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diff --git a/template/en/default/pages/release-notes.html.tmpl b/template/en/default/pages/release-notes.html.tmpl index 35b8df3d2..37840c128 100644 --- a/template/en/default/pages/release-notes.html.tmpl +++ b/template/en/default/pages/release-notes.html.tmpl @@ -19,13 +19,532 @@ [% PROCESS global/variables.none.tmpl %] [% INCLUDE global/header.html.tmpl - title = "$terms.Bugzilla 3.4 Release Notes" + title = "$terms.Bugzilla 3.6 Release Notes" style_urls = ['skins/standard/page.css'] %] <h2>Table of Contents</h2> <ul class="bz_toc"> + <li><a href="#v36_introduction">Introduction</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_req">Minimum Requirements</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat">New Features and Improvements</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_issues">Outstanding Issues</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_upgrading">Notes On Upgrading From a Previous Version</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_code_changes">Code Changes Which May Affect + Customizations</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_previous">Release Notes for Previous Versions</a></li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="v36_introduction">Introduction</h2> + +<p>Welcome to [% terms.Bugzilla %] 3.6! The focus of the 3.6 release is + on improving usability and "polishing up" all our features (by adding + some pieces that were "missing" or always wanted), although we + also have a few great new features for you, as well!</p> + +<p>If you're upgrading, make sure to read <a href="#v36_upgrading">Notes + On Upgrading From a Previous Version</a>. If you are upgrading from a release + before 3.4, make sure to read the release notes for all the + <a href="#v36_previous">previous versions</a> in between your version + and this one, <strong>particularly the Upgrading section of each + version's release notes</strong>.</p> + +<p>We would like to thank <a href="http://www.canonical.com/">Canonical + Ltd.</a>, <a href="http://www.itasoftware.com/">ITA Software</a>, + the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/linux/ltc/">IBM Linux Technology Center</a>, + <a href="http://www.redhat.com/">Red Hat</a>, and + <a href="http://www.novell.com/">Novell</a> for funding the development + of various features and improvements in this release of + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %].</p> + +<h2 id="v36_req">Minimum Requirements</h2> + +<p>Any requirements that are new since 3.4.5 will look like + <span class="req_new">this</span>.</p> + +<ul> + <li><a href="#v36_req_perl">Perl</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_req_mysql">For MySQL Users</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_req_pg">For PostgreSQL Users</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_req_oracle">For Oracle Users</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_req_modules">Required Perl Modules</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_req_optional_mod">Optional Perl Modules</a></li> +</ul> + + +<h3 id="v36_req_perl">Perl</h3> + +<p>Perl v5.8.1</p> + +[% INCLUDE db_req db='mysql' %] + +[% INCLUDE db_req db='pg' %] + +[% INCLUDE db_req db='oracle' %] + +<h3 id="v36_req_modules">Required Perl Modules</h3> + +[% INCLUDE req_table reqs = REQUIRED_MODULES + new = [] updated = [] %] + +<h3 id="v36_req_optional_mod">Optional Perl Modules</h3> + +<p>The following perl modules, if installed, enable various + features of [% terms.Bugzilla %]:</p> + +[% INCLUDE req_table reqs = OPTIONAL_MODULES + new = ['JSON-RPC', 'Test-Taint'] + updated = ['Chart'] + include_feature = 1 %] + +<h2 id="v36_feat">New Features and Improvements</h2> + +<ul> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_usability">General Usability Improvements</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_extensions">New Extensions System</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_qs">Improved Quicksearch</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_browse">Simple "Browse" Interface</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_suexec">SUExec Support</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_mpwindows">Experimental mod_perl Support on Windows</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_email_attachments">Send Attachments by Email</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_jsonrpc">JSON-RPC Interface</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_migrate">Migration From Other [% terms.Bug %]-Trackers</a></li> + <li><a href="#v36_feat_other">Other Enhancements and Changes</a></li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="v36_feat_usability">General Usability Improvements</h3> + +<p>A <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:CMU_HCI_Research_2008">scientific + usability study</a> was done on [% terms.Bugzilla %] by researchers + from Carnegie-Mellon University. As a result of this study, + <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=490786&hide_resolved=0">several + usability issues</a> were prioritized to be fixed, based on specific data + from the study.