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5 This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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7 Various usability improvements such as ability to skip the recycle bin, simpler unlike feature, more consistent menus.
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9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 12.7) =
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11 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 12.8>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=14616]].
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13 {{releasenotechanges/}}
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15 === Upgrades ===
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17 The following runtime dependencies have been upgraded (they have a different release cycle than [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]]):
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19 * [[XStream 1.4.13>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2023]]
20 * [[Commons IO 2.8.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2024]]
21 * [[Checker Qual 3.6.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2019]]
22 * [[Mockito 3.5.10>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2012]]
23 * [[JNR POSIX 3.0.61>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17728]]
24 * [[JNR POSIX 3.0.59>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17713]]
25 * [[JNR Constants 0.9.17>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17727]]
26 * [[Commons Codec 1.15>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2017]]
27 * [[Closure Compiler v20200830>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2015]]
28 * [[Protobuf Java 3.13.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17713]]
29 * [[Hibernate 5.4.21>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17708]]
30 * [[Apache PDFBox 2.0.21>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17710]]
31 * [[PostgresSQL connector 42.2.16>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17710]]
32 * [[CKEditor Integration 1.50>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17812]]
33 * [[CKEditor 4.15>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/CKEDITOR-368]]
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35 = Translations =
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37 The following translations have been updated:
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39 {{language codes="fr, no, ru, ko, de"/}}
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41 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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43 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportSummaryXWiki128RC1.WebHome"/}}
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45 {{comment}}
46 TODO: uncomment and update with proper links when the report is ready.
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48 = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> =
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50 {{display reference="test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy" section="HSummary"/}}
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52 More details on [[performance comparison on single wiki between x.x and y.y>>test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy]].
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55 = Known issues =
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57 * [[Bugs we know about>>https://jira.xwiki.org/issues/?jql=category%20%3D%2010000%20AND%20issuetype%20%3D%20Bug%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20ORDER%20BY%20updated%20DESC]]
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59 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
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61 == General Notes ==
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63 * When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
64 ** ##xwiki.cfg##
65 ** ##xwiki.properties##
66 ** ##web.xml##
67 ** ##hibernate.cfg.xml##
68 * Add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## in ##xwiki.cfg## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to any new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
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70 == Issues specific to XWiki 12.8-rc-1 ==
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72 None!
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74 == API Breakages ==
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76 {{backwardCompatiblityReportXml version="12.8-rc-1"/}}
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78 = Credits =
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80 The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):
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82 Anca Luca
83 DenisF
84 Francisco GarcĂ­a Moreno
85 Jarle Sandmo
86 Johannes Wielsch
87 Manuel Leduc
88 Marius Dumitru Florea
89 Pual
90 Roman Ivanov
91 Simon Urli
92 Thomas Mortagne
93 Vincent Massol
94 xrichard

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