/
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>   * Chinese
>>   * Danish
>>   * English (New Zealand)
>>   * English (USA)
>>   * French (France)
>>   * French (Canada)
>>   * German
>>   * Greek
>>   * Hindi
>>   * Italian
>>   * Norwegian
>>   * Portuguese
>>   * Spanish
>>   * Turkish
>>
>> Partial translations are available for various other languages.
>>
>> The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
>>
>>     http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/apb.html
>>
>> 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 3.2 is
>>
>> Release Manager:        Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
>> Documentation Manager:  Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
>> Translation Manager:    Chris Cormack <chris at bigallofwax.co.nz>
>> Release Maintainer (3.0.x):
>>                         Henri-Damien Laurent <henridamien.laurent at biblibre.com>
>> Release Maintainer (3.2.x):
>>                         Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
>>
>> Credits
>> ======================
>>
>> We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.2.4:
>>
>> D Ruth Bavousett
>> Jared Camins-Esakov
>> Colin Campbell
>> Frédérick Capovilla
>> Jerome Charaoui
>> Galen Charlton
>> Chris Cormack
>> Frédéric Demians
>> Magnus Enger
>> Katrin Fischer
>> Henri-Damien LAURENT
>> Owen Leonard
>> Chris Nighswonger
>> Liz Rea
>> Marcel de Rooy
>> Paul Poulain
>> Brice Sanchez
>> David Schuster
>> Robin Sheat
>> Reed Wade
>> Ian Walls
>>
>>
>> We regret any omissions.  If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
>> please send patch against these release notes to
>> koha-patches at lists.koha-community.org.
>>
>> The 3.2.x Release Maintainer especially thanks the 3.4 Release Team and all
>> who participated in QA for their diligent labors in testing and pushing well
>> over 330 patches since the 3.2.0 relese. Their continued work very much makes
>> possible the release of 3.2.4 on its announced schedule.
>>
>> 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 Koha 3.2.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
>> releases) is 3.2.x.
>>
>> The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.4.0.
>>
>> Bugs and feature requests
>> ======================
>>
>> Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
>> tracker at
>>
>>     http://bugs.koha-community.org/
>>
>> Naku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
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