</p> + +<p>As a result, you will see many small improvements in [% terms.Bugzilla %]'s + usability, such as using Javascript to validate certain forms before + they are submitted, standardizing the words that we use in the user interface, + being clearer about what [% terms.Bugzilla %] needs from the user, + and other changes, all of which are also listed individually in this New + Features section.</p> + +<p>Work continues on improving usability for the next release of + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %], but the results of the research have already + had an impact on this 3.6 release.</p> + +<h3 id="v36_feat_extensions">New Extensions System</h3> + +<p>[% terms.Bugzilla %] has a brand-new Extensions system. The system is + consistent, fast, and + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/Extension.html">fully + documented</a>. It makes it possible to easily extend [% terms.Bugzilla %]'s + code and user interface to add new features or change existing features. + There's even + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/extensions/create.html">a + script</a> that will create the basic layout of an extension for you, to + help you get started. For more information about the new system, see the + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/Extension.html">Extensions + documentation</a>.</p> + +<p>If you had written any extensions using [% terms.Bugzilla %]'s previous + extensions system, there is + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/contrib/extension-convert.html">a + script to help convert old extensions into the new format</a>.</p> + +<h3 id="v36_feat_qs">Improved Quicksearch</h3> + +<p>The "quicksearch" box that appears on the front page of + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %] and in the header/footer of every page + is now simplified and made more powerful. There is a + <kbd>[?]</kbd> link next to the box that will take you to + the simplified <a href="page.cgi?id=quicksearch.html">Quicksearch Help</a>, + which describes every single feature of the system in a simple layout, + including new features such as the ability to use partial field names + when searching.</p> + +<p>Quicksearch should also be much faster than it was before, particularly + on large installations.</p> + +<p>Note that in order to implement the new quicksearch, certain old + and rarely-used features had to be removed: + +<ul> + <li><b>+</b> as a prefix to mean "search additional resolutions", and + <b>+</b> as a prefix to mean "search just the summary". You can + instead use <kbd>summary:</kbd> to explicitly search summaries.</li> + <li>Searching the Severity field if you type something that matches + the first few characters of a severity. You can explicitly search + the Severity field if you want to find [% terms.bugs %] by severity.</li> + <li>Searching the Priority field if you typed something that exactly + matched the name of a priority. You can explicitly search the + Priority field if you want to find [% terms.bugs %] by priority.</li> + <li>Searching the Platform and OS fields if you typed in one of a + certain hard-coded list of strings (like "pc", "windows", etc.). + You can explicitly search these fields, instead, if you want to + find [% terms.bugs %] with a specific Platform or OS set.</li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="v36_feat_browse">Simple "Browse" Interface</h3> + +<p>There is now a "Browse" link in the header of each [% terms.Bugzilla %] + page that presents a very basic interface that allows users to simply + browse through all open [% terms.bugs %] in particular components.</p> + +<h3 id="v36_feat_suexec">SUExec Support</h3> + +<p>[% terms.Bugzilla %] can now be run in Apache's "SUExec" mode, + which is what control panel software like cPanel and Plesk use + (so [% terms.Bugzilla %] should now be much easier to install + on shared hosting). SUExec support shows up as an option + in the <kbd>localconfig</kbd> file during installation.</p> + +<h3 id="36_feat_mpwindows">Experimental mod_perl Support on Windows</h3> + +<p>There is now experimental support for running [% terms.Bugzilla %] + under mod_perl on Windows, for a significant performance enhancement + (in exchange for using more memory).</p> + +<h3 id="v36_email_attachments">Send Attachments by Email</h3> + +<p>The <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/email_in.html">email_in</a> + script now supports attaching multiple attachments to [% terms.abug %] + by email, both when filing and when updating [% terms.abug %].