[Koha] Koha 3.10.11 released

Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel bgkriegel at gmail.com
Mon Sep 23 22:44:24 NZST 2013


RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.10.11
22 sep 2013
=============================

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 3.10.11 can be downloaded from:

    http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.10.11.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 3.10.11 is a bugfix/maintenance release.


It includes 3 enhancements and 43 bugfixes.


Enhancements in 3.10.11
===================

Lists
----------
7257 Add a link to remove an individual title from a list

MARC Authority data support
----------
5262 Authority plugin doesn't copy indicators

Templates
----------
10516 Improve titles, breadcrumbs, and confirmation messages for Z39.50
server adds and updates


Critical bugs fixed in 3.10.11
=====================


Hold requests
----------
10628 major AutomaticItemReturn prevents holds queue from filling local
holds with local items

Templates
----------
10541 major Enable cross-browser AJAX in additem.js


Other bugs fixed in 3.10.11
=====================


About
----------
7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page

Acquisitions
----------
7598 normal Acquisitions JavaScript contains untranslatable English strings
9238 normal Fund pull down says 'select budget'
10028 normal ModReceiveOrder works unexpectedly
10483 normal Check_uniqueness.pl does not work
10573 normal French translation for printing a basketgroup

Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
10642 normal Inappropriate uses of $sth->finish() in
C4::RotatingCollections.pm
10643 normal Inappropriate uses of $sth->finish() in C4::ClassSource.pm

Cataloging
----------
10543 normal False mandatory warning in additem
10715 trivial MARC21 007 Plugin Editor doesn't load position 01

Circulation
----------
9362 normal Wrong query in GetUpcomingDueIssues (Circulation.pm)
10362 normal On return with reserve or transfer the alerts are not shown
10081 minor IndependentBranches error message missing the library name

Documentation
----------
10703 normal Add/update database documentation
8670 trivial Update POD of C4::Branch::GetBranches() to use TT syntax
10763 trivial Update POD of C4::Creators::Lib::html_table() to use TT syntax
10764 trivial Update POD of C4::Items::GetItemStatus() to use TT syntax
10765 trivial Update POD of C4::Koha::GetSupportList() to use TT syntax

I18N/L10N
----------
10576 normal Untranslatable strings in additem.js
10745 normal More fun on translation bug with XSLT subfieldSelect parameters

Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)
----------
10712 normal Some values not saved in koha install log

Notices
----------
10664 normal Software error in overdue_notices.pl if there is no active
currency
10559 minor Noisy statement handle still active warnings when generating
notices

OPAC
----------
10553 normal Public lists not available from OPAC login page
10595 normal OpacTopissue page still accessible when system preference is
turned off
10463 minor Quote of the day feature not selecting random quotes
10686 minor Fielded searches confuse highlighter

Packaging
----------
10645 trivial Missing zebra languages in koha-create manpage

Patrons
----------
10481 normal No enrollment fee when changing patron category
10511 minor Odd behavior for messaging preferences with Talking Tech enabled

Searching
----------
9801 normal Location facet shows even if no locations
10741 normal Can not place a hold on an item in transit and for loan
10704 trivial Search term highlighting doesn't work beyond the first
results page

Serials
----------
10621 normal Subscription alert emails have wrong from-address
10457 minor Export selected items data doesn't work when using checkall
checkbox
10728 trivial Subscription-renew generates unnecessary warnings in logs

Staff Client
----------
8887 normal Search preferences: Strange behaviour with exact matches
(default instead of custom favicon used, displays to much results)

Test Suite
----------
10644 normal C4::ClassSource.pm needs unit tests
10653 normal UT : C4::RotatingCollections.pm needs unit tests.
10666 minor Daily quotes tests are failing

Web services
----------
10549 trivial ILS-DI should not use ISO-8851-9 encoding


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

    Important notes:

