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Version 5.1 by Vincent Massol on 2014/09/12

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5 This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Enterprise>>http://enterprise.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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7 <insert description of release here>
8
9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki <version - 1>) =
10
11 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for <version>>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=<fill id here>]].
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13 == Flamingo ==
14
15 * The textarea now use a monospace font.
16
17 == Miscellaneous ==
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19 * When using the Standalone distribution, the format has changed when passing parameters. The shell used has also been changed from ##sh## to ##bash## The new format is:(((
20
21 start_xwiki.sh:
22
23 {{code language="none"}}
24 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 # Optional ENV vars
26 # -----------------
27 # XWIKI_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running XWiki e.g. to increase the memory allocated to the
28 # JVM to 1GB, use set XWIKI_OPTS=-Xmx1024m
29 # JETTY_PORT - the port on which to start Jetty.
30 # JETTY_STOP_PORT - the port on which Jetty listens for a Stop command.
31 #
32 # Optional Parameters
33 # -------------------
34 # -p, --port: The Jetty HTTP port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_PORT. Defaults to 8080.
35 # -sp, --stopport: The Jetty stop port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_STOP_PORT. Defaults to 8079.
36 # -ld, --lockdir: The directory where the executing process id is stored to verify that that only one instance is
37 # started. Defaults to /var/tmp.
38 # -k, --kill: If set then kills any already executing XWiki instance before starting a new one.
39 #
40 # Example
41 # -------
42 # start_xwiki.sh -p 8080 -sp 8079 -k
43 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
44 {{/code}}
45
46 start_xwiki_debug.sh:
47
48 {{code language="none"}}
49 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
50 # Optional ENV vars
51 # -----------------
52 # XWIKI_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running XWiki e.g. to increase the memory allocated to the
53 # JVM to 1GB, use set XWIKI_OPTS=-Xmx1024m
54 # JETTY_PORT - the port on which to start Jetty.
55 # JETTY_STOP_PORT - the port on which Jetty listens for a Stop command.
56 #
57 # Optional Parameters
58 # -------------------
59 # -p, --port: The Jetty HTTP port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_PORT. Defaults to 8080.
60 # -sp, --stopport: The Jetty stop port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_STOP_PORT. Defaults to 8079.
61 # -ld, --lockdir: The directory where the executing process id is stored to verify that that only one instance is
62 # started. Defaults to /var/tmp.
63 # -k, --kill: If set then kills any already executing XWiki instance before starting a new one.
64 # -yp, --yourkitpath: The path where Yourkit can find the agent. If not passed then YourKit won't be enabled.
65 # For example: "/Applications/YourKit Java Profiler 7.0.11.app/bin/mac"
66 # or "/home/User/yjp-11.0.8/bin/linux-x86-64/"
67 #
68 # Example
69 # -------
70 # start_xwiki_debug.sh -yp "/Applications/YourKit Java Profiler 7.0.11.app/bin/mac"
71 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
72 {{/code}}
73
74 stop_xwiki.sh:
75
76 {{code language="none"}}
77 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
78 # Optional ENV vars
79 # -----------------
80 # XWIKI_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running XWiki e.g. to increase the memory allocated to the
81 # JVM to 1GB, use set XWIKI_OPTS=-Xmx1024m
82 # JETTY_STOP_PORT - the port on which Jetty listens for a Stop command.
83 #
84 # Optional Parameters
85 # -------------------
86 # -p, --port: The Jetty HTTP port that was used to start XWiki. Defaults to 8080.
87 # -sp, --stopport: The Jetty stop port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_STOP_PORT. Defaults to 8079.
88 # -ld, --lockdir: The directory where the executing process id is stored to verify that that only one instance is
89 # started. Defaults to /var/tmp.
90 #
91 # Example
92 # -------
93 # stop_xwiki.sh -sp 8079
94 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
95 {{/code}}
96 )))
97
98 See the [[full list of JIRA issues>>http://jira.xwiki.org/sr/jira.issueviews:searchrequest-printable/temp/SearchRequest.html?jqlQuery=project+in+%28XCOMMONS%2C+XRENDERING%2C+XWIKI%2C+XE%29+and+status+%3D+Closed+and+resolution+%3D+Fixed+and+fixVersion+%3D+%22<version>%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
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100 = For Developers =
101
102 == <developer feature N> ==
103
104 <description of developer feature N>
105
106 == Deprecated and Retired projects ==
107
108 <description of deprecated and retired projects>
109
110 == Upgrades ==
111
112 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
113
114 * <list libraries that have been upgraded>
115
116 == Miscellaneous ==
117
118 * The ##auto## value has been added to the ##align## option of the ##[[Auto Suggest Widget>>platform:DevGuide.AutoSuggestWidget]]##.
119 * A new parameter ##targetQueryString## has been added to the UI Extension points [[##org.xwiki.platform.panels.Applications##>>platform:ExtensionPoint.AddApplicationUIX]] and [[##org.xwiki.platform.panels.Applications.more##>>platform:ExtensionPoint.MoreApplicationUIX]].
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121 = Translations =
122
123 The following translations have been updated:
124
125 {{language codes="none, none"/}}
126
127 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
128
129 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportTemplateSummary"/}}
130
131 = Known issues =
132
133 * [[Bugs we know about>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=category+%3D+%22Top+Level+Projects%22+AND+issuetype+%3D+Bug+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+ORDER+BY+updated+DESC]]
134
135 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
136
137 == General Notes ==
138
139 When upgrading make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg##, ##xwiki.properties## and ##web.xml## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters may have been modified or added. Note that you should add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to the new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
140
141 == Issues specific to XWiki <version> ==
142
143 <issues specific to the project>
144
145 == API Breakages ==
146
147 The following APIs were modified since <project> <version - 1>:
148
149 {{code language="none"}}
150 <clirr output here>
151 {{/code}}

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