</p> + +<h3 id="v36_feat_jsonrpc">JSON-RPC Interface</h3> + +<p>[% terms.Bugzilla %] now has support for the + <a href="http://json-rpc.org/">JSON-RPC</a> WebServices protocol via + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/WebService/Server/JSONRPC.html">jsonrpc.cgi</a>. + The JSON-RPC interface is experimental in this release--if you want any + fundamental changes in how it works, + <a href="http://www.bugzilla.org/developers/reporting_bugs.html">let us + know</a>, for the next release of [% terms.Bugzilla %].</p> + +<h3 id="v36_feat_migrate">Migration From Other [% terms.Bug %]-Trackers</h3> + +<p>[% terms.Bugzilla %] 3.6 comes with a new script, + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/migrate.html">migrate.pl</a>, + which allows migration from other [% terms.bug %]-tracking systems. + Among the various features of the migration system are:</p> + +<ul> + <li>It is non-destructive--you can migrate into an existing + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %] installation without destroying any data + in the installation.</li> + <li>It has a "dry-run" mode so you can test your migration + before actually running it.</li> + <li>It is relatively easy to write new migrators for new systems, + if you know Perl. The basic migration framework does most of the work + for you, you just have to provide it with the data from your + [%+ terms.bug %]-tracker. See the + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/Migrate.html">Bugzilla::Migrate</a> + documentation and see our current migrator, + <kbd>Bugzilla/Migrate/GNATS.pm</kbd> for information on how to make your + own migrator.</li> +</ul> + +<p>The first migrator that has been implemented is for the GNATS + [%+ terms.bug %]-tracking system. We'd love to see migrators for + other systems! If you want to contribute a new migrator, see our + <a href="http://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Developers">development + process</a> for details on how to get code into [% terms.Bugzilla %].</p> + +<p>Thanks to <a href="http://lambdares.com/">Lambda Research</a> for + funding the initial development of this feature.</p> + +<h3 id="v36_feat_other">Other Enhancements and Changes</h3> + +<h4>Enhancements for Users</h4> + +<ul> + <li><b>[% terms.Bug %] Filing:</b> When filing [% terms.abug %], + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %] now visually indicates which fields are + mandatory.</li> + <li><b>[% terms.Bug %] Filing:</b> "Bookmarkable templates" now + support the "alias" and "estimated hours" fields.</li> + + <li><b>[% terms.Bug %] Editing:</b> In previous versions of + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %], if you added a private comment to [% terms.abug %], + then <em>none</em> of the changes that you made at that time were + sent to users who couldn't see the private comment. Now, for users + who can't see private comments, public changes are sent, but the private + comment is excluded from their email notification.</li> + <li><b>[% terms.Bug %] Editing:</b> The controls for groups now + appear to the right of the attachment and time-tracking tables, + when editing [% terms.abug %].</li> + <li><b>[% terms.Bug %] Editing:</b> The "Collapse All Comments" + and "Expand All Comments" links now appear to the right of the + comment list instead of above it.</li> + + <li><b>Attachments:</b> The "Details" page of an attachment + now displays itself as uneditable if you can't edit the fields + there.</li> + <li><b>Attachments:</b> We now make sure that there is + a Description specified for an attachment, using JavaScript, before + the form is submitted.</li> + <li><b>Attachments:</b> There is now a link back to the [% terms.bug %] + at the bottom of the "Details" page for an attachment.</li> + <li><b>Attachments:</b> When you click on an "attachment 12345" link + in a comment, if the attachment is a patch, you will now see the + formatted "Diff" view instead of the raw patch.</li> + + <li><b>Search:</b> You can now display [% terms.bug %] flags as a column + in search results.</li> + <li><b>Search:</b> When viewing search results, you can see which columns are + being sorted on, and which direction the sort is on, as indicated + by arrows next to the column headers.</li> + <li><b>Search:</b> You can now search the Deadline field using relative + dates (like "1d", "2w", etc.).</li> + <li><b>Search:</b> The iCalendar format of search results now includes + a PRIORITY field.</li> + <li><b>Search:</b> It is no longer an error to enter an invalid search + order in a search URL--[% terms.Bugzilla %] will simply warn you that + some of your order options are invalid.</li> + <li><b>Search:</b> When there are no search results, some helpful + links are displayed, offering actions you might want to take.