    * Perl 5.10 is required
    * Zebra is required


Documentation
======================

The Koha manual is 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/3.10/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 (96%)
  * Armenian (99%)
  * Chinese (China) (64%)
  * Chinese (Taiwan) (99%)
  * Czech (98%)
  * Danish (99%)
  * English (New Zealand) (96%)
  * French (99%)
  * French (Canada) (65%)
  * German (100%)
  * German (Switzerland) (93%)
  * Greek (59%)
  * Italian (100%)
  * Kurdish (85%)
  * Norwegian Bokmål (62%)
  * Portuguese (100%)
  * Portuguese (Brazil) (96%)
  * Slovak (99%)
  * Spanish (100%)
  * Turkish (100%)


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 3.10.11 is

  Release Manager:       Paul Poulain <paul.poulain at biblibre.com>
  Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
  Installation Documentation Managers:
                         Samuel Desseaux <samuel.desseaux at ecp.fr>
                         Mason James <mtj at kohaaloha.com>
  Translation Manager:   Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <bgkriegel at gmail.com>
  QA Manager:            Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer at bsz-bw.de>
  QA Team:               Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>
                         Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy at rijksmuseum.nl>,
                         Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart at biblibre.com>,
                         Brendan Gallagher <brendan at bywatersolutions.com>
                         Kyle Hall <kyle at bywatersolutions.com>
                         Mason James <mtj at kohaaloha.com>
                         Paul Poulain <paul.poulain at biblibre.com>
  Bug Wranglers:         Magnus Enger <magnus at enger.priv.no>
  Packaging Manager:     Robin Sheat <robin at catalyst.net.nz>
  Live CD Manager:       Nguyen Quoc Uy <nguyenquocuy_1102 at yahoo.com>
  VM Manager:            Samuel Desseaux <samuel.desseaux at ecp.fr>

  Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Hall <chrish at catalyst.net.nz>
  Release Maintainer (3.10.x): Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <
bgkriegel at gmail.com>
  Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen at gmail.com>


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

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.10.11.
  *      2 Tomas Cohen Arazi
  *      1 Jared Camins-Esakov
  *      2 Colin Campbell
  *     10 Galen Charlton
  *      4 David Cook
  *      1 Christophe Croullebois
  *      3 Jonathan Druart
  *      3 Nicole Engard
  *      1 Jonathan Field
  *      1 Katrin Fischer
  *      5 Kyle M Hall
  *      1 Janusz Kaczmarek
  *      2 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
  *     12 Owen Leonard
  *      1 Sophie Meynieux
  *      9 Fridolyn SOMERS
  *      3 Mirko Tietgen
  *      1 Marc Veron
  *      2 Kenza Zaki
  *      2 root

We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.10.11
  *      12 ACPL

  *       1 BSZ BW

  *      16 BibLibre

  *       8 ByWater-Solutions

  *       1 C & P Bibliography

  *      10 Equinox

  *       3 PTFS-Europe

  *       4 Prosentient Systems
  *       3 abunchofthings.net
  *       2 kenza-VirtualBox
  *       5 unidentified
  *       1 veron.ch

We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
for Koha 3.10.11.
  *      66 Tomas Cohen Arazi
  *       1 Jared Camins-Esakov
  *      73 Galen Charlton
  *       9 Chris Cormack
  *      18 Jonathan Druart
  *       1 Nicole C. Engard
  *       4 Magnus Enger
  *      14 Katrin Fischer
  *      21 Kyle M Hall
  *      72 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
  *       4 Owen Leonard
  *       3 Liz Rea
  *       5 Marcel de Rooy
  *       1 Mathieu Saby
  *      14 Srdjan
  *       2 Mirko Tietgen

We regret any omissions.  If a contributor has been inadvertently 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 this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
line is 3.10.x.

The last Koha release was 3.12.04, which was released on August 23, 2013.


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

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

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


He rau ringa e oti ai.
(Many hands finish the work)

-- 
Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
bgkriegel at gmail.com


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