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Version 5.10
DSpace 5.10 release is in planning
DSpace 5.10 has not yet been released.
We recommend sites dependent on Java 7, REST API and/or RDF skip DSpace 5.9 and update to DSpace 5.10
Unfortunately, bug fixes in the DSpace 5.9 release resulted in issues running DSpace 5.9 on Java 7, and with running the REST API and RDF interfaces. These issues are being resolved in an upcoming 5.10 release (see below for more details). Sites which are dependent on one of these features should consider upgrading directly from DSpace 5.8 to 5.10.
Summary
DSpace 5.10 is a bug fix release to resolve JAR dependency issues found in DSpace 5.9 for users running Java 7 (regardless of Tomcat version).
Users running Java 7 in Tomcat should skip DSpace 5.9 and upgrade to DSpace 5.10.
Major bug fixes include
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)