Koha 3.4.3 is now available
It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.4.3.
The package can be retrieved from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.03.tar.gz
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Release notes for 3.4.3 are below the fold.
Come and get it!
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.3 - 25 July 2011
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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
Home
Koha 3.4.3 can be downloaded from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.03.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 3.4.3 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
Highlights of 3.4.3
======================
5379 critical import_borrowers.pl fails with db insert/update errors
6066 critical itemtype when ordering and item-level_itype=no
6305 critical The serials are not working properly
6492 critical Deleted biblios cause rebuild_zebra to fail
6589 critical can't add supplements
2505 major enable Perl warnings in all modules and scripts
3066 major Guided Reports (execute_query) replete with errors, flawed design
6450 major No check in/check out messages in message_queue
6476 major Baker & Taylor Content Not Working after Upgrade
6522 major Search result list misaligned columns if AmazonCoverImages is off
6531 major clicking print button in opac causes 404 error
6570 major Unlabeled box on funds form
6613 major csv basket export columns misaligned
Bugs fixed in 3.4.3
======================
3397 Deleting item record leaves a hole in patron's reading history
3674 Creating users with empty password
4951 print page doesn't close after print
6426 Messaging not showing on patron categories
6501 Missing scroll bar when updating child
6543 Column hiding on batch item edit/delete not working
6573 Library name entry field enforces unnecessary maxlength
6577 Columns misaligned on serials search results
6586 Calendar showing the wrong event type when editing
6587 Tag moderation lost colors
6608 Date-pickers broken on guided reports pages
6083 Adding some version numbers and newlines to improve output in web installer.
6470 Unable to filter out actions made by kohaadmin
6558 intranetnav has the wrong description
6133 Authorised values administration, warn for modifs
6350 Bug for tracking updates to the history file
6478 purge_suggestions.pl needs an example crontab
6549 Warning in apache error log
4994 ldap mapping inconsistancy: Net::LDAP returns lowercase names
5917 Switch Koha to use Template::Toolkit
6361 Packages need support for the 3.4 upgrade
6411 add another example to README.robots file
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
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@catalyst.net.nz>
Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr>
Release Maintainer (3.2.x):
Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
QA Manager: Colin Campbell
Credits
======================
We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to
Koha 3.4.3
Colin Campbell
Fernando L. Canizo
Chris Cormack
Nicole C. Engard
Magnus Enger
Katrin Fischer
Janusz Kaczmarek
Owen Leonard
Frère Sébastien Marie
James Mason
Chris Nighswonger
Dobrica Pavlinusic
Paul Poulain
Liz Rea
Marcel de Rooy
Robin Sheat
Jesse Weaver
Ian Walls
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 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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