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Version 6.1 by Vincent Massol on 2014/09/15

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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>
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9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki <version - 1>) =
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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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Guillaume Delhumeau 2.1 13 == Flamingo ==
Guillaume Delhumeau 1.1 14
Guillaume Delhumeau 2.1 15 * The textarea now use a monospace font.
Guillaume Delhumeau 1.1 16
17 == Miscellaneous ==
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Vincent Massol 6.1 19 * The RTF export is now only supported when an Office Server is connected to XWiki (we used to default to using FOP when no Office Server is connected but the quality of the export was too low to consider this a viable solution).
Vincent Massol 5.1 20 * 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:(((
Guillaume Delhumeau 1.1 21
Vincent Massol 4.1 22 start_xwiki.sh:
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24 {{code language="none"}}
25 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26 # Optional ENV vars
27 # -----------------
28 # XWIKI_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running XWiki e.g. to increase the memory allocated to the
29 # JVM to 1GB, use set XWIKI_OPTS=-Xmx1024m
30 # JETTY_PORT - the port on which to start Jetty.
31 # JETTY_STOP_PORT - the port on which Jetty listens for a Stop command.
32 #
33 # Optional Parameters
34 # -------------------
35 # -p, --port: The Jetty HTTP port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_PORT. Defaults to 8080.
36 # -sp, --stopport: The Jetty stop port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_STOP_PORT. Defaults to 8079.
37 # -ld, --lockdir: The directory where the executing process id is stored to verify that that only one instance is
38 # started. Defaults to /var/tmp.
39 # -k, --kill: If set then kills any already executing XWiki instance before starting a new one.
40 #
41 # Example
42 # -------
43 # start_xwiki.sh -p 8080 -sp 8079 -k
44 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
45 {{/code}}
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47 start_xwiki_debug.sh:
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49 {{code language="none"}}
50 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
51 # Optional ENV vars
52 # -----------------
53 # XWIKI_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running XWiki e.g. to increase the memory allocated to the
54 # JVM to 1GB, use set XWIKI_OPTS=-Xmx1024m
55 # JETTY_PORT - the port on which to start Jetty.
56 # JETTY_STOP_PORT - the port on which Jetty listens for a Stop command.
57 #
58 # Optional Parameters
59 # -------------------
60 # -p, --port: The Jetty HTTP port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_PORT. Defaults to 8080.
61 # -sp, --stopport: The Jetty stop port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_STOP_PORT. Defaults to 8079.
62 # -ld, --lockdir: The directory where the executing process id is stored to verify that that only one instance is
63 # started. Defaults to /var/tmp.
64 # -k, --kill: If set then kills any already executing XWiki instance before starting a new one.
65 # -yp, --yourkitpath: The path where Yourkit can find the agent. If not passed then YourKit won't be enabled.
66 # For example: "/Applications/YourKit Java Profiler 7.0.11.app/bin/mac"
67 # or "/home/User/yjp-11.0.8/bin/linux-x86-64/"
68 #
69 # Example
70 # -------
71 # start_xwiki_debug.sh -yp "/Applications/YourKit Java Profiler 7.0.11.app/bin/mac"
72 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
73 {{/code}}
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75 stop_xwiki.sh:
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77 {{code language="none"}}
78 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
79 # Optional ENV vars
80 # -----------------
81 # XWIKI_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running XWiki e.g. to increase the memory allocated to the
82 # JVM to 1GB, use set XWIKI_OPTS=-Xmx1024m
83 # JETTY_STOP_PORT - the port on which Jetty listens for a Stop command.
84 #
85 # Optional Parameters
86 # -------------------
87 # -p, --port: The Jetty HTTP port that was used to start XWiki. Defaults to 8080.
88 # -sp, --stopport: The Jetty stop port to use. Overrides any value from JETTY_STOP_PORT. Defaults to 8079.
89 # -ld, --lockdir: The directory where the executing process id is stored to verify that that only one instance is
90 # started. Defaults to /var/tmp.
91 #
92 # Example
93 # -------
94 # stop_xwiki.sh -sp 8079
95 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
96 {{/code}}
97 )))
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Guillaume Delhumeau 1.1 99 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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101 = For Developers =
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103 == <developer feature N> ==
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105 <description of developer feature N>
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107 == Deprecated and Retired projects ==
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109 <description of deprecated and retired projects>
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111 == Upgrades ==
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113 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
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115 * <list libraries that have been upgraded>
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117 == Miscellaneous ==
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119 * The ##auto## value has been added to the ##align## option of the ##[[Auto Suggest Widget>>platform:DevGuide.AutoSuggestWidget]]##.
Guillaume Delhumeau 3.1 120 * 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]].
Guillaume Delhumeau 1.1 121
122 = Translations =
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124 The following translations have been updated:
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126 {{language codes="none, none"/}}
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128 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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130 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportTemplateSummary"/}}
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132 = Known issues =
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134 * [[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]]
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136 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
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138 == General Notes ==
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140 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.
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142 == Issues specific to XWiki <version> ==
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144 <issues specific to the project>
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146 == API Breakages ==
147
148 The following APIs were modified since <project> <version - 1>:
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150 {{code language="none"}}
151 <clirr output here>
152 {{/code}}

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