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en:release:3.09_release_notes [2019/03/18 01:11] – [Important Changes and Bug Fixes] kjdon | en:release:3.09_release_notes [2019/05/30 08:15] – anupama | ||
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**Release Name:** 3.09 | **Release Name:** 3.09 | ||
- | **Release Date: | + | **Release Date: |
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+ | ** Released: ** | ||
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+ | * Binaries for Windows, GNU/Linux 32 and 64 bit machines, a Mac binary for High Sierra/ | ||
+ | * The Mac binary is generated on High Sierra/ | ||
+ | * The Windows binary was largely tested on Windows 10, but partially on Windows 8.1 | ||
+ | * The Linux binary was largely tested on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS and partially on Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04. | ||
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+ | ** Release Candidate History ** | ||
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+ | * Greenstone 3.09 rc1: Release Candidate 1. Released 6 May 2019. \\ Binaries for Windows, GNU/Linux 32 and 64 bit machines, Mac High Sierra/ | ||
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+ | As always, many thanks to our TSG (tech support) who made this and previous releases possible by setting up test machines for us and getting us access to them, all on short notice. Thanks to TSG, bugs could be found and fixed and 3.09rc1 got a release at last. | ||
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===== Installation Instructions===== | ===== Installation Instructions===== | ||
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* on unix (linux and mac) systems you need to have sudo permissions | * on unix (linux and mac) systems you need to have sudo permissions | ||
* on windows, you probably need admin rights | * on windows, you probably need admin rights | ||
- | * ensure nothing is running on port 80 when you're ready to set up https certification your GS3 | + | * ensure nothing is running on port 80 when you're ready to set up https certification |
Steps: | Steps: | ||
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* set '' | * set '' | ||
* set a value for '' | * set a value for '' | ||
- | * Ensure '' | + | * Ensure '' |
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
* By default '' | * By default '' | ||
- Make sure you have read and agree with the [[https:// | - Make sure you have read and agree with the [[https:// | ||
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source ./ | source ./ | ||
ant setup-https-cert | ant setup-https-cert | ||
- | </ | + | </ |
- Once the setup-https-cert ant target has finished, you can start your web GS3 server by either running the gs3-server application or by running "ant start" from the terminal. | - Once the setup-https-cert ant target has finished, you can start your web GS3 server by either running the gs3-server application or by running "ant start" from the terminal. | ||
- | - If you ran the gs3-server application, | + | - If you ran the gs3-server application, |
+ | * when visiting your digital library over http**s**, remember to prefix htt**ps** to the address and use the htt**ps** port defined with '' | ||
+ | * If you've also turned on http support alongside https, then to visit your DL over regular http, return the URL to having the htt**p** prefix and remember to change the port number to what's defined for htt**p** in property '' | ||
- Once your https home page has loaded, confirm that your certificate is properly installed by looking for a green padlock next to the address bar. (Depending on your browser, you can click the padlock to get more information on the certificate issuer.) | - Once your https home page has loaded, confirm that your certificate is properly installed by looking for a green padlock next to the address bar. (Depending on your browser, you can click the padlock to get more information on the certificate issuer.) | ||
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2. Make the Greenstone " | 2. Make the Greenstone " | ||
- | On Unix, use //chmod//. | + | On Unix, you would do |
+ | < | ||
On Windows, run in a DOS prompt: | On Windows, run in a DOS prompt: | ||
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===GLI Java Web Start application (replacement for GLI Applet) - Additional Steps=== | ===GLI Java Web Start application (replacement for GLI Applet) - Additional Steps=== | ||
- | Many browsers have stopped supporting Java applets, | + | **You will need a Java Development Kit (JDK) v 7 or 8 installed for this.** |
+ | |||
+ | Many browsers have stopped supporting Java applets | ||
Instructions for using the GLI Java Web Start, which works over the JNLP protocol, are below. | Instructions for using the GLI Java Web Start, which works over the JNLP protocol, are below. | ||
- First follow the instructions above for [[http:// | - First follow the instructions above for [[http:// | ||
- | - Next, generate the SignedGatherer.jar: | + | - Next, generate the SignedGatherer.jar |
* Use a terminal to go into the Greenstone " | * Use a terminal to go into the Greenstone " | ||
- | * Next, run < | + | * Next, run < |
- | When it prompts, enter the password you used above. | + | When it prompts, enter the password you used above ('' |
- Move the created '' | - Move the created '' | ||
- You need to associate JNLP files with Java Web Start ('' | - You need to associate JNLP files with Java Web Start ('' | ||
* On Windows, create the association in the usual way: when you first access the GLI Web Start application through Greenstone, a JNLP file called " | * On Windows, create the association in the usual way: when you first access the GLI Web Start application through Greenstone, a JNLP file called " | ||
- | * For Linux, create a file with '' | + | |
+ | | ||
# This file should be adjusted and then copied into ~/ | # This file should be adjusted and then copied into ~/ | ||
# as a file with .desktop extension, e.g. javawebstart.desktop | # as a file with .desktop extension, e.g. javawebstart.desktop | ||
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Name=Java 7 Web Start | Name=Java 7 Web Start | ||
Comment=Java 7 Web Start | Comment=Java 7 Web Start | ||
- | Exec=/home/ | + | Exec=/EDIT-THIS-PATH-TO-YOUR-JAVA-JRE/bin/javaws %u |
Terminal=false | Terminal=false | ||
Type=Application | Type=Application | ||
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MimeType=application/ | MimeType=application/ | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | - Launch the Java Control Panel by running '' | + | - Launch the Java Control Panel by running '' |
- | - Once the GS3 code is compiled up, start up the GS3 web server and visit your DL library home page, '' | + | - Make the GLI link on the home page active: Open web/ |
- | - Since you have set up the JNLP file association in a previous step, you can now click on the "The Librarian Interface" | + | < |
- | - After authorising | + | </ |
- | + | < | |
+ | </ | ||
+ | - (Re)Start | ||
+ | - Since you have set up the JNLP file association in a previous step, you can now click on the "The Librarian Interface" | ||
+ | - You will need to **authorise** | ||
=== Converting a GS2 collection to GS3 when working with a remote GS3 server === | === Converting a GS2 collection to GS3 when working with a remote GS3 server === | ||
The new Format Conversion Wizard to convert GS2 format statements to GS3 format statements (see [[en: | The new Format Conversion Wizard to convert GS2 format statements to GS3 format statements (see [[en: | ||
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* Better way to run processes from GLI will avoid some occasional and unexpected errors when GLI runs perl scripts | * Better way to run processes from GLI will avoid some occasional and unexpected errors when GLI runs perl scripts | ||
* Bug fixes to file locking issues on Windows when using Lucene as indexer | * Bug fixes to file locking issues on Windows when using Lucene as indexer | ||
- | * **SOLR updates and bugfixes**: | + | * **SOLR updates and bugfixes:** |
* Patch to SOLR extension to circumvent SIGPIPE errors on large collections | * Patch to SOLR extension to circumvent SIGPIPE errors on large collections | ||
- | * fixed bug where multiple metadata values for a facet were concatenated into a single facet term | + | * fixed bug where multiple metadata values for a single field were concatenated into a single facet term |
* fixed some/all search handling | * fixed some/all search handling | ||
* Russian morphology analyzer replaced by more efficient version. | * Russian morphology analyzer replaced by more efficient version. | ||
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* Standard SOLR highlighter replaced with the faster FastVectorHighlighter | * Standard SOLR highlighter replaced with the faster FastVectorHighlighter | ||
* Patches to perl code upgrading perl syntax to work with newer versions of perl | * Patches to perl code upgrading perl syntax to work with newer versions of perl | ||
+ | * GLI updates: | ||
+ | * The GLI Applet has been converted to a Java WebStart Application. Java Web Start not supported from Java 9 or onwards. To use the JRE bundled with your Greenstone, ensure no custom installed System Java is in the environment. | ||
+ | * GEMS can now launch in languages other than English | ||
===== IMPORTANT information ===== | ===== IMPORTANT information ===== | ||
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===== Updated Translations ===== | ===== Updated Translations ===== | ||
- | Thanks to the following people for new and updated translations since 3.09: | + | Thanks to the following people for new and updated translations since 3.08: |
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+ | * French Yvan Arnaud | ||
+ | * Arabic to Kamal Salih Mustafa Khalafala. | ||
+ | * Diego Spano for Spanish translations | ||
+ | * Vano Tsertsvadze for Georgian translations | ||
+ | * Japanese Gaku Yamaguchi | ||
+ | * Lavji Zala for Gujarati translations | ||
+ | * Catalan (GS2 interface) Eduardo del Valle Perez | ||
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