[Koha-devel] Koha 2.0.0pre2 is out

[paul POULAIN]

Hi all,

Koha 2.0.0pre2 has just been released : 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/koha/

RELEASE NOTES
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Bugfixes & some improvements (security & perf only)
It has been placed in the "unstable tree" because there are still some bugs.
But it's fully usable, and should not be modified a lot until a stable 
version is released.

DB modifications :
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None, but check that your systempreferences table is :
CREATE TABLE systempreferences (
 variable varchar(50) NOT NULL default '',
 value varchar(200) default NULL,
 explanation varchar(200) NOT NULL default '',
 options text,
 type varchar(20) default NULL,
 PRIMARY KEY  (variable)
) PACK_KEYS=1;

If you installed a 2.0.0pre1 from scratch, it should be ok.
If your version was a 1.9.x, it should not be ok.

SYSTEMPREFS :
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In systempreferences, add a gist field. Used to calculate gst when 
ordering, in acquisition module. Enter 0.12 for 12% rate.

IMPROVMENTS :
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* checkmarc.pl : added a check on fields mapped to item marc tag (by Paul).
* overdue books backported from 1.2.x (& templated) (by Chris)
* some additionals check to verify a borrower can borrow a book (by Esiee)
* MARC search (in intranet) :
- dramaticaly improving the speed of a MARC search in case of a A OR B 
search (by Paul)
- Users can search using more than 3 criterias (criterias are now added 
dynamically) (by Esiee)
- Results can be displayed using 20,50 or 100 results per page. (by Esiee)
- Added arrows and numbers to walk through the results (as in OPAC) (by 
Esiee)

BUGS FIXED :
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* 2 stupids & majors bug in MARC editor, due to too fast copy/paste. 
(fixed by Paul)
* bug 479 : I have problem to assign a Sticky due date, it uses day date 
as year due date !!! (fixed by ?)
* bug 471 : missing next / previous in itemtype admin page, in case 
there is more than 20 itemtypes (fixed by Paul)
* bug 474 : alternate contact no more required (fixed by Paul)
* bug 478 : value modification with single quote now works (in 
parameters section) (fixed by Paul)
* bug 489 : poor file copying during install (fixed by MJR)
* bug 526 : gst rate hardcoded. Moved to systempref (see SYSTEMPREFS 
chapter). (fixed by Paul)
               If supplier parameters are set to do it, the gst are now 
auto calculated with javascript.
* bug 512 : bibliosubject table is not being populated (fixed by Paul)
* bug 513 : marclinks: default mapping typo (fixed by Paul)
* updatedatabase bugs : now, the updatedatabase script (located in 
scripts/updater) works and update your DB structure.
   note it only adds fields & tables. The MARC parameter tables won't 
be populated, neither the MARC-DB. (fixed by Paul)

KNOWN BUGS :
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* bug 510 : new doc needs to be integrated
* bug 487 : upgrade problem from a previous version. If you install from 
scratch, it should be fine.
* bug 515 : biblio.notes ignores Marclinks mapping durring import
* bug 293 : Error Issuing Book - 1 in some specific cases
* bug 523 : requests does not store dates in reserves table
plus some other, less critical.

--
Paul POULAIN
Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres
responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)