</li> + <li><b>Search:</b> For those who like to make their own + <kbd>buglist.cgi</kbd> URLs (and for people working on customizations), + <kbd>buglist.cgi</kbd> now accepts nearly every valid field in + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %] as a direct URL parameter, like + <kbd>&field=value</kbd>.</li> + + <li><b>Requests:</b> When viewing the "My Requests" page, you can now + see the lists as a normal search result by clicking a link at the + bottom of each table.</li> + <li><b>Requests:</b> When viewing the "My Requests" page, if you are + using Classifications, the Product drop-down will be grouped by + Classification.</li> + + <li><b>Inbound Email:</b> When filing [% terms.abug %] by email, if the + product that you are filing the [% terms.bug %] into has some groups + set as Default for you, the [% terms.bug %] will now be placed into those + groups automatically.</li> + <li><b>Inbound Email:</b> The field names that can be used when creating + [%+ terms.bugs %] by email now exactly matches the set of valid parameters + to the + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/WebService/Bug.html#create">B[% %]ug.create + WebService function</a>. You can still use most of the old field names + that 3.4 and earlier used for inbound emails, though, for + backwards-compatibility.</li> + + <li>If there are multiple languages available for your + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %], you can now select what language you want + [%+ terms.Bugzilla %] displayed in using links at the top of every + page.</li> + <li>When creating a new account, you will be automatically logged in + after setting your password.</li> + <li>There is no longer a maximum password length for accounts.</li> + <li>In the Dusk skin, it's now easier to see links.</li> + <li>In the Whining system, you can now choose to receive emails even + if there are no [% terms.bugs %] that match your searches.</li> + <li>The arrows in dependency graphs now point the other way, so that + [%+ terms.bugs %] point at their dependencies.</li> + + <li><b>New Charts:</b> You can now convert an existing Saved Search + into a data series for New Charts.</li> + <li><b>New Charts:</b> There is now an interface that allows you to + delete data series.</li> + <li><b>New Charts:</b> When deleting a product, you now have the option + to delete the data series that are associated with that product.</li> +</ul> + +<h4>Enhancements for Administrators and Developers</h4> + +<ul> + <li>Depending on how your workflow is set up, it is now possible to + have both UNCONFIRMED and REOPENED show up as status choices for + a closed [% terms.bug %]. If you only want one or the other to + show up, you should edit your status workflow appropriately + (possibly by removing or disabling the REOPENED status).</li> + <li>You can now "disable" field values so that they don't show + up as choices on [% terms.abug %] unless they are already set as + the value for that [% terms.bug %]. This doesn't work for the + per-product field values (component, target_milestone, and version) + yet, though.</li> + <li>Users are now locked out of their accounts for 30 minutes after + trying five bad passwords in a row during login. Every time a + user is locked out like this, the user in the "maintainer" parameter + will get an email.</li> + <li>The minimum length allowed for a password is now 6 characters.</li> + <li>The <kbd>UNCONFIRMED</kbd> status being enabled in a product + is now unrelated to the voting parameters. Instead, there is a checkbox + to enable the <kbd>UNCONFIRMED</kbd> status in a product.</li> + <li>Information about duplicates is now stored in the database instead + of being stored in the <kbd>data/</kbd> directory. On large installations + this could save several hundred megabytes of disk space.</li> + + <li><b>Installation:</b> When installing [% terms.Bugzilla %], the + "maintainer" parameter will be automatically set to the administrator + that was created by <kbd>checksetup.pl</kbd>.</li> + <li><b>Installation:</b> <kbd>checksetup.pl</kbd> now prints out + certain errors in a special color so that you know that something + needs to be done.</li> + <li><b>Installation:</b> <kbd>checksetup.pl</kbd> is now <em>much</em> + faster at upgrading installations, particularly older installations. + Also, it's been made faster to run for the case where it's not + doing an upgrade.</li> + + <li>When editing a group, you can now specify that members of a group + are allowed to grant others membership in that group itself.</li> + <li>The ability to compress BMP attachments to PNGs is now an Extension. + To enable the feature, remove the file + <kbd>extensions/BmpConvert/disabled</kbd> and then run checksetup.pl.</li> + <li>The default list of values for the Priority field are now clear English + words instead of P1, P2, etc.