[LON-CAPA-dev] Next STABLE

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 21:16:27 -0400

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VERY COOL!

Guy Albertelli II wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I am nearly done with the STABLE marking, sometime tommorrow you
> should be able to grab a new STABLE from CVS the tarball will be
> updated later this week.
>
> I am going with everything that was committed as of last Friday 5:00 p.m.
> + matthew's commits from today.
>
> Let me know if there is anything you want added that you have done
> recently, or if there is some fix I need to wait for.
>
> Note that this version will be called 0.4
>
> Preliminary announcement document below:
>
> NEW STABLE RELEASE, LON-CAPA Version 0.4
>
> Major improvements:
> - printing should support many more resources (.pages, ones with
> images)
> - new simpler map creation tool
> - image labels on <randomlabel>
> - more templates
> - CSV upload of grades
> - anaylze problems
> - MANY bugfixes
>
> To install this new version:
>
> 1) To properly print you will need to have the perl Image::Magick
>    rotines installed
>
> For Redhat 6.2:
> Get and install these RPMS:
>
> For Redhat 7.2:
> Get and install these RPMS:
>
> For Redhat 7.3:
> Get and install these RPMS:
>
> Otherwise contact Guy at guy@albertelli.com to get the proper rpms.
>
> 2) Download the new tarball from
> http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/current/loncapa.tar.gz
>
> and untar it
>
> tar xzvf loncapa.tar.gz
>
> 3) Run the UPDATE script as root
> cd loncapa
> su
> ./UPDATE
>
> 4) restart the system services
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol stop
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol start
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd 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
>
> ----Detailed Updates
> CAPA
>   - fixed checking of  mc style Stringresponse questions
>   - GLabel.class - improved version handles images on images correctly
>
> DOC
>   - added tutorial
>   - updates from GUTS conference added
>   - new demo class added
>   - guts document in html added
>
> LONC/LOND
>   lchtmldir - handles creation of authors, and filesstem auth people
>   well
>               BUG 259
>   lonc - new config files read, USR1 properly clears counters and
>          dead children, BUG 129
>   loncron - runs more quickly, CHECKOUTTOKENS cleaned less regulary,
>             typos, new config files read BUGS 129, 240
>   lond - reads new config files, handles user creation better,
>          lonsearcat works better BUGS 121, 129
>   lonsql - POD, map -> foreach, query activity logs,
>            query bugs fixed, BUGS 121, 129
>
> AUTH
>   lonacc.pm - verify symbs, implement private resources BUG 279,488
>   lonauth.pm - don't resize/move on Linux BUG 54
>   lonlogin.pm - adding interface information
>   lonroles.pm - fixed domain listing for non students,
>                 use caching homeserver call, BUG 458
>
> BUILD
>   Makefile - many improvements
>   loncaparestoreconfigurations -  loncapa.conf BG 436
>   lpml_parse.pl - bugfixes
>   make_domain_coordinator.pl - asks for password
>   sqltest.pl - loks at new conf files, BUG 428
>
> CGI
>   clusterstatus.pl - new conf files BUG 129
>   graph.gif - bug fixes, size and colors revised
>   thumbnail.gif - added
>
> HOMEWORK
>    default_homework.pl - prettyprint handles 0 exponenet well, BUG 485
>    grades.pm - CVS upload, extensive visual cleanups,
>                start on handgrading of responses, internal cleanups,
>                verify receipts, BUGS 42, 236, 435, 526
>    imageresponse.pm - BUG 238
>    inputtags.pm - BUG 494
>    lonhomework.pm - save/view/ buttons renamed, automatic timeout,
>                     BUG 188
>    optionresponse.pm - printing bug fixed, BUGS 238, 541
>    radiobuttonresponse.pm - showed incorrect number of foils, BUG 238
>    randomlabel.pm - supports image labels, BUG 67
>    response.pm - BUG 238
>    structuretags.pm - printing support improved, BUGS 188, 238 , 474
>
> HTML
>    menu.html - clock added, handles versioned resources,
>                BUGS 227, 291, 439, 461
>
> INTERFACE
>    groupsort.pm - works with map imported resources, and the mouse,
>                   BUG 331
>    lonchart.pm - reworked internals, column headers, show subset
>                  of resources, interuptable without causing
>                  'unable to hash' errors, BUGS 218, 484, 497, 522
