Update 2.12 release notes
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@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ Important Notes
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java -jar gerrit.war init -d site_path
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----
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*WARNING:* Upgrading to 2.12.x requires the server be first upgraded to 2.8 (or
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2.9) and then to 2.12.x. If you are upgrading from 2.8.x or later, you may ignore
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this warning and upgrade directly to 2.12.x.
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*WARNING:* To use online reindexing when upgrading to 2.12.x the server must
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first be upgraded to 2.8 (or 2.9) and then through 2.10 and 2.11 to 2.12.x. If
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reindexing will be done offline, you may ignore this warning and upgrade directly
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to 2.12.x.
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*WARNING:* When upgrading from version 2.8.4 or older with a site that uses
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Bouncy Castle Crypto, new versions of the libraries will be downloaded. The old
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@ -69,7 +70,27 @@ enter the "Submitted, Merge Pending" state.
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GPG Keys and Signed Pushes
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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* TODO: Details
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* Signed push can be enabled by setting
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/config-gerrit.html#receive.enableSignedPush[
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`receive.enableSignedPush`] to true.
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When a client pushes with `git push --signed`, Gerrit ensures that the push
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certificate is valid and signed with a valid public key stored in the
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`refs/gpg-keys` branch of the `All-Users` repository.
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* When signed push is enabled, and
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/config-gerrit.html#gerrit.editGpgKeys[
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`gerrit.editGpgKeys`] is set to true, users may upload their public GPG
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key via the REST API or UI.
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If this setting is not enabled, GPG keys may only be added by administrators
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with direct access to the `All-Users` repository.
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* Administrators may also configure
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/config-gerrit.html#receive.certNonceSeed[
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`receive.certNonceSeed`]
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/config-gerrit.html#receive.certNonceSlop[
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`receive.certNonceSlop`].
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Secondary Index
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@ -122,7 +143,18 @@ General
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Previously it was only possible to edit these preferences from the actual
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diff and edit screens.
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* Add "Edits" to My dashboard menu.
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* Add 'Edits' to the 'My' dashboard menu to list changes on which the user
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has an unpublished edit revision.
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* Support for URL aliases.
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Administrators may define
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/config-gerrit.html#urlAlias[
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URL aliases] to map plugin screens into the Gerrit URL namespace.
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Plugins may use user-specific URL aliases to replace certain screens for certain
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users.
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Project Screen
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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@ -149,6 +181,21 @@ Edit preferences are stored and loaded to/from the `All-Users` repository.
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Change Screen
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3318[Issue 3318]:
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Highlight 'Reply' button if there are draft comments on any patch set.
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If any patch set of the change has a draft comment by the current user,
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the 'Reply' button is highlighted.
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The icons depicting draft comments are removed from the revisions drop-down
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list.
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=1100[Issue 1100]:
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Publish all draft comments when replying to a change.
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All draft comments, including those on older patch sets, are published when
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replying to a change.
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* Show file size increase/decrease for binary files.
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* Show uploader if different from change owner.
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@ -170,6 +217,14 @@ Add syntax highlighting for Puppet.
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Add syntax highlighting for VHDL.
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Group Screen
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=1479[Issue 1479]:
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The group screen now includes an 'Audit Log' panel showing member additions,
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removals, and the user who made the change.
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API
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~~~
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@ -193,12 +248,76 @@ REST API
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New REST API endpoints and new options on existing endpoints.
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Tags
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^^^^
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* Support filtering by substring and regex in the list tags endpoint.
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Accounts
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^^^^^^^^
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* Support pagination with `--start` and `--end` in the list tags endpoint.
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-accounts.html#set-username[
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Set Username]: Set the username of an account.
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-accounts.html#get-detail[
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Get Account Details]: Get the details of an account.
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In addition to the
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-accounts.html#account-info[
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AccountInfo] fields returned by the existing
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-accounts.html#get-account[
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Get Account] endpoint, the new REST endpoint returns the registration date of
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the account and the timestamp of when contact information was filed for this
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account.
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Changes
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^^^^^^^
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-changes.html#set-review[
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Set Review]: Add an option to omit duplicate comments.
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-changes.html#get-safe-content[
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Download Content]: Downloads the content of a file from a certain revision, in a
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safe format that poses no risk for inadvertent execution of untrusted code.
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-changes.html#submitted-together[
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Get Submitted Together]: Get the list of all changes that will be submitted at
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the same time as the change.