</li> + <li>There is now a system in place so that all field values can be + localized. See the <kbd>value_descs</kbd> variable in + <kbd>template/en/default/global/field-descs.none.tmpl</kbd>.</li> + <li><kbd>config.cgi</kbd> now returns an ETag header and understands + the If-None-Match header in HTTP requests.</li> + <li>The XML format of <kbd>show_bug.cgi</kbd> now returns more information: + the numeric id of each comment, whether an attachment is a URL, + the modification time of an attachment, the numeric id of a flag, + and the numeric id of a flag's type.</li> + + <li><b>Parameters:</b> Parameters that aren't actually required are no longer + in the "Required" section of the Parameters page. Instead, some are in the + new "General" section, and some are in the new "Advanced" section.</li> + <li><b>Parameters:</b> The old <kbd>ssl</kbd> parameter has been + changed to <kbd>ssl_redirect</kbd>, and can only be turned "on" or "off". + If "on", then all users will be forcibly redirected to SSL whenever + they access [% terms.Bugzilla %]. When the parameter is off, + no SSL-related redirects will occur (even if the user directly + accesses [% terms.Bugzilla %] via SSL, they will <em>not</em> be + redirected to a non-SSL page).</li> + <li><b>Parameters:</b> In the Advanced parameters, there is a new parameter, + <kbd>inbound_proxies</kbd>. If your [% terms.Bugzilla %] is behind a + proxy, you should set this parameter to the IP address of that proxy. + Then, [% terms.Bugzilla %] will "believe" any "X-Forwarded-For" + header sent from that proxy, and correctly use the X-Forwarded-For + as the end user's IP, instead of believing that all traffic is coming + from the proxy.</li> + + <li><b>Removed Parameter:</b> The <kbd>loginnetmask</kbd> parameter has + been removed. Since [% terms.Bugzilla %] sends secure cookies, it's no + longer necessary to always restrict logins to a specific IP or block + of addresses.</li> + <li><b>Removed Parameter:</b> The <kbd>quicksearch_comment_cutoff</kbd> + parameter is gone. Quicksearch now always searches comments; however, it + uses a much faster algorithm to do it.</li> + <li><b>Removed Parameter:</b> The <kbd>usermatchmode</kbd> parameter has + been removed. User-matching is now <em>always</em> done.</li> + <li><b>Removed Parameter:</b> The <kbd>useentrygroupdefault</kbd> parameter + has been removed. [% terms.Bugzilla %] now always behaves as though + that parameter were off.</li> + <li>The <kbd>t/001compile.t</kbd> test should now always pass, no matter + what configuration of optional modules you do or don't have installed.</li> + <li>New script: <kbd>contrib/console.pl</kbd>, which allows you to have + a "command line" into [% terms.Bugzilla %] by inputting Perl code + or using a few custom commands.</li> +</ul> + +<h4>WebService Changes</h4> + +<ul> + <li>The WebService now returns all dates and times in the UTC timezone. + <kbd>B[% %]ugzilla.time</kbd> now acts as though the [% terms.Bugzilla %] + server were in the UTC timezone, always. If you want to write clients + that are compatible across all [% terms.Bugzilla %] versions, + check the timezone from <kbd>B[% %]ugzilla.timezone</kbd> or + <kbd>B[% %]ugzilla.time</kbd>, and always input times in that timezone + and expect times to be returned in that format.</li> + <li>You can now log in by passing <kbd>Bugzilla_login</kbd> and + <kbd>Bugzilla_password</kbd> as arguments to any WebService function. + See the + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/WebService.html#LOGGING_IN">Bugzilla::WebService</a> + documentation for details.</li> + <li>New Method: + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/WebService/Bug.html#attachments">B[% %]ug.attachments</a> + which allows getting information about attachments.</li> + <li>New Method: + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/WebService/Bug.html#fields">B[% %]ug.fields</a>, + which gets information about all the fields that [% terms.abug %] can have + in [% terms.Bugzilla %], include custom fields and legal values for + all fields. The <kbd>B[% %]ug.legal_values</kbd> method is now deprecated.</li> + <li>In the <kbd>B[% %]ug.add_comment</kbd> method, the "private" parameter + has been renamed to "is_private" (for consistency with other methods). + You can still use "private", though, for backwards-compatibility.</li> + <li>The WebService now has Perl's "taint mode" turned on. This means that + it validates all data passed in before sending it to the database. + Also, all parameter names are validated, and if you pass in a parameter + whose name contains anything other than letters, numbers, or underscores, + that parameter will be ignored. Mostly this just affects + customizers--[% terms.Bugzilla %]'s WebService is not functionally + affected by these changes.