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23 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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25 This is a bug fix release. It contains security fixes, with the [[highest severity being 9.3/10>>doc:dev:Community.SecurityPolicy.WebHome||anchor="HSeverity"]].
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31 = New and Noteworthy (since {{velocity}}$product{{/velocity}} 17.10.7) =
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33 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 17.10.8>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=16532]].
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35 {{velocity}}
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38 resolution in (Fixed, "Solved By") AND component != "Development Issues only" AND component != "Development Issues only - Test" AND component != "Dependency Upgrades" AND project in (XCOMMONS, XRENDERING, XWIKI) AND fixVersion in ($version)
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44
45 = Upgrades =
46
47 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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56 project in (XWIKI, XCOMMONS, XRENDERING) AND issuetype = Task AND fixVersion in ($affectedVersions) AND component = "Dependency Upgrades"
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59
60 = Translations =
61
62 The following translations have been updated:
63
64 {{language codes="ru, fr, de"/}}
65
66 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
67
68 == Automated testing ==
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70 XWiki executes a lot of [[automated tests during its build>>dev:Community.Testing.WebHome||anchor="HTestingStrategy"]], testing all [[supported configurations>>dev:Community.SupportStrategy.WebHome]]. In addition, some manual QA is also executed to try to discover additional problems (see below):
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72 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportSummaryXWiki17108.WebHome"/}}
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74 **NOTE**: This XWki version has been [[manually tested>>dev:Community.ManualTestStrategy]] by the QA and has been validated.
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76 {{comment}}
77 TODO: uncomment and update with proper links when the report is ready.
78
79 = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> =
80
81 {{display reference="test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy" section="HSummary"/}}
82
83 More details on [[performance comparison on single wiki between x.x and y.y>>test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy]].
84 {{/comment}}
85
86 = Security Issues =
87
88 Security issues are not listed in issue lists or dashboards to avoid disclosing ways to use them, but they will appear automatically in them once they're disclosed. See the [[XWiki Security Policy>>dev:Community.SecurityPolicy.WebHome]] for more details.
89
90 = Known issues =
91
92 * [[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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94 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
95
96 == General Notes ==
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98 * When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
99 ** ##xwiki.cfg##
100 ** ##xwiki.properties##
101 ** ##web.xml##
102 ** ##hibernate.cfg.xml##
103 * 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.
104
105 == API Breakages ==
106
107 The following APIs were modified since {{velocity}}$product{{/velocity}} 17.10.7:
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109 {{velocity}}
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112
113 = Credits =
114
115 The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):
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117 * Anca Luca
118 * Andi Chandler
119 * DenisF
120 * LucasC
121 * Manuel Leduc
122 * Marius Dumitru Florea
123 * Mats
124 * Michael Hamann
125 * Roland Walter
126 * Simon Urli
127 * Simpel
128 * Thomas Mortagne
129 * Vincent Massol
130 * xrichard

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