Koha 3.4.5 is now available
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 the fold.
Come and get it!
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.5 - 26 September 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 3.4.5 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
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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
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 3.4.5
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@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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