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-FIXME: http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=31896
-
WARNING
-Evolution 1.1.1 is a BETA quality release. This means that it has
+Evolution 1.1.2 is a BETA quality release. This means that it has
bugs, including possibly destructive bugs that can cause valuable data
to be lost.
For this reason, please make sure you back up your mail and your
-calendar/addressbook information before using Evolution 1.1.1 on them.
+calendar/addressbook information before using Evolution 1.1.2 on them.
In particular, you are strongly advised to backup the `evolution'
directory in your home directory if you are upgrading from a 1.0.x
-version of Evolution to Evolution 1.1.1.
+version of Evolution to Evolution 1.1.2.
UPGRADING FROM 1.0.x
The format of certain configuration files has changed in this version
-of Evolution. When you start Evolution 1.1.1 for the first time, it
+of Evolution. When you start Evolution 1.1.2 for the first time, it
will automatically migrate your configuration so that it will work as
expected with this version.
+IMPORTANT: After you have succesfully installed Evolution 1.1.2,
+please make sure that Evolution 1.0.x isn't running anymore and type
+command `killev' on the command-line (without quotes) before launching
+the new version of Evolution.
+
RETURNING TO 1.0.x
-If you want to return to a 1.0.x version after trying 1.1.1, you have
+If you want to return to a 1.0.x version after trying 1.1.2, you have
to restore the original configuration files. From the command-line,
you can do the following, after having quit Evolution:
@@ -35,18 +38,23 @@ you can do the following, after having quit Evolution:
mv mail/imap.bak-1.0 mail/imap
Note that any changes to filters, vfolders or shortcuts made with
-1.1.1 will be lost after this operation.
+1.1.2 will be lost after this operation.
Also note that the upgrade mechanism runs automatically only the first
-time you run 1.1.1. For this reason, if you run Evolution 1.1.1, then
+time you run 1.1.2. For this reason, if you run Evolution 1.1.2, then
go back to 1.0 using the aforementioned procedure, and then go back to
-using 1.1.1 again, the settings will not be upgraded.
+using 1.1.2 again, the settings will not be upgraded.
To force the upgrade to happen again in this case, use the following
-command to start Evolution 1.1.1:
+command to start Evolution 1.1.2:
evolution --force-upgrade
+IMPORTANT: After you have succesfully installed Evolution 1.0.x,
+please make sure that Evolution 1.1.2 isn't running anymore and type
+command `killev' on the command-line (without quotes) before launching
+the older version of Evolution.
+
SEARCH CRITERIA CHANGES
@@ -58,7 +66,7 @@ the case of body searches.)
This applies to the search bar, the filter rules and the vfolder
rules. Filter rules and vfolder rules might need to be re-adjusted
-after you upgrade to version 1.1.1.
+after you upgrade to version 1.1.2.
IMAP FOLDER NAME CHANGES (I18N)
@@ -78,33 +86,3 @@ Also note that if such folder names do not display properly that it is
purely cosmetic and may be fixed by renaming the folder(s) in
question.
-
-KNOWN BUGS
-
-If you have any unnamed contact lists in any of your addressbook
-folders, you might experience hangs and/or crashes when specifying
-destination addresses, for example when composing meeting requests.
-Giving a name to all the contact lists will fix the problem. This
-problem will be fixed in the next Evolution release.
-
-
-NOTE FOR SOLARIS/CDE USERS
-
-This release of Evolution doesn't install icons in the CDE
-"Application" group as Evolution 1.0.x used to do. While this doesn't
-affect users who are running Ximian Desktop, users who wish to run
-Evolution under the CDE environment will also have to set the PATH,
-GNOME_PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variables to point to the
-Evolution installation before launching the `evolution' executable.
-
-This can be done, for example, with a shell script like the following:
-
- PATH=/opt/gnome/bin:/usr/bin:${PATH}
- GNOME_PATH=/opt/gnome:/usr
- LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/gnome/lib:/usr/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
-
- export LD_LIBRARY_PATH GNOME_PATH PATH
-
- exec evolution
-
-This problem will be fixed in the next release of Evolution.