From c4929b40d7e5b7899232f7beaf6f2ce51b99ec1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henri Sara Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:23:43 +0000 Subject: Updated release notes for Vaadin 6.4.x maintenance releases svn changeset:14307/svn branch:6.4 --- WebContent/release-notes.html | 207 ++++++++---------------------------------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 170 deletions(-) (limited to 'WebContent/release-notes.html') diff --git a/WebContent/release-notes.html b/WebContent/release-notes.html index 37191132d0..37abcdddb6 100644 --- a/WebContent/release-notes.html +++ b/WebContent/release-notes.html @@ -28,58 +28,57 @@ -

Vaadin @version@ is an update release for Vaadin 6. In addition to various fixes, it -contains a number of significant enhancements.

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Vaadin @version@ is a maintenance release for Vaadin 6.4. It contains several important fixes.

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Enhancements

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  1. Install the new Vaadin JAR to your project
    2. + +
  2. Install new GWT JARs if the GWT version has changed
    3. + +
  3. If you have custom widget sets, recompile them with the new Vaadin library using the included GWT compiler
    4. +
  4. If using the Eclipse IDE: +
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    1. Refresh the Eclipse project by selecting the project folder and pressing F5
      2. +
    2. Restart the application server
      3. +
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In addition, a significant number of bug fixes and javadoc improvements have been made.
-Quality has been ensured by extensive automated testing: 910/910 tests passed for this release.

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Using the Vaadin project facet in the Eclipse IDE does the steps 1 and 2 automatically.

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Backward Incompatible API Changes

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Upgrading from Vaadin 6.3

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The following changes can break backward compatibility in applications using an earlier version of Vaadin:

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The following changes can break backward compatibility in applications +using Vaadin 6.3 or earlier:

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Change Log, Future Releases, and Upgrading

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See the Change Log for a full list of tickets fixed in this release.

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Problem fixes and enhancements planned for upcoming releases can be found in the Vaadin Roadmap in Vaadin Trac.

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As always, when upgrading from an earlier version, you should recompile any custom -widget sets and refresh your project in Eclipse. If you are upgrading from earlier than -6.3.0, notice that Vaadin 6.4 uses GWT 2.0 (included in the installation package). See -General Upgrade Notes for more details on upgrading.

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Upgrading from Vaadin 6.0 or 6.1

The way how widget sets are defined was simplified in Vaadin 6.2. @@ -137,7 +124,7 @@ For applications where custom widgets are used (also applicable to widget projec

If you are using widgets from another project (typically in a separate JAR file):

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General Upgrade Notes

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When upgrading from an earlier version of the Vaadin library, you should always do the following:

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  1. Install the new Vaadin JAR to your project
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  2. Install new GWT JARs if the GWT version has changed
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  3. If you have custom widget sets, recompile them with the new Vaadin library using the included GWT compiler
    4. -
  4. If using the Eclipse IDE: -
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    1. Refresh the Eclipse project by selecting the project folder and pressing F5
      2. -
    2. Restart the application server
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Using the Vaadin project facet in the Eclipse IDE does the steps 1 and 2 automatically.

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Instructions for Upgrading from IT Mill Toolkit 5

While the Vaadin 6 API is otherwise mostly backward-compatible with IT Mill Toolkit 5.4, the @@ -294,103 +258,6 @@ under the Google App Engine.

For other known problems, see open tickets at developer site dev.vaadin.com.

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Change Log

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The following closed issues have been included in this release:

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Requirements

Vaadin is available for the following operating systems:

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