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="v36_issues">Outstanding Issues</h2> + +<ul> + <li><a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=423439"> + [%- terms.Bug %] 423439</a>: Tabs in comments will be converted + to four spaces, due to a b<!-- -->ug in Perl as of Perl 5.8.8.</li> + <li><a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69621"> + [%- terms.Bug %] 69621</a>: If you rename or remove a keyword that is + in use on [% terms.bugs %], you will need to rebuild the "keyword cache" + by running <a href="sanitycheck.cgi">sanitycheck.cgi</a> and choosing + the option to rebuild the cache when it asks. Otherwise keywords may + not show up properly in search results.</li> + <li><a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89822"> + [%- terms.Bug %] 89822</a>: When changing multiple [% terms.bugs %] at + the same time, there is no "mid-air collision" protection.</li> + <li><a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=276230"> + [%- terms.Bug %] 276230</a>: The support for restricting access to + particular Categories of New Charts is not complete. You should treat + the 'chartgroup' Param as the only access mechanism available.<br> + However, charts migrated from Old Charts will be restricted to + the groups that are marked MANDATORY for the corresponding Product. + There is currently no way to change this restriction, and the + groupings will not be updated if the group configuration + for the Product changes.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="v36_upgrading">Notes On Upgrading From a Previous Version</h2> + +<p>When upgrading to 3.6, <kbd>checksetup.pl</kbd> will create foreign keys + for many columns in the database. Before doing this, it will check the + database for consistency. If there are an unresolvable consistency + problems, it will tell you what table and column in the database contain + the bad values, and which values are bad. If you don't know what else to do, + you can always delete the database records which contain the bad values by + logging in to your database and running the following command:</p> + +<p><code>DELETE FROM <var>table</var> WHERE <var>column</var> IN + (<var>1, 2, 3, 4</var>)</code></p> + +<p>Just replace "table" and "column" with the name of the table + and column that <kbd>checksetup.pl</kbd> mentions, and "1, 2, 3, 4" + with the invalid values that <kbd>checksetup.pl</kbd> prints out.</p> + +<p>Remember that you should always back up your database before doing + an upgrade.</p> + +<h2 id="v36_code_changes">Code Changes Which May Affect Customizations</h2> + +<ul> + <li>Comments are now represented as a + <a href="[% docs_urlbase FILTER html %]api/Bugzilla/Comment.html">Bugzilla::Comment</a> + object instead of just being hashes.</li> + <li>In previous versions of [% terms.Bugzilla %], the template for displaying + [%+ terms.abug %] required a lot of extra variables that are now global + template variables instead.</li> + <li>You can now check if optional modules are installed by using + <kbd>Bugzilla->feature</kbd> in Perl code or + <kbd>feature_enabled</kbd> in template code.</li> + <li>All of the various template header information required to display + the [% terms.bug %] form is now in one template, + <kbd>template/en/default/bug/show-header.html.tmpl</kbd>.</li> + <li>You should now use <kbd>display_value</kbd> instead of + <kbd>get_status</kbd> or <kbd>get_resolution</kbd> in templates. + <kbd>display_value</kbd> should be used anywhere that a + <select>-type field has its values displayed.</li> +</ul> + + +<h1 id="v36_previous">[% terms.Bugzilla %] 3.4 Release Notes</h1> + +<ul class="bz_toc"> <li><a href="#v34_introduction">Introduction</a></li> <li><a href="#v34_point">Updates in this 3.4.x Release</a></li> <li><a href="#v34_req">Minimum Requirements</a></li> @@ -212,28 +731,200 @@ <p>Perl v5.8.1</p> -[% INCLUDE db_req db='mysql' %] - -[% INCLUDE db_req db='pg' %] +<h3 id="v34_req_mysql">For MySQL Users</h3> + +<ul> + <li>MySQL v4.1.2</li> + <li><strong>perl module:</strong> DBD::mysql v4.00</li> +</ul> -[% INCLUDE db_req db='oracle' %] +<h3 id="v34_req_pg">For PostgreSQL Users</h3> + +<ul> + <li>PostgreSQL v8.00.0000</li> + <li><strong>perl module:</strong> DBD::Pg v1.45</li> +</ul> +<h3 id="v34_req_oracle">For Oracle Users</h3> + +<ul> + <li>Oracle v10.02.0</li> + <li><strong>perl module:</strong> DBD::Oracle v1.19</li> +</ul> + <h3 id="v34_req_modules">Required Perl Modules</h3> -[% INCLUDE req_table reqs = REQUIRED_MODULES - new = ['URI', 'DateTime', 'DateTime-TimeZone', - 'Digest-SHA'] - updated = ['Template-Toolkit'] %] - -<h3 id="v34_req_optional_mod">Optional Perl Modules</h3> - +<table class="req_table" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> + <tr> + <th>Module</th> <th>Version</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>CGI</td> + <td>3.21</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="req_new">Digest::SHA</td> + <td