Wiki source code of Release Notes for XWiki 8.2-rc-1
Version 17.1 by Guillaume Delhumeau on 2016/07/04
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1.1 | 1 | {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**Contents**"}} |
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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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16.1 | 9 | = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 8.1) = |
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17.1 | 11 | [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 8.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=13615]]. |
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11.2 | 13 | == Tour for Homepage == |
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16.1 | 15 | A [[tour>>extensions:Extension.Tour Application]] has been created to present the existing UI elements from the ##Main.WebHome## page. Every user will be guided through this tour in order to become familiar with XWiki. |
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11.2 | 17 | {{image reference="step4.png" width="600px;"/}} |
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1.1 | 19 | == Miscellaneous == |
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16.1 | 21 | * Removed ##Main.Welcome## page from the Dashboard since we now have a new Homepage that contains the welcome messages; |
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16.1 | 23 | 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+%228.2-rc-1%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release. |
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| 25 | = For Developers = | ||
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| 27 | == <developer feature N> == | ||
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| 29 | <description of developer feature N> | ||
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| 31 | == Deprecated and Retired projects == | ||
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3.1 | 33 | === MediaWiki parser === |
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3.1 | 35 | xwiki-rendering-syntax-mediawiki has been deprecated and moved to https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/syntax-mediawiki-1.0. |
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5.1 | 37 | It's now recommended to use [[MediaWiki Syntax extension>>extensions:Extension.MediaWiki.MediaWiki Syntax]] instead. |
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1.1 | 39 | == Upgrades == |
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| 41 | The following dependencies have been upgraded: | ||
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| 43 | * [[Guice 4.1.0>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1004]] | ||
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2.1 | 44 | * [[Commons Compress 1.12>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1005]] |
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6.1 | 45 | * [[httpasyncclient 4.1.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1009]] |
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8.1 | 46 | * [[JGroups 3.6.10>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-13532]] |
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9.1 | 47 | * [[Less4j 1.17.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-13119]] |
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| 49 | == Miscellaneous == | ||
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7.1 | 51 | * new ##org.xwiki.rendering.listener.SectionGeneratorListener## to generate section events from headers events |
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14.1 | 52 | * Instance Output filter now indicate the target syntax for Input filters producing rendering events |
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15.1 | 53 | * The same relative file path supported for ##source## filter properties parameter is now supported for any InputSource filter properties parameter in the Filter test framework |
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| 55 | = Translations = | ||
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| 57 | The following translations have been updated: | ||
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| 59 | {{language codes="none, none"/}} | ||
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| 61 | = Tested Browsers & Databases = | ||
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| 63 | {{warning}} | ||
| 64 | The QA Tests are executed after the release has been done. Thus, they are being prepared now and will be published soon. | ||
| 65 | {{/warning}} | ||
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| 67 | {{comment}} | ||
| 68 | TODO: uncomment and update with proper link when the report is ready. | ||
| 69 | {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportTemplateSummary"/}} | ||
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| 72 | = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> = | ||
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| 74 | <a summary of the comparison with latest super stable version> | ||
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| 76 | More details on <link to the test report>. | ||
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| 78 | = Known issues = | ||
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| 80 | * [[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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| 82 | = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes = | ||
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| 84 | == General Notes == | ||
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| 86 | 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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| 88 | == Issues specific to XWiki <version> == | ||
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| 90 | <issues specific to the project> | ||
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| 92 | == API Breakages == | ||
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| 94 | The following APIs were modified since <project> <version - 1>: | ||
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| 97 | Remove! | ||
| 98 | {{backwardCompatiblityReport version="<version>"/}} | ||
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