Merge "- Make the require_once independent of the current path / include_path. -...

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.20

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.20 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.20
index 5018f9d..a0dc046 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.20
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.20
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ upgrade PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
 
 === Configuration changes in 1.20 ===
 * $wgGitRepositoryViewers defines a mapping from Git remote repository to the
 
 === Configuration changes in 1.20 ===
 * $wgGitRepositoryViewers defines a mapping from Git remote repository to the

-  Gitweb instance URL used in Special:Version
+  Gitweb instance URL used in Special:Version.

 * `$wgUsePathInfo = true;` is no longer needed to make $wgArticlePath work on servers
   using like nginx, lighttpd, and apache over fastcgi. MediaWiki now always extracts
   path info from REQUEST_URI if it's available.
 * `$wgUsePathInfo = true;` is no longer needed to make $wgArticlePath work on servers
   using like nginx, lighttpd, and apache over fastcgi. MediaWiki now always extracts
   path info from REQUEST_URI if it's available.


@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ upgrade PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
 * Introduce a cryptographic random number generator source api for use when
   generating various tokens.
 * (bug 30963) Option on Special:Prefixindex and Special:Allpages to not show redirects.
 * Introduce a cryptographic random number generator source api for use when
   generating various tokens.
 * (bug 30963) Option on Special:Prefixindex and Special:Allpages to not show redirects.

-* (bug 18062) new message when edit or create the local page of a shared file.
+* (bug 18062) New message when edit or create the local page of a shared file.

 * (bug 22870) Separate interface message when creating a page.
 * (bug 17615) nosummary option should be reassigned on preview/captcha.
 * (bug 22870) Separate interface message when creating a page.
 * (bug 17615) nosummary option should be reassigned on preview/captcha.

-* (bug 34355) add a variable and parser function for the namespace number.
+* (bug 34355) Add a variable and parser function for the namespace number.

 * (bug 35649) Special:Version now shows hashes of extensions checked out from git.
 * (bug 35728) Git revisions are now linked on Special:Version.
 * "Show Changes" on default messages shows now diff against default message text
 * (bug 23006) create #speciale parser function.
 * generateSitemap can now optionally skip redirect pages.
 * (bug 35649) Special:Version now shows hashes of extensions checked out from git.
 * (bug 35728) Git revisions are now linked on Special:Version.
 * "Show Changes" on default messages shows now diff against default message text
 * (bug 23006) create #speciale parser function.
 * generateSitemap can now optionally skip redirect pages.

-* (bug 27757) new API command just for retrieving tokens (not page-based)
+* (bug 27757) New API command just for retrieving tokens (not page-based).

 * Added GitViewers hook for extensions using external git repositories to have a web-based
   repository viewer linked to from Special:Version.
 * Memcached debug logs can now be sent to their own file logs by setting
 * Added GitViewers hook for extensions using external git repositories to have a web-based
   repository viewer linked to from Special:Version.
 * Memcached debug logs can now be sent to their own file logs by setting


@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ upgrade PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
   Special:Version
 * Edit notices can now be translated.
 * (bug 35680) jQuery upgraded to 1.7.2.
   Special:Version
 * Edit notices can now be translated.
 * (bug 35680) jQuery upgraded to 1.7.2.

-* jQuery UI upgraded to 1.8.19.
+* jQuery UI upgraded to 1.8.21.

 * (bug 22887) Add warning and tracking category for preprocessor errors
 * (bug 31704) Allow selection of associated namespace on the watchlist
 * (bug 5445) Now remove autoblocks when a user is unblocked.
 * (bug 22887) Add warning and tracking category for preprocessor errors
 * (bug 31704) Allow selection of associated namespace on the watchlist
 * (bug 5445) Now remove autoblocks when a user is unblocked.


@@ -67,10 +67,15 @@ upgrade PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
 * New getCreator and getOldestRevision methods added to WikiPage class
 * (bug 4220) the XML dump format schema now have unique identity constraints
   for page and revision identifiers. Patch by Elvis Stansvik.
 * New getCreator and getOldestRevision methods added to WikiPage class
 * (bug 4220) the XML dump format schema now have unique identity constraints
   for page and revision identifiers. Patch by Elvis Stansvik.

-* (bug 35705) QUnit upgraded from 1.2.0 to 1.7.0
+* (bug 35705) QUnit upgraded from v1.2.0 to v1.8.0.

 * cleanupSpam.php now can delete spam pages if --delete was specified instead of blanking
   them.
 * Added new hook ChangePasswordForm to allow adding of additional fields in Special:ChangePassword
 * cleanupSpam.php now can delete spam pages if --delete was specified instead of blanking
   them.
 * Added new hook ChangePasswordForm to allow adding of additional fields in Special:ChangePassword

+* Added new function getDomain to AuthPlugin for getting a user's domain
+* (bug 23427) New magic word {{PAGEID}} which gives the current page ID.
+  Will be null on previewing a page being created.
+* (bug 37627) UserNotLoggedIn() exception to show a generic error page whenever
+  a user is not logged in.

