Koha 3.16.1 released
The Koha community is pleased to announce the release of version 3.16.1 of the Koha library automation system.
Koha 3.16.1 is a bugfix release. Due to some of the critical bugs that are fixed in this release, users of Koha 3.16.0 are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.
Koha 3.16.1 can be downloaded from download.koha-community.org, and Debian packages of Koha 3.16.1 will be available shortly.
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.16.1
26 Jun 2014
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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 3.16.1 can be downloaded from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.16.01.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 3.16.1 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 43 bugfixes.
Critical bugs fixed in 3.16.1
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Architecture, internals, and plumbing
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11715 major Various staff pages did not check for authorization,
but now do.
Cataloging
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12295 critical Fix Javascript error when merging authorities.
Hold requests
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12086 major Now properly recalculates hold priorities when a waiting
hold is reversed.
Notices
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12396 critical Fix cases where patrons were sent item due
and overdue notice digests with information meant
for other patrons.
Packaging
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12312 major Fix issue with Apache configuration when upgrading to
the 3.16 Debian package.
Templates
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11014 major Fix slip printing problem in Chrome.
Tools
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12025 critical Add warning to reduce chances that running the inventory
tool attempts to query all items in the database, which
can time out for large database.
12229 critical Ensure that tools/export.pl no longer emits invalid ISO2709
records if the source record is too large.
12315 critical Fix case where advanced notices were duplicated and not
sent to the right patron.
Other bugs fixed in 3.16.1
======================
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
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12023 normal Web installer now works under Plack.
12338 normal Removed smartmatch operator from C4/Serials.pm.
12343 normal TransformKohaToMarc() no longer adds MARC subfields
in random order, particularly under Perl 5.18.
11856 trivial Minor improvements to code documentation.
Cataloging
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9093 normal The MARC21 catalog editor plugin for the 008 field
now recognizes the bib record's current material type
and displays the appropriate template, rather than
always default to the BKS template.
11292 normal The item edit form no longer submits upon enter,
meaning that scanning in an item barcode doesn't
result in prematurely submitting the form.
12380 normal The tab order in the item edit form now permits
tabbing to the save button.
Documentation
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11958 minor Fix typo in classification sources help file.
Hold requests
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11801 minor In-transit hold items are no longer incorrectly labeled
as "Waiting to be pulled" on request.pl.
I18N/L10N
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11365 normal Label card element title texts can now be translated.
11392 normal Logaction() modulename and action now translatable.
12165 normal Add description of charges (bug 2546) to Bootstrap OPAC.
12279 normal Diacritics in system preference editor are now displayed
correctly.
12301 normal The translate script no longer raises warnings under Perl 5.18.
12299 trivial New Italian tranlsation of the MARC2 of relators codes.
OPAC
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3144 normal There is now a negative CAPTCHA for the publica catalog
purchase suggestion form. This should reduce the amount
of purchase suggestion spam that some libraries have
observed.
12280 normal "Others..." reason for suggestions now shows in Bootstrap OPAC.
12308 normal Show all title subfields on the holds list.
12336 normal Author of reserved book is now displayed in opac-user.pl.
12393 normal Add dependency now required for OverDrive added content to work.
10936 minor Standard number no longer doubled up in Advanced search - more options.
Packaging
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12350 normal Disable apache indexes on package installation by default.
12439 normal Ensure that mod_cgi is activiated if necessary when
running under Apache 2.4.
Templates
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12207 minor TTparser now parses certain TT statements correctly.
12211 minor Fix home link in bootstrap opac-auth page.
12379 minor Remove double use of module KohaDates.
12106 trivial fix capitalization: Patron Attributes on tools/patron import.
12147 trivial Increase column width for action links on invoices.
12184 trivial Fix typo "retricted" in returns.tt.
12255 trivial Amazon cover images now have a more useful image alt text
in bootstrap.