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=1100[Issue 1100]:
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-changes.html#set-review[
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Set Review]: Add an option to publish draft comments on all revisions.
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Config
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^^^^^^
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-config.html#get-info[
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Get Server Info]: Returns information about the Gerrit server configuration.
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-config.html#confirm-email[
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Confirm Email]: Confirm that the user owns an email address.
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Groups
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^^^^^^
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-groups.html#list-group[
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List Groups]: Add option to suggest groups.
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This allows group auto-completion to be used in a plugin's UI.
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-groups.html#get-audit-log[
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Get Audit Log]: Gets the audit log of a Gerrit internal group, showing member
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additions, removals, and the user who made the change.
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Projects
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^^^^^^^^
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-projects.html#run-gc[
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Run GC]: Add `aggressive` option to specify whether or not to run an aggressive
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garbage collection.
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* link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/rest-api-projects.html#list-tags[
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List Tags]: Support filtering by substring and regex, and pagination with
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`--start` and `--end`.
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SSH
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General
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^^^^^^^
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* Gerrit client can now pass JavaScriptObjects to extension panels
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* New UI extension point for header bar in change screen
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* New UI extension point to password screen
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* New UI extension points to project info screen
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* New UI extension point for pop down buttons on change screen
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* New UI extension point for buttons in header bar on change screen
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* New UI extension point at bottom of the user preferences screen
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* Plugins can extend Gerrit screens with GWT controls
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* Plugins can add custom settings screens
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* Admins can now configure URL aliases
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* User-specific URL aliases are also supported
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* Referencing groups in `project.config`
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* Gerrit client can now pass JavaScriptObjects to extension panels.
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* New UI extension point for header bar in change screen.
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* New UI extension point to password screen.
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* New UI extension points to project info screen.
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* New UI extension point for pop down buttons on change screen.
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* New UI extension point for buttons in header bar on change screen.
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* New UI extension point at bottom of the user preferences screen.
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* New UI extension point for the 'Included In' drop-down panel.
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By implementing the
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/dev-plugins.html#included-in[
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Included In interface], plugins may add entries to the 'Included In' dropdown
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menu on the change screen.
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* Plugins can extend Gerrit screens with GWT controls.
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* Plugins can add custom settings screens.
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* Referencing groups in `project.config`.
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Plugins can refer to groups so that when they are renamed, the project
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config will also be updated in this section.
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Other
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~~~~~
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3401[Issue 3401]:
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Add option to
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/config-gerrit.html#sendemail.allowRegisterNewEmail[
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disable registration of new email addresses].
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=2061[Issue 2061]
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Add Support for `git-upload-archive`.
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/database-setup.html#createdb_db2[
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DB2 database].
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* Add support for the
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3441[Issue 3441]:
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Add support for the
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link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/database-setup.html#createdb_derby[
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Apache Derby database].
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Setting `download.checkForHiddenChangeRefs` in the `gerrit.config` to true
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allows the download commands plugin to check for hidden change refs.
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* Add a new 'Maintain Server' global capability.
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Members of a group with the 'Maintain Server' capability may view caches, tasks,
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and queues, and invoke the index REST API on changes.
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Bug Fixes
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3499[Issue 3499]:
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Fix syntax highlighting of raw string literals in go.
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3643[Issue 3643]:
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Fix syntax highlighting of ES6 string templating using backticks.
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3653[Issue 3653]:
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Correct timezone in sshd log after DST change.
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When encountering a DST switch, the timezone wasn't updated until
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the server was reloaded.
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3306[Issue 3306]:
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Allow admins to read, push and create on `refs/users/default`.
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3212[Issue 3212]:
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Fix failure to run `init` when `--site-path` option is not explicitly given.
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* Make email validation case insensitive.
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While link:https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5321#section-2.3.11[
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This also prevents changes from being accidentally uploaded, at least for
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projects that have the 'Require Change-Id' configuration enabled.
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* link:http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/issues/detail?id=3444[Issue 3444]:
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download-commands plugin: Fix clone with commit-msg hook when project name
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contains '/'.
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* Include full ref names in `ref-updated` events.
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The link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.12/json.html#refUpdate[
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refUpdate attribute] in `ref-updated` events did not include the full name
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of the ref, i.e. `master` instead of `refs/heads/master`.
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Upgrades
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