>    loncommon.pm - CSV functions, documentation, javascript genration,
>                   internal cleanups
>    loncommunicate.pm - spurious error mail gone, internal logic
>    cleanup
>    loncreateuser.pm - check mau in the correct domain
>    londropadd.pm - moved CSV functions to loncommon, show classlist
>    lonfeedback.pm - BUG 90
>    lonindexer.pm - clears Only and Omit, added title display, handles
>                    HTML titles, BUGS 487, 524
>    lonmenu.pm - resizing works better, BGUG 468
>    lonmsg.pm - improved display of critical messages, BUG 509
>    lonnavmaps.pm - random map support, BUG 150
>    lonparmset.pm - course wide style file, disallow discussion for
>                    some users, support auto <hr /> ing, BUG 123,532
>    lonprintout.pm - should support many more resources, better name
>                     for pdf file, supports images
>    lonsearchcat.pm - significant internal improvements, supports
>                      domain restriictrictions, handles untitled
>                      resources, revamped interface, more responsive
>                      to user, POD
>    lonstatistics.pm - internal updates, analyze optionresponse
>                       problems, bugfixes, BUG 480
>    lontest.pm - more info, and prettier BUG 527
>    printout.pl - dynamic eps generation
>
> LICENSE
>    about.html - added version info, names added and fixed
>
> LONNET
>    lonnet.pm - random resource support, support aliases, query
>                activity logs, handles domain and prive restrictions
>                correctly, EXT can access query_string, faster with
>                down connections, better detection of resources on
>                map, EXT supports users looking at other users, symb
>                cleaning and verification,  BUGS 121, 240, 305, 458,
>                461, 476, 488
>
> PUBLISHER
>    loncfile.pm - cleaner, handles internal style users BUG 259
>    londiff.pm - BUG 90
>    lonpubdir.pm - status clors back, URL in browser should be
>                   the same as URL being worked on. BUG 498
>    lonpublisher.pm - no more blank lines at the end, creates
>                      <allow>s for image labels in randomlabel
>                      BUGS 90, 517
>    lonretrieve.pm - BUG 90
>
>
> XML
>    londefdef.pm - suport printing images, early start on exam
>                   printing, supports high entities to be unencoded
>                   in tth output, added <th>, BUG 68
>    lonplot.pm - access to set samples command, BUG 519
>    lonxml.pm - browse/search links work again, default class
>                stylefile, register only pages on map, bugfixes,
>                BUGS 68, 76, 461, 495, 532, 571
>    run.pm - $i was being overwritten, timeout checking, protect
>             output, BUGS 471, 494
>    scripttag.pm - answers allowed outside of CSTR, BUG 228
>
> RAT
>   lonpageflip.pm - handles empty start resources better
>   lonpage.pm - printing works for most resources,
>                embeds <hr /> between reources, BUGS 123,165
>   lonratedt.pm - added Simple RAT (mouse), BUG 466
>   lonratparams.pm - code cleanup, typos fixed, BUG 90
>   lonratsrv.pm - delete blank <param>, handles instrnal users
>                  BUG 569
>   lonsequence.pm - displays sequences outside of course, handles
>                    blank resources better, BUG 175
>   lonuserstate.pm - may support randomized maps, BUGS 150,305,500
>   code.html - escpaes characters, import from maps, bugfixes,
>               save without layout, BUGS 463, 464, 487
>   parameter.html - support string parameters now
>
> CONFIGUARTION
>   Configuration.pm - added
>   access.conf removed, contents moved to
>                        loncapa.conf/loncapa_apache.conf BUG 129
>   installation routine now better about querying about machine and
>                prompting user to configure machine
>   startup.pl - loads more modules, uses less memory
>
> TEMPLATES
>   added - Plot.problem, RandomLabelExample.problem,
>   SimpleFormula.problem
>   removed - SimpleStringResponse.problem, formula.problem
>
> HTML files
>   added - [0-9].gif, colon.gif, nothumb.gif, slash.gif
>           (clock/thumbnail images)
>
> --
> guy@albertelli.com          BM: n^20 t20 z20 qS
> Guy Albertelli -7-8-4-  O-
>     ... as non-threatening as any other seven-foot-tall giant predatory
>     bird containing a police officer performing mime. -Kibo
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