[opencms-dev] OpenCms 7 RC 1 available

Michael Moossen m.moossen at alkacon.com
Mon May 7 09:34:41 CEST 2007


Hi RuiXian!

you are most likely mixing up different versions.
best, check the project out from scratch and try again.

Kind regards,
Michael

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Alkacon Software GmbH - The OpenCms Experts
Michael Moossen

http://www.alkacon.com
http://www.opencms.org



RuiXian BAO wrote:
> Hello Alexander,
> 
> Thank you for the good work.
> 
> I found there is a bug in OpenCms 7.0 Beta, that is, once you are in 
> Account Management, you cannot go up to Administration View. Besides, 
> the titile shows wrongly as "Organizational Unit: The root 
> organizational unit".
> 
> I want to see if the bug has been fixed in 7.0 RC1, but I failed to 
> compile this new release. I got 35 errors all concering the workflow 
> stuff. The file /opencms/src/org/opencms/file/CmsProject.java does not 
> contain the method isWorkflowProject() anymore, but this file 
> /opencms/src/org/opencms/workflow/generic/CmsDefaultWorkflowManager.java 
> still uses it. I tried to replace the problem files with the 
> corresponding ones from 7.0 Beta. As the error number became small and 
> big when compiling after each replacement, finally I had to replace the 
> OpeCmsCore.java file. Then I had to stop there, because otherwise it 
> will be a version 7.0 Beta instead of 7.0 RC1:)
> 
> Best
> 
> - RuiXian
> 
> On 5/3/07, *Alexander Kandzior* <a.kandzior at alkacon.com 
> <mailto:a.kandzior at alkacon.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi all,
> 
>     development of OpenCms has reached another milestone as the first
>     release
>     candidate (RC) of OpenCms 7 is now available.
> 
>     OpenCms 7 RC 1 is available since yesterday evening from CVS, and we
>     will
>     make it available as a download from opencms.org
>     <http://opencms.org> until then end of the week.
>     The CVS tag is "build_7rc_1".
> 
>     I invite everyone to download, install and try out OpenCms 7 RC 1.
> 
>     We are most interested in feedback regarding backwards compatibility to
>     OpenCms 6.2, since we want to improve the 7 API to be as compatible as
>     possible. In the development process of OpenCms 7, several API
>     methods where
>     refactored - please let me know what methods from version 6.2 we
>     should put
>     back in the API, these will then be marked as deprecated.
> 
>     Features of the OpenCms 7 RC 1 release:
> 
>     * The internal link management has been greatly improved.
>     * If files (or folders) are moved / renamed, all links to these
>     files are
>     now
>       kept intact.
>     * Deleting a resource that is linked by other resources does now
>     display a
>       warning / confirmation dialog.
>     * The new "Content Relationship Engine" (CRE) allows defining
>       arbitrary relations between OpenCms resources.
>     * Native support for WebDAV access to the OpenCms VFS has been added.
>     * Publishing of resources is now done using a queue, so a user can
>       continue to work after publishing has started.
>     * The concept of "Organization Units" (OUs) has been added to the
>       internal user management.
>     * System permissions are now based on a comlete new set of "Roles".
>     * It is now possible to delegate management of users / groups in OUs
>       to Sub-Administrators.
>     * A "switch user" (su) function for Administrators in the OpenCms
>       Workplace is now available.
>     * Many usability improvements for the OpenCms Workplace have been
>       made, especially concerning the handling of other users locks.
>     * Many dialogs in the OpenCms Workplace are more responsive because of
>       the use of Ajax technologies.
>     * The context menus in the Workplace are now cascading and can be
>       configured individually based on the users permissions.
>     * A new "Undelete" function is available on the context menu
>       to restore deleted resources, including complete deleted subtrees.
>     * The full text search has been greatly improved so that individual
>       resource properties or fields from XML content can be searched
>       directly.
>     * A "time warp" feature in the Workplace now allows users to view
>       resources with date expired / date released settings.
>     * Auto correction for structured XML contents now allows changes to
>       the XML schema of existing resources.
>     * A configurable search tool is now available for content managers in
>       the Workplace.
>     * A permalink handler for resources is available for external
>       references in case a resource is moved or renamed.
>     * Link management support has been added in editors for standard HTML
>       tags 'area', 'object' & 'embed'.
>     * The core database structure has been optimized.
>     * JSP 2.0 and Servlet 2.4 are now used by default.
> 
>     Please note that this feature list of OpenCms 7 is subject to change
>     until
>     we reach the "Release Candidate 2" stage (please see below). Keep in
>     mind
>     that most development on OpenCms 7 is sponsored by customers. That means
>     some features may be dropped and other features may be added until the
>     feature freeze.
> 
>     OpenCms 7 release plan:
> 
>     The second and final public release will be OpenCms 7 RC 2, available
>     June 6, 2007. This version will contain bug fixes and the final and
>     stable
>     core API for version 7. It will also contain the first version of an
>     update
>     wizard for version 7. The goal is to be able to update all released
>     stable
>     OpenCms 6.0 and 6.2 versions to OpenCms 7 using this update wizard. This
>     release will also mark the beginning of the "feature freeze" period,
>     which
>     means no new features will be added to the core after the OpenCms 7
>     RC 2
>     release.
> 
>     OpenCms 7.0 final will be released July 4, 2007. Compared to the RC 2
>     version, we expect no changes except fixes for bugs or other issues that
>     have been found in the RC 2 release. This version will also contain the
>     final and tested version of the update wizard.
> 
>     Please note that this feature list and release plan for OpenCms 7 comes
>     without any warranty and it is subject to change without notice. Updates
>     will be published on the OpenCms website and the opencms-dev mailing
>     list.
> 
>     Kind Regards,
>     Alex.
> 
>     -------------------
>     Alexander Kandzior
> 
>     Alkacon Software GmbH  - The OpenCms Experts
> 
>     http://www.alkacon.com - http://www.opencms.org
> 
> 
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