[Koha] Koha 3.4.5 is now available

[Chris Nighswonger]

It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.4.5.

The package can be retrieved from:

http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.05.tar.gz

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Release notes for 3.4.5 are below.

Come and get it!

RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.5 - 26 September 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 3.4.5 can be downloaded from:

   http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.05.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 3.4.5 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

Highlights of 3.4.5
======================

4122    blocker     WebBasedSelfCheck doesn't control anything
6704    critical    merging records cuts off fields at quotation marks
6727    critical    can't import frameworks
6750    critical    Guarantor search broken on translated templates
4419    major       Cannot change module for notice templates
4966    major       no way to finish receiving
6318    major       fields missing when editing a layout
6351    major       Cannot delete library-specific circulation rules
6620    major       Sip Server Output may be buffered
6651    major       koha-upgrade-to-3.4 fails when multiple instances
are present
6665    major       advancedMARCeditor preference not functioning
6765    major       Enable correct checksums for UTF-8 encoded data
6834    major       $template->{param_map} is deprecated with the
introduction of Template::Toolkit
6841    major       A member with cataloging permissions cannot change
branches (when independent branches is set on)


Bugs fixed in 3.4.5
======================

520     Displaying ALL records
1016    Crashed mySql tables
1220    validation problems and usability in lynx
1664    Installer not picking up missing perl modules
2539    kohaspsuggest is deprecated, notes outmoded
2775    Test suite failing after change to cache sysprefs
2891    Cannot manually enter dates in some report forms
4866    Optionally enable Change event for item plugins
4868    Improve controls for cloning and deleting MARC subfields
4877    Create and update the manual pages for the koha-* scripts.
5028    Remove references to catmaintain.pl
5252    Emails & Phones On Patron Add/Edit form
5498    Standardize markup and style of pagination menus
5524    Can't delete list from second page of results
5602    Improve configurability of package building scripts
5866    At larger hold volume, waitingreserves.pl for all libraries
times out, can cause generalized slowness
6121    waitingreserves: branchname instead of branch code
6129    ISSN url param for serialssolutions.com
6256    Many bib1 attributes missing
6275    Automated backups of data and config
6368    unimarc_field_4XX plugin does not work with new templates
6431    New Circulation modules for Hourly Circulation
6458    incorrect parsing result in translation processing
6479    Encoding problem in "recievedlist" when the numbering formula
contains utf-8 characters
6516    koha-create makes assumptions about borrowernumber of staff user
6517    koha-create wants "use database" in DEFAULTSQL
6528    Cataloging search issues - Holdings not displayed in location column
6538    help on letter.pl is incorrect
6540    Add more options to koha-create
6555    only 10 lists in pull down when adding from a bib record
6562    Reserve request generates unnecessary runtime errors
6595    Add German translation for purchase suggestion mails
6602    Reports dictionary doesn't properly recognize text columns
6640    Template errors in defining default variable values causes
information not to be displayed
6652    Zip showing in funny place on libraries admin
6656    Default sort preferences ignored on advanced search
6662    sort options in opac are dewey specific
6677    patron stats still refers to debarred
6695    Layout of patron category add/edit form slightly broken
6696    New category button broken when no categories defined
6712    Remove memberofinstitution markup from templates until it can
be completed
6715    xmlControlField.js always fetches the value_builder xml files
in the "en" directory.
6723    allow framework import with CRLF
6724    Holds Ratio does not allow decimals
6726    When SMS is enabled the messaging table is misaligned
6728    Table sorter for receiving acquisitions
6732    Missing Title for Manual Invoice
6733    printing routing list sends you to main serials page
6744    Acknowledge the actual es-ES translators
6747    Additional check in opac-export
6753    Markup corrections and improvements for label export window
6754    Improve breadcrumbs on lists pages
6768    Two unused include files can be removed: error-top.inc and
error-bottom.inc
6791    editing list with apostrophe loses text
6794    Broken toggle in member-flags in ie
6822    RIS export problem in opac-export.pl with parsing the MARC
6829    Remove two warnings for opac-MARCdetail
6860    syndetics covers not showing on search results or shelf browse
6863    covers missing from shelf browse for various services


System requirements
======================

   Changes since 3.2:

   * Template::Toolkit


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://koha-community.org/documentation/3-4-manual/

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://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 3.4 is

Release Manager:        Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>
Documentation Manager:  Nicole C Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
Translation Manager:    Frédéric Demians <frederic at tamil.fr>
Release Maintainer (3.2.x):
                       Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
                       Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
QA Manager:             Colin Campbell


Credits
======================

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to
Koha 3.4.5

Tomas Cohen Arazi
Alex Arnaud
Steven Callender
Colin Campbell
Frédérick Capovilla
Chris Cormack
Christophe Croullebois
Frédéric Demians
Nicole C. Engard
Magnus Enger
Katrin Fischer
Srdjan Jankovic
Janusz Kaczmarek
Ulrich Kleiber
Henri-Damien LAURENT
Owen Leonard
Chris Nighswonger
Maxime Pelletier
Paul Poulain
Liz Rea
Marcel de Rooy
Salvador Zaragoza Rubio
Robin Sheat
Ian Walls
Ward van Wanrooij
Brett Wilkins


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 3.4.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
releases) is 3.4.x.

The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.6.0.

Bugs and feature requests
======================

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
tracker at

   http://bugs.koha-community.org/


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