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Version 5.10
DSpace 5.10 release is in planning
DSpace 5.10 has not yet been released.
We recommend REST and RDF Users skip DSpace 5.9 and update to DSpace 5.10
Summary
DSpace 5.10 is a bug fix release to resolve JAR dependency issues found in DSpace 5.9 (especially for users running Java 7).
Contact Terrence W Brady if you have questions about the release.
Webapp Status
The changes in the DSpace 5.9 release broke the DSpace REST webapp. The same change may have also broken the DSpace RDF web app. The following grid will be used to verify the status of each DSpace webapp.
Web App | DSpace 5.9 Status | DSpace 5.10 Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
XMLUI | |||
JSPUI | |||
OAI | |||
REST | Broken | DS-4000, DS-3938 | |
RDF | ? | ||
SOLR | |||
SWORD | |||
SWORDV2 | |||
LNI | N/A | N/A | Deprecated in DSpace 5x. It is unknown if this is in use. |
Major bug fixes include
- tbd
In addition, this release fixes a variety of minor bugs in the 5.x releases. For more information, see the Changes section below.
Upgrade Instructions
- For upgrade instructions from ANY PRIOR VERSION to 5.10, please see Upgrading DSpace
- When upgrading from any 5.x version, if you're reusing your 5.x configuration, make sure to change all instances of Filter attribute "red" to "ref" (e.g. <Filter red="exampleFilter" /> to <Filter ref="exampleFilter" />) in [dspace]/config/crosswalks/oai/xoai.xml. "red" was a temporary workaround for a bug (xoai issue #32), which was first fixed in DSpace 5.4.
No new features in DSpace 5.10
5.10 is a bug-fix release. This means it includes no new features and only includes the above listed fixes.
For a list of all new 5.x Features, please visit the 5.x Release Notes.
Changes
The following bug fixes were released in 5.10.
Organizational Details
Release Coordination
- Release Coordinator: Committers Team (shared coordination)