[LON-CAPA-admin] New Testing Version Released 2.0.99.0

[Lars Jensen]

Hi Guy,

Is jsMath 2.0 in the new version?

Lars.

Guy Albertelli II wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> New Testing Version 2.0.99.0 Released
> 
> I wouldn't suggest putting this on any production servers. But I would
> really appreciate any testing people could do.
> 
> 
> Notable Changes:
> - <numericresponse> only allows numbers now (used to allow an odd
>    subset of numeric expressions)
> - <formularesponse> easier to work with when doing variableless expressions
> - lonnotify  - DC can now send normal emails to classes of users to notify them of important events
> - server timezone added to dates and times
> - Switch server link no longer requires re logging in
> - slots work with .problem
> - hand graded problems now use the grading queue idea
> - Bridge Task no longer need slots, have a better looking 'Done'
>    output, revamped randomiztion allows for <instance> disabling,
>    have usable CSTR mode
> - new response type <customresponse>
> - <externalresponse> is fully functional
> - <displayduedate> can be formatted now
> - printing of duedates understands parts
> - can import BB6 pool and assement questions
> - interface for slot mangement (editing, creating, deleting)
> - selection interface improvements to printing for other users
> - messages better about rembering which course they belong to, 
>    and can sort by associated course
> - courses can setup restrictions to what metadata values a user can
>    specify for a portfolio item
> - print screen presents list of recently created printouts
> - can search and include NSDL resources
> - search has better default sorting
> - printing <table?s should look better
> - Match::Complex and Math::Cephes::Matrix availble in problem safe space
> - whatsnew is faster and can be configured for what information it
>   shows
> 
> 
> 
> 
> To install this update:
> 
> 1) You will need to be running Fedora Core 2 or 3 or 4, RHEL ES 4, Suse 9.2
> 
> 
> 2) If running Fedora, use yum to update your machine and then install the
>       LONCAPA-prerequisites (if not already installed).
> 
> yum update
> yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites
> 
>     If running SuSe, use you to update your machine.
>     if running RHEL, use up2date to update your machine.
> 
> 
> 
> 3) Download the new LON-CAPA tarball from
> wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-2.0.1.tar.gz
> 
> and untar it
> 
> tar xzvf loncapa-2.0.1.tar.gz
> 
> 
> 
> 4) Run the UPDATE script as root
> cd loncapa-2.0.1
> su
> ./UPDATE
> 
> 
> 
> 5) restart the Lon-CAPA system services
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol stop
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol start
> 
> 6) restart the webserver:
> 
> Fedora/Red Hat Enterprise:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start
> 
> SuSe:
> /etc/init.d/apache stop
> /etc/init.d/apache start
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----NOTES
> 1) Many questions are answered at http://help.lon-capa.org
> 2) Defects reports, and enhancements requests can be entered at
>    http://bugs.lon-capa.org
> 3) Mailing lists can be joined and left at http://mail.lon-capa.org
>