[LON-CAPA-dev] 2.1.3 pre-announce

[Rick Banghart]

See suggested changes in line.

At 02:44 PM 3/31/2006, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>2.1.3 pre announce, any typos? bad english?
>New Version 2.1.3 Released
>
>
>- It's highly suggested to install this bugfix release.
>
>
>Notable Bug Fixes since 2.1.2:
>- search database was not being correctly built, such that many resources
>   were not being included
>- 'View Student Activity' data processing is 30-60 times faster
>- course with large numbers of map conditions are evaluated significantly
>   faster
>- lond supports highly contended files correctly
>- connecting to institutional student photo support improved
>   and fully functional
>- scantron grading, the Unique CODE checking is now actually running
>   when it option is selected

when its option is selected



>Minor Bug Fixes since 2.1.2:
>- added student photos to the enrollment screen if enabled
>- searching multidomain machines correctly return results for a specific

- searching multidomain machines correctly returns results for a specific

>   domain on the machine
>- bridgetask grading screen easier to use
>- can now do a bridgetask regrading of a specific user
>- bridgetask grading queue screen easier to read
>- CSV grade upload correctly ignores blank lines in the uploaded file
>- simple problems when printed had extra blank lines inserted

- simple problems when printed have extra blank lines removed

>- slots now honor the 'Reservation allowed start time'
>- some issues with Apache 2 have been fixed
>- <instructorcomment>s are now hidden when print CODEd exams
>- searching specific domain works correctly
>- slot management can now only show slots whose names matches a substring

- slot management can now only show slots whose names match a substring

>- slot reservation now correctly denies access to slots that have
>   overlapping 'Unique Periods'
>- slot reservation system no longer allows users to deregister for a slot
>   that is closed
>- slot management allows instructors to quickly 'Remove All' users from
>   a slot
>- display of users in slot screens and bridgetask grading screens includes
>   both username and full name
>- some external URLs were not being properly handled

- external URLs are now being properly handled


>To install this update:
>
>1) You will need to be running Fedora Core 3 or 4, RHEL ES 4,
>       SuSe 9.3, or SLES 9
>
>
>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 or SLES, 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-2.1.3.tar.gz
>
>and untar it
>
>tar xzvf loncapa-2.1.3.tar.gz
>
>
>
>4) Run the UPDATE script as root
>cd loncapa-2.1.3
>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 / SLES:
>/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
>
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