Koha 3.4.4 is now available
It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.4.4.
The package can be retrieved from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.04.tar.gz
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Release notes for 3.4.4 are below the fold.
Come and get it!
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.4 - 22 August 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 3.4.4 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 3.4.4 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
Highlights of 3.4.4
======================
4415 critical child record only using parent's info
6269 critical can't undefine a printer profile
6611 critical patron barcode removed when editing an attribute
6634 critical manager_id not populated when paying fines
6635 critical Can't page through results in label batch
6643 critical Able to download patron card batches as an unauthorized user
6686 critical Can't delete messages
6713 critical marc import not matching
2629 major Diacritics not being ignored when searching
4873 major Debian packaging should avoid /var/run and /var/lock in the package
5131 major XSS vulnerability in the OPAC search results interface
5713 major Intranet - Circulation - Fines : debug calculation when fines are reversed then re-payed
6476 major Baker & Taylor Content Not Working after Upgrade
6614 major CSV Basket Export gives blank lines
6641 major Specially crafted URL can allow unauthorized download of MARC files from staff client
6642 major Able to download label batches as an unauthorized user
Bugs fixed in 3.4.4
======================
1604 when doing a 'scan', "count" isn't displayed
1643 moredetail.pl allows item deletion with no warning and irrespective of independentbranches
4002 Issues with borrowernumber set as NULL
4433 $a displayed in front of topical subjects in authority search
4497 Acq > Manage suggestions contains untranslated strings
5072 Filling an order page with no budget defined causes a 500 error
5098 overdue script and csv
5660 Webinstaller should check if KohaOpacLanguage exists in staff
5737 ZOOM connection problem in merge_authority.pl when trying to do a batch merge.
6034 Shelving cart feature can wipe permanent shelving location in certain circumstances
6139 Automatic incrementation of call number does not work if given prefix contains a '
6181 Remove CGI::scrolling_list from C4:Budgets
6235 "Saved" message in sysprefs never gets hidden on IE8
6280 Invalid SQL being passed in circulation checkout
6291 Cart printing truncated in Firefox
6369 Formatting problems on some items when printing an order form (PDF).
6373 The mandatory fields validation popup doesn't appear in IE8
6410 Returns use wrong borrower number var name
6458 incorrect parsing result in translation processing
6461 BiblioDefaultView has no impact on how record are displayed when going from results list
6468 Authorities browsing error in OPAC
6480 Koha produces a lot of apache logs for UNIMARC
6484 Due date sorter on 'my summary' missing
6521 Editing a patron fails with blank cardnumber
6578 serial items have misaligned columns in holdings table
6598 OPACFineNoRenewals syspreference does not stop user renewing in opac
6601 Dictionary items not adding to query
6632 [security] XXS on list name (on admin part)
6638 Columns misaligned on serials claims
6690 If multiple issues are received in serials-edit.pl, changing the status of any issue changes the date of the first issue.
6701 language on timeout system preference is wrong
6714 opac.css uses files in the /en/ directory when using other languages
6743 displayFacetCount not working
3605 Invalid XHTML in z3950_search.tmpl
4959 Language inconsistencies on basket groups; skip confirmation when closing basket.
5468 libyaz3 debian dependency
5662 Show control number without organization code in OPAC URLs
5663 Show control number without organization code in staff URLs
6057 Improve finding next stock number
6080 Total is wrong in acqui-home.pl
6116 Adding child patron: library not set
6135 Insert fields ordered in C4::Biblio::ModBiblioMarc
6144 Cant hide constraints when showed at subfield edition
6290 Fixing uninitialized warnings on homebranch in XSLT.pm
6311 end_patron_session always reports a non-existent error
6346 Patron search results should be valigned top
6412 notes on pay fine full of spaces
6474 Automatic incrementation of call number does not work if given prefix contains a -
6503 Variable $sth is declared 3 times (with keyword "my") in "makepayment" sub of "Accounts.pm"
6599 Don't show dictionary definition table if there are no definitions
6622 Remove closing style tag from staff-global.css
6626 Packages require sudo to work, but it's not a dependency.
6678 Fix some problems with the standard NORMARC framework
6260 Missing space in availability information of OPAC XSLT results
6527 Table striping not working on cataloguing search
6702 BiblioAddsAuthorities pref says too instead of to
5719 Update UNIMARC plugins
5922 Show waiting items for patron on return
6078 Patron with no checkout Report overload the server
6150 UNIMARC field 225 plugin: allow $a value data entry
6259 AllowHoldPolicyOverride ON causes every staff hold to require override
6309 subscription table sorter in the opac
6482 koha-create makes assumptions about the mysql username
6486 Need a quick way to access mysql as the user for a koha instance
6534 Duplicate opac renew buttons at the top of the checkouts list
6540 Add more options to koha-create
6553 Parentheses in corporate author break tracings
6612 Sort pulldown for messages in alphabetical order
6692 Change 'Set' to 'Set library'
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 3.4.4
Alex Arnaud
Colin Campbell
Frédérick Capovilla
Chris Cormack
Christophe Croullebois
Stéphane Delaune
Frédéric Demians
Nicole C. Engard
Magnus Enger
Katrin Fischer
Srdjan Jankovic
Janusz Kaczmarek
Owen Leonard
Frère Sébastien Marie
Ricardo Dias Marques
Julian Maurice
Sophie Meynieux
Chris Nighswonger
Paul Poulain
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MJ Ray
Liz Rea
Marcel de Rooy
Brice Sanchez
Jean-André Santoni
John Seymour
Robin Sheat
Juan Romay Sieira
Jane Wagner
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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