 
 === Bug fixes in 1.20 ===
 * (bug 30245) Use the correct way to construct a log page title.
 
 === Bug fixes in 1.20 ===
 * (bug 30245) Use the correct way to construct a log page title.


@@ -116,10 +121,17 @@ upgrade PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
 * (bug 32604) Some messages needs escaping of wikitext inside username
 * (bug 36537) Rename wfArrayToCGI to wfArrayToCgi for consistency with wfCgiToArray.
 * (bug 25946) The message on the top of Special:RecentChanges is now displayed
 * (bug 32604) Some messages needs escaping of wikitext inside username
 * (bug 36537) Rename wfArrayToCGI to wfArrayToCgi for consistency with wfCgiToArray.
 * (bug 25946) The message on the top of Special:RecentChanges is now displayed

-  in user language instead of content language
+  in user language instead of content language.

 * (bug 35264) Wrong type used for <ns> in export.xsd
 * (bug 24985) Use $wgTmpDirectory as the default temp directory so that people
   who don't have access to /tmp can specify an alternative.
 * (bug 35264) Wrong type used for <ns> in export.xsd
 * (bug 24985) Use $wgTmpDirectory as the default temp directory so that people
   who don't have access to /tmp can specify an alternative.

+* (bug 27283) SqlBagOStuff breaks PostgreSQL transactions.
+* (bug 35727) mw.Api ajax() should put token parameter last.
+* (bug 37708) mw.Uri.clone() should make a deep copy.
+* (bug 38024) ResourceLoader should not create empty stylesheets for modules
+  that don't have stylesheets.
+* (bug 36812) Special:ActiveUsers "Hide bots" should hide users from any group
+  having the "bot" user right, instead of just the default "bot" user group.

 
 === API changes in 1.20 ===
 * (bug 34316) Add ability to retrieve maximum upload size from MediaWiki API.
 
 === API changes in 1.20 ===
 * (bug 34316) Add ability to retrieve maximum upload size from MediaWiki API.


@@ -127,10 +139,10 @@ upgrade PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
   the format parameter.
 * (bug 32384) Allow descending order for list=watchlistraw.
 * (bug 31883) Limit of bkusers of list=blocks and titles of action=query is not documented in API help.
   the format parameter.
 * (bug 32384) Allow descending order for list=watchlistraw.
 * (bug 31883) Limit of bkusers of list=blocks and titles of action=query is not documented in API help.

-* (bug 32492) API now allows editing using pageid
-* (bug 32497) API now allows changing of protection level using pageid
-* (bug 32498) API now allows comparing pages using pageids
-* (bug 30975) API import of pages with invalid characters in this wiki leads to Fatal Error
+* (bug 32492) API now allows editing using pageid.
+* (bug 32497) API now allows changing of protection level using pageid.
+* (bug 32498) API now allows comparing pages using pageids.
+* (bug 30975) API import of pages with invalid characters in this wiki leads to Fatal Error.

 * (bug 30488) API now allows listing of backlinks/embeddedin/imageusage per pageid
 * (bug 34927) Output media_type for list=filearchive
 * (bug 28814) add properties to output of action=parse
 * (bug 30488) API now allows listing of backlinks/embeddedin/imageusage per pageid
 * (bug 34927) Output media_type for list=filearchive
 * (bug 28814) add properties to output of action=parse


@@ -145,6 +157,7 @@ MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 
 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 

+* Emilian (egl) added.

 * Tornedalen Finnish (fit) added.
 * Mizo (lus) added.
 * Santali (sat) added.
 * Tornedalen Finnish (fit) added.
 * Mizo (lus) added.
 * Santali (sat) added.


@@ -160,6 +173,10 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 * Removed ./tests/qunit/index.html from core. It wasn't actively maintained and
   has been made obsolete when [[Special:JavaScriptTest/qunit]] was introduced,
   which actually uses ResourceLoader, LocalSettings and the Skin.
 * Removed ./tests/qunit/index.html from core. It wasn't actively maintained and
   has been made obsolete when [[Special:JavaScriptTest/qunit]] was introduced,
   which actually uses ResourceLoader, LocalSettings and the Skin.

+* Removed $wgDBtransactions global. This was only checked in one class
+  and only applies to MyISAM or similar DBs. Those should only be used
+  for archived sites anyway. We can't get edit conflicts on such sites,
+  so the WikiPage code wasn't useful there either.

 
 == Compatibility ==
 
 
 == Compatibility ==