[Koha] [Koha-devel] Koha 3.8.1 released

Tue May 22 10:27:32 NZST 2012

Huzza!

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Chris Cormack <chris at bigballofwax.co.nz>wrote:

> The Koha release team is happy to announce the release of Koha 3.8.1
>
> This is a stable release and contains bugfixes as well as updated
> translations.
>
> You can download it at
>
> http://download.koha-community.org/
>
> Go forth, download, and enjoy :)
>
>
> RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.1
> 21 May 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 3.8.1 can be downloaded from:
>
>    http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.01.tar.gz
>
> Installation instructions can be found:
>
>   in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
>
> Koha 3.8.1 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
>
> Highlights of 3.8.1
> ======================
>
> 7924    critical        Fix handling of command line arguments in
> koha-remove
> 7998    critical        3.8 UI cleanup, tweaks to new styles
> 8035    critical        bibs with comments show an error in opac
> 8072    critical        reports wizard dies
> 8077    critical        overdues with fines won't run
> 3969    major           Budget Search Doesn't Work
> 7984    major           Fix the upload_local_cover_images permission
> 8002    major           Can't add patron attribute type in newer
> installation
> 8027    major           Wrong order for parameters in Z39.50 SQL INSERT
>
>
> Bugs fixed in 3.8.1
> ======================
>
> 2399    normal          All status fields in the item edit interface offer
> two
> blank/null entries per dropdown instead of one
> 3413    normal          repeatable tickbox not sticking 1st time round
> 6335    normal          Branch not set consistently in all SIP transactions
> 7604    normal          Link on basket group name for closed basket groups
> is broken
> 7722    normal          Insidious problem with searching
> 7820    normal          Missing packages from install_misc/debian.packages
> 7842    normal          Inconsistencies in Notices interface
> 7982    normal          Typo in moremember-receipt.tt
> 8020    normal          Prepare debian packages for 3.8 release
> 8022    normal          Permissions test doesn't check all languages
> 8025    normal          Patron attribute not selected if value is zero
> 8045    normal          Problems on Due date when checking in
> 8084    normal          Suspend Until not set on by suspend button
> 5345    enhancement     DataTables in Koha
> 5549    enhancement     Hourly Loans
> 7178    enhancement     Improve order item creation
> 7213    enhancement     Document /svc/ HTTP API and provide example
> command-line client
> 7647    enhancement     Checkout History Sort
> 7849    enhancement     Instant Fine Calculation at Checkin
> 7870    enhancement     Replace itemnumber by barcode in links of patron
> modification log
> 7903    enhancement     add an ordernumber column in orders history table
> 7990    enhancement     bad html attribute into aqplan.tt : styl= insted
> of style=
> 8001    enhancement     Add some styling to the tags to allow them to be
> distinctive
>
>
> System requirements
> ======================
>
>    Changes since 3.6:
>
>    * No new system requirements
>
>
> 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:
>
> the following languages:
>  * French (100%)
>  * Spanish (100%)
>  * German (100%)
>  * Chinese -Taiwan- (97%, OPAC 100%)
>  * Italian (86%, OPAC 100%)
>  * Danish (81%)
>  * Portuguese (79%)
>  * French -canada- (76%)
>  * English -nz- (76%)
>  * Greek (74%)
>  * Norwegian (73%)
>
> 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 is
>
>  Release Manager:       Paul Poulain <paul.poulain at biblibre.com>
>  Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
>  Translation Manager:   Frédéric Demians <frederic at tamil.fr>
>  QA Manager:            Ian Walls <koha.sekjal at gmail.com>
>  QA team:               Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy at rijksmuseum.nl>,
>  Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart at biblibre.com>
>  Bug Wranglers:         Katrin Fischer, Magnus Enger
>
>  Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <
> cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
>  Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov <
> jcamins at cpbibliography.com>
>  Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>
>
>
> Credits
> ======================
>
> We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to
> Koha 3.8.1.
>
>     2  Jared Camins-Esakov
>     3  Colin Campbell
>     8  Chris Cormack
>     2  Stéphane Delaune
>     7  Jonathan Druart
>     4  Magnus Enger
>     6  Katrin Fischer
>     4  Kyle M Hall
>     2  Srdjan Jankovic
>     4  Owen Leonard
>     1  Julian Maurice
>     1  Chris Nighswonger
>     1  Dobrica Pavlinusic
>     4  Paul Poulain
>     2  Liz Rea
>     2  Marcel de Rooy
>     3  Adrien Saurat
>     3  Robin Sheat
>     2  Lyon3 Team
>     2  Ian Walls
>
>
> We regret any omissions.  If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
> please send a patch against these release notes to
> koha-patches at 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 Koha 3.8.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
> releases) is 3.8.x.
>
> The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.10.0.
>
> 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
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