Koha 3.4.8 is now available

It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.4.8.

The package can be retrieved from:

http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.08.tar.gz

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Release notes for 3.4.8 are below the fold.

Come and get it!

RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.8
27 Jan 2012
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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 3.4.8 can be downloaded from:

http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.08.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 3.4.8 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

Highlights of 3.4.8
======================

6627 blocker [security] insecure file creation
2830 critical Hold not removed when “trapped” item on hold shelf is checked out to a different patron in the holds queue
3651 critical Require patron login to send shelves and baskets
5533 critical marking item lost diff in two places
6292 critical Overdue notices have a bug when multiple overdues exist
7093 critical Placeholders for suggestion table in suggestion related mails broken
7160 critical paying fines throws error
7193 critical can’t remove end date from subscriptions
7316 critical Missing escaping in search results
7360 critical Importing a SQL file for frameworks based on Default Framework deletes the default framework
7370 critical Longoverdue cronjob claims Undefined subroutine &main::LostItem
7407 critical HidePatronName not working anymore
2012 major Add bilio crashes under no zebra
6302 major Failing to send email notices – to_address not set
6923 major can’t load help files
7202 major z39.50 search on bib edit not working
7226 major Can’t add tags on list
7275 major Pagination lost when click in the option “Show more” of facets column
Bugs fixed in 3.4.8
======================

2307 normal Calendar widget cannot be translated
2534 normal Viewing items table on item edit screen requires horizontal scrolling
3431 normal Catalog by itemtype report pulling from holdingbranch
5226 normal MARC21 field 545 missing
5369 normal se queries with paranthesis fail
6098 normal zebra conf NSB NSE indexed as space
6142 normal CanBookBeReserved function is redefined in C4/ILSDI/Utility.pm
6374 normal Use “size” as names/hash keys leads to an unexpected results when using Template::Toolkit (name of a virtual method there)
6466 normal hung socket read causes SIP tests to fail
6700 normal Better handling of version numbers in updatedatabase
6717 normal Sub total doubled up on borrower pay fines page
6885 normal Superlibrarian users can’t delete items from another library when IndependantBranches
6917 normal Acquisitions reports: Dates filters doesn’t work when they are not selected on row or column
7097 normal HidePatronName not hiding in all places
7198 normal overdue report does not display patron name if firstname and/or surname are null
7215 normal callnumber versus itemcallnumber
7245 normal Errors in MySQL tables population with mandatory data for italian installation
7262 normal No calendar present in holidays module when there are quotes in title or description
7276 normal member entry Performance improvement
7277 normal keyword mapping needs spaces in the OPAC
7287 normal overdue notification is processed several times if some sites do not have rules
7313 normal Untranslatable strings in ‘search to hold’ feature
7332 normal Translated title (MARC21 field 242) doesn’t display
7338 normal link to serial detail wrong
7349 normal Sorting patron search result by cardnumber doesn’t work
7361 normal ‘Default’ encoding in staged marc import breaks diacritics
7363 normal Downloading a list in CSV format doesn’t work
7381 normal wrong isbn showing on the staff search results
1623 enhancement Retain history of approved comments
2011 enhancement Link patron extra sort fields to authorized values
3184 enhancement Show creator and budget receiving a document
5327 enhancement Unit tests required for all C4 modules
5565 enhancement Default OAI UNIMARC to Dublin Core XSL adds superfluous blanks
5607 enhancement Make fields from issues table available in overdues
6193 enhancement Use memcached cache koha-conf.xml configuration variables
6663 enhancement would be nice to put ranges of dates in the calendar
6716 enhancement Database Documentation
6787 enhancement NORMARC needs a Fast Add framework
6865 enhancement Replace image-based gradient backgrounds with CSS3 gradients
6975 enhancement OPACBaseURL called as OPACBaseurl in many templates
7135 enhancement in addbiblio, make save button floating to have it on always on screen
7139 enhancement Log circulation messags
7143 enhancement Bug for tracking changes to the about page
7159 enhancement Add branchcode to circulation.pl search
7164 enhancement add Koha history timeline tab to ‘About’ page
7197 enhancement ES translation of the Debian readme
7220 enhancement Add IDs to check-in message dialogs to facilitate CSS customization
7240 enhancement Cleaning up import tables and action_logs
7247 enhancement rebuild_zebra.pl -v should show all Zebra log output
7309 enhancement Add NORMARCslim2intranetDetail.xsl for detail view in intranet
7324 enhancement Show alternate email as mailto link on patron summary
7326 enhancement longoverdue.pl was hardcoded to 1 year, is now a parameter
7373 enhancement new bridge icons
7439 enhancement Mailmap for git shortlog
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 3.4.8 (The numeral in the first column represents the number
of patches included in this release):

1 Tomas Cohen Arazi
2 Alex Arnaud
1 Marc Balmer
3 Brendan
5 Jared Camins-Esakov
1 Frédérick Capovilla
1 Galen Charlton
1 Garry Collum
17 Chris Cormack
2 Christophe Croullebois
7 Frédéric Demians
3 Connor Dewar
8 Nicole Engard
3 Magnus Enger
12 Katrin Fischer
5 Chris Hall
1 Mason James
1 Srdjan Jankovic
1 Admin User Koha
1 Henri-Damien Laurent
20 Owen Leonard
1 Frère Sébastien Marie
1 Jesse Maseto
1 James Mason
2 Julian Maurice
4 Sophie Meynieux
3 Chris Nighswonger
1 Albert Oller
1 Dobrica Pavlinusic
9 Paul Poulain
3 Liz Rea
8 Marcel de Rooy
1 Fridolyn SOMERS
4 Adrien Saurat
1 Robin Sheat
2 Juan Sieira
11 Duncan Tyler
8 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/
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 27 Jan 2012 14:02:53 Z #####