class="req_new"> (Any)</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Date::Format</td> + <td>2.21</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="req_new">DateTime</td> + <td class="req_new">0.28</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="req_new">DateTime::TimeZone</td> + <td class="req_new">0.71</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>DBI</td> + <td>1.41</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Template</td> + <td class="req_new">2.22</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Email::Send</td> + <td>2.00</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Email::MIME</td> + <td>1.861</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Email::MIME::Encodings</td> + <td>1.313</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Email::MIME::Modifier</td> + <td>1.442</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="req_new">URI</td> + <td class="req_new">(Any)</td> + </tr> +</table> + +<h3 id="v34_req_optional_mod">Optional Perl Modules</h3> + <p>The following perl modules, if installed, enable various features of [% terms.Bugzilla %]:</p> -[% INCLUDE req_table reqs = OPTIONAL_MODULES - new = ['TheSchwartz', 'Daemon-Generic'] - updated = [] - include_feature = 1 %] +<table class="req_table" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> + <tr> + <th>Module</th> + <th>Version</th> + <th>Enables Feature</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>LWP::UserAgent</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>Automatic Update Notifications</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Template::Plugin::GD::Image</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>Graphical Reports</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>GD::Text</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>Graphical Reports</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>GD::Graph</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>Graphical Reports</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>GD</td> + <td>1.20</td> + <td>Graphical Reports, New Charts, Old Charts</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Email::MIME::Attachment::Stripper</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>Inbound Email</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Email::Reply</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>Inbound Email</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Net::LDAP</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>LDAP Authentication</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="req_new">TheSchwartz</td> + <td class="req_new">(Any)</td> + <td>Mail Queueing</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="req_new">Daemon::Generic</td> + <td class="req_new">(Any)</td> + <td>Mail Queueing</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>HTML::Parser</td> + <td>3.40</td> + <td>More HTML in Product/Group Descriptions</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>HTML::Scrubber</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>More HTML in Product/Group Descriptions</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>XML::Twig</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>Move [% terms.Bugs %] Between Installations</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>MIME::Parser</td> + <td>5.406</td> + <td>Move [% terms.Bugs %] Between Installations</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Chart::Base</td> + <td>1.0</td> + <td>New Charts, Old Charts</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Image::Magick</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>Optionally Convert BMP Attachments to PNGs</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>PatchReader</td> + <td>0.9.4</td> + <td>Patch Viewer</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Authen::Radius</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>RADIUS Authentication</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Authen::SASL</td> + <td>(Any)</td> + <td>SMTP Authentication</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>SOAP::Lite</td> + <td>0.710.06</td> + <td>XML-RPC Interface</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>mod_perl2</td> + <td>1.999022</td> + <td>mod_perl</td> + </tr> +</table> <h2 id="v34_feat">New Features and Improvements</h2> @@ -2337,7 +3028,7 @@ sub y { $var++ }</pre> [% BLOCK db_req %] [% SET m = DB_MODULE.$db %] - <h3 id="v34_req_[% db FILTER html %]">For [% m.name FILTER html %] Users</h3> + <h3 id="v36_req_[% db FILTER html %]">For [% m.name FILTER html %] Users</h3> <ul> <li>[% m.name FILTER html %] @@ -2373,7 +3064,7 @@ sub y { $var++ }</pre> [% END %] </td> [% IF include_feature %] - <td>[% req.feature FILTER html %]</td> + <td>[% req.feature.join(', ') FILTER html %]</td> [% END %] </tr> [% END %] |