From: Chad Horohoe Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 12:07:04 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add general note about new installer to R-L, as well as mention a bunch of the bugs... X-Git-Tag: 1.31.0-rc.0~34116 X-Git-Url: http://git.cyclocoop.org//%27%40script%40/%27?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e8bf5a326941b507200c3512342c89c13f062e28;p=lhc%2Fweb%2Fwiklou.git Add general note about new installer to R-L, as well as mention a bunch of the bugs fixed --- diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index ed3a1f39c6..734683d436 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ will be made on the development trunk and appear in the next quarterly release. Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN +=== New installer in 1.17 === +MediaWiki 1.17 is shipping with a completely redesigned installer to fix +a lot of outstanding bugs, cleanup the code quality, and make it easier to +use. Notably, you can now run upgrades from the web without having to move +LocalSettings.php. The specific bugs are listed below in the general notes. + === Configuration changes in 1.17 === * DatabaseFunctions.php that was needed for compatibility with pre-1.3 extensions has been removed. @@ -75,8 +81,8 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN available as input for other configuration items, either. * Remove $wgRemoteUploads. It was not well supported and superseded by $wgUploadNavigationUrl. -* $wgUpgradeKey allows unlocking the web installer for upgrades without having - to move LocalSettings.php +* (bug 198) $wgUpgradeKey allows unlocking the web installer for upgrades + without having to move LocalSettings.php * The FailFunction "error handling" method has now been removed * $wgAdditionalMailParams added to allow setting extra options to mail() calls. * $wgSecureLogin & $wgSecureLoginStickHTTPS to optionaly login using HTTPS @@ -187,6 +193,10 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN when a wiki has multiple variant languages. * (bug 19593) Specifying --server in now works for all maintenance scripts * Now rebuildtextindex.php warns if SQLite doesn't support full-text search. +* (bug 10541) Front/backend separation of installation/upgrade code +* (bug 10596) Allow installer to enable extensions already in extensions folder +* (bug 17394) Make installer check for latest version against MediaWiki.org +* (bug 20627) Installer should be in languages other than English === Bug fixes in 1.17 === * (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive @@ -379,6 +389,11 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN $wgSMTP without PEAR mail package * (bug 19633) When possible, Upscale small SVGs when creating thumbnails. * (bug 25725) Unwanted linebreaks in diffs. +* (bug 11013) Database driver detection needs rewriting for robustness +* (bug 13409) Installer prompts could use clarification--now has help boxes +* (bug 16902) Installer spews warnings when exec() and dl() are not available +* (bug 19129) Only show MyISAM/InnoDB when supported +* (bug 17762) Only show other e-mail options when e-mail is globally enabled === API changes in 1.17 === * (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent.