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Ganymede 0.96 is available at
ftp://ftp.arlut.utexas.edu/pub/ganymede/
or
ftp://129.116.212.1/pub/ganymede/
if your client has trouble resolving a proper address for
ftp.arlut.utexas.edu.
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This release includes a few fixes for bugs in the query engine that
I'm sure no one out there actually encountered, as its only an issue
with complex schemas. Fixed the distribution to include a few gif
files that the client was dependent on. Added a database validation
task to the server, a log clear button in the admin console, and some
clean-ups to the client applet.
I'm going to be widely publicizing this release, so tell your
friends. ;-)
-------------------- Changes from 0.95 to 0.96 -------------------
RELEASE DATE: January 29, 1999
1. [DISTRIBUTION] Fixes to the distribution set
Added the missing calendar.gif used by JdateField. Added missing
up.gif and down.gif used by JpanelCalendar. Added doc/buildjavadoc to
automate building of javadocs.
Added a -develop option to the configure script, to allow doing builds
in a CVS checkout directory, with the results of compiles put in a
location outside the checked out tree. For use when developing and
maintaining Ganymede.
2. [SERVER] Fixed bug in query engine
Queries that combined embedded and non-embedded fields would cause
the server to throw an IllegalArgument exception, complaining about
a DBObjectBase being locked with an extantLock.
Made the query engine a bit more regular with respect to dump()
vs. query(). Made things a bit safer. Improved the server's handling
of a forced disconnect of a user who is executing a query.
3. [CLIENT] Fixed bug with open object dialog and inactivated objects
The client displays inactivated objects in the tree with "(inactive)"
added to the end. The dialog brought up when clicking on the Edit,
Delete, or View buttons on the toolbar were including the "(inactive)"
bit when brought up with a tree node selected.
4. [SERVER] Made GanymedeExpirationTask more robust
Previously, the Ganymede Expiration Task would be unable to commit
its transaction if, by removing objects from the database, other
objects were left with empty fields that are normally mandatory.
Now, the expiration task will commit successfully, possibly leaving
some objects with empty invid fields that would ordinarily not be
permitted. This is the most straight-forward way of handling things
like systems with required user fields, which would otherwise have to
be automatically removed, a much dicier prospect.
Probably need to add a feature to scan the database for objects which
do not satisfy the required-fields check. Any time an admin edits
an object that doesn't satisfy the check, the user will be required
to fix the object before that transaction can be committed.
5. [SCHEMA] Fixed the gasharl schema's user inactivation logic
The userCustom object in the gasharl schema was not properly
differentiating between the case of wizard-led inactivation and
automated inactivation in handling checkpointing and rollback.
Note that I'm not really maintaining the 'gash' schema at this point..
I'm concentrating on getting gasharl to the point where we can use it
here in the lab. At some point someone is going to have to take on
the task of doing a generic DNS schema that lots of people can easily
use, but it's not me right now.
6. [SERVER] Added GanymedeValidationTask
Added GanymedeValidationTask, a task that scans through the entire
database and reports on any objects which are missing ostensibly
required fields.
7. [ADMIN CONSOLE] Added a clear log button
Added a clear log button to the admin console, to allow admins to
reset the log display on the admin console.
8. [CLIENT] Various cosmetic tweaks
Mike did a nice help system, with index and what-not implemented in
HTML, but we never wrote any content for it, so I've taken the help
menu item out of the help menu for the time being.
Put the release info and copyright info in the about.. dialog.
There are a couple of places in the client that were throwing
NullPointer exceptions due to Swing's choice of behaviors. We were
catching it, but reporting it to stderr. Now we just stay silent
about it.
Modified the glogin applet so that it gives a better appearance when
invoked in a web browser.
9. [SERVER] Upgraded to gnu regexp 1.06
The gnu regexp classes used in the server have been updated to version
1.06, the 18 November 1998 release.
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Jonathan Abbey jonabbey@arlut.utexas.edu
Applied Research Laboratories The University of Texas at Austin
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