Please help the community test Plone 4 alpha releases
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Plone 4 is coming with a lot of new features and improvements! But we can't find and squash its bugs without your help. Please help us improve Plone 4 by downloading and testing our “alpha 3” release. This release is only for testing purposes and is not suitable for production environments.
Here's how you can help make Plone 4.0 a solid and stable release:
- Download a Plone 4.0a3 and install it on your workstation or in a test environment. (Do not use Plone 4.0a3 in a live production environment!)
- Test Plone 4.0a3's features old and new as thoroughly as you can.
- Test your favorite add-on products with Plone 4.0a3.
- Take a copy (not the original!) of one of your real-world Data.fs files, and try migrating it to Plone 4.0a3.
- Report any bugs you find either to the Plone team or to the appropriate add-on product author.
You can generate valid Plone 4 buildout environments using paster and ZopeSkel:
# easy_install -U ZopeSkel
...
$ paster create -t plone3_buildout plone4a3
...
Enter plone_version (Which Plone version to install) ['3.3.2']: 4.0a3
...
Plone 4 runs on Python 2.6, so just use it to run bootstrap.py:
$ python2.6 bootstrap.py
$ bin/buildout
...
$ bin/instance fg
Search the Plone bugtracker to check if your bug has already been reported.
If it hasn't already been reported, file a new ticket. Double check you select Milestone: 4.0 and an appropriate component. Include as much info as possible so we can verify the bug (what operating system, which setup you installed, steps to reproduce the bug, etc).
Note that this is a new Plone release that includes significant changes, but is designed to be a smooth upgrade from the Plone 3.x series.
If you find any add-on products that work with Plone 3.x, but do not work with Plone 4.0 please report these bugs to the appropriate add-on product owners (see plone.org/products for info on where to file bugs for add-on products).
- Download a Plone 4.0a3 and install it on your workstation or in a test environment. (Do not use Plone 4.0a3 in a live production environment!)
- Test Plone 4.0a3's features old and new as thoroughly as you can.
- Test your favorite add-on products with Plone 4.0a3.
- Take a copy (not the original!) of one of your real-world Data.fs files, and try migrating it to Plone 4.0a3.
- Report any bugs you find either to the Plone team or to the appropriate add-on product author.
Installation
Using the Unified Installer
You can download the Plone 4.0a3 Unified Installer for *nix, Mac OS X and BSD systems, which includes Python 2.6, Zope and Plone in a convenient bundle (binary installer for Windows coming soon). Just unpack it and follow the instructions in the README.txt file included.Using paster to generate the buildout skeleton
This can be a good option if you're a developer and you understand well how buildout works.You can generate valid Plone 4 buildout environments using paster and ZopeSkel:
# easy_install -U ZopeSkel
...
$ paster create -t plone3_buildout plone4a3
...
Enter plone_version (Which Plone version to install) ['3.3.2']: 4.0a3
...
Plone 4 runs on Python 2.6, so just use it to run bootstrap.py:
$ python2.6 bootstrap.py
$ bin/buildout
...
$ bin/instance fg
Reporting bugs
If you find any bugs or other issues:Search the Plone bugtracker to check if your bug has already been reported.
If it hasn't already been reported, file a new ticket. Double check you select Milestone: 4.0 and an appropriate component. Include as much info as possible so we can verify the bug (what operating system, which setup you installed, steps to reproduce the bug, etc).
Note that this is a new Plone release that includes significant changes, but is designed to be a smooth upgrade from the Plone 3.x series.
If you find any add-on products that work with Plone 3.x, but do not work with Plone 4.0 please report these bugs to the appropriate add-on product owners (see plone.org/products for info on where to file bugs for add-on products).