Test Suite
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12406 normal Adding a column maxsuspensiondays in the table issuingrules
broke the UT t/db_dependent/Circulation_Issuingrule.t; now
fixed.
12416 normal DelUniqueDebarment (Debarments.pm) is now tested in Borrower_Debarments.t
12427 normal C4::Members::Attributes.pm now has unit tests.
Tools
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12458 minor Correct display of holidays on the calendar to match the
legend.
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
Documentation
As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
Koha manual is available:
http://manual.koha-community.org/3.16/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 (77%)
* Armenian (91%)
* Chinese (China) (92%)
* Chinese (Taiwan) (100%)
* Czech (99%)
* Danish (86%)
* English (New Zealand) (80%)
* French (95%)
* French (Canada) (84%)
* German (100%)
* German (Switzerland) (100%)
* Italian (100%)
* Kurdish (68%)
* Norwegian Bokmål (65%)
* Polish (71%)
* Portuguese (100%)
* Portuguese (Brazil) (85%)
* Slovak (100%)
* Spanish (100%)
* Swedish (87%)
* 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 3.16.1 is
Release Manager: Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@gmail.com>
Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <bgkriegel@gmail.com>
QA Manager: Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de>
QA Team: Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>,
Brendan Gallagher <brendan@bywatersolutions.com>
Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
Julian Maurice <julian.maurice@biblibre.com>
Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
Martin Renvoize <martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com>
Module Maintainers: Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com>
Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>,
Brendan Gallagher <brendan@bywatersolutions.com>
Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
Fridolin Somers <fridolin.somers@biblibre.com>
Bug Wranglers: Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no>
Alex Sassmannshausen <alex.sassmannshausen@ptfs-europe.com>
Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat <robin@catalyst.net.nz>
Database Documentation Manager:
Zeno Tajoli <z.tajoli@cineca.it>
Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
Release Maintainer (3.14.x): Fridolin Somers <fridolin.somers@biblibre.com>
Release Maintainer (3.16.x): Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
Credits
======================
We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
new features in Koha 3.16.1:
* Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.1.
* 1 Jacek Ablewicz
* 2 Tomas Cohen Arazi
* 4 Galen Charlton
* 2 David Cook
* 3 Chris Cormack
* 1 Stéphane Delaune
* 10 Jonathan Druart
* 6 Yohann Dufour
* 1 Nicole Engard
* 1 Katrin Fischer
* 5 Kyle M Hall
* 1 Mason James
* 3 Pasi Kallinen
* 1 Olli-Antti Kivilahti
* 2 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
* 6 Owen Leonard
* 1 Jesse Maseto
* 2 Marcel de Rooy
* 1 Viktor Sarge
* 4 Robin Sheat
* 2 Fridolin Somers
* 1 Zeno Tajoli
* 1 Marc Véron
* 1 Jesse Weaver
We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.1
* 6 ACPL
* 1 BSZ BW
* 13 BibLibre
* 7 ByWater-Solutions
* 7 Catalyst
* 4 Equinox
* 1 KohaAloha
* 2 Prosentient Systems
* 2 Rijksmuseum
* 1 biblos.pk.edu.pl
* 1 cineca.it
* 1 jns.fi
* 3 pttk.fi
* 1 regionhalland.se
* 11 unidentified
* 1 veron.ch
We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
for Koha 3.16.1.
* 38 Tomas Cohen Arazi
* 3 Christopher Brannon
* 68 Galen Charlton
* 9 Chris Cormack
* 30 Jonathan Druart
* 4 Nicole C. Engard
* 2 Magnus Enger
* 19 Katrin Fischer
* 1 Brendan Gallagher
* 8 Kyle M Hall
* 20 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
* 2 Owen Leonard
* 1 Martin Renvoize
* 4 Marcel de Rooy
* 1 Robin Sheat
* 2 Mark Tompsett
* 4 Marc Véron
We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently 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 this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.16.x.
The last Koha release was 3.8.21, which was released on January 2, 2014.
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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