Difference between revisions of "Release notes for WeBWorK 2.19"

Revision as of 16:45, 23 April 2024

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The attempts table has been removed. Feedback for correct/incorrect answers is now associated directly with each answer blank.
PGML native syntax for tables
Add a PGML converter to the PG editor
Rename the "Hmwk Sets Editor" and "Classlist Editor" to "Sets Manager" and "Accounts Manager"
Links to file bugs now go to the appropriate GitHub page.
File Manager updates
- archive and unarchive zip files
- editing problem files (pg) opens the problem editor.
Improvements to the Instructor Tools
- new sort options on users/sets
Redesign of the PGML lab
- All of the examples have been updated.
- Now there are examples that include all PGML features.
- Listing of references

All versions of PGcompoundproblem have been deprecated. Problems should be migrated to scaffold.

First update the webwork2 and pg code. For this run
> cd /opt/webwork/webwork2

> git fetch origin

> git checkout develop

> git pull

> cd /opt/webwork/pg

> git fetch origin

> git checkout develop

> git pull
Update the javascript and css assets for webwork2 and pg with
> cd /opt/webwork/webwork2/htdocs

> npm ci

> cd /opt/webwork/pg/htdocs

> npm ci
The following perl packages will need to be installed (run bin/check_modules.pl to ensure you have all programs/modules)
- Archive::Zip::SimpleZip (on Ubuntu install from cpan)
- File::Copy::Recursive (on Ubuntu install libfile-copy-recursive-perl)
- GD::Barcode::QRcode (on Ubuntu install libgd-barcode-perl)
- MIME::Base32 (on Ubuntu install libmime-base32-perl)
- SQL::Abstract (on Ubuntu install libsql-abstract-perl)
Compare your site.conf file to site.conf.dist, your localOverrides.conf file to localOverrides.conf.dist, your webwork2.mojolicious.yml file to webwork2.mojolicious.dist.yml and update as needed. Most importantly, make sure that the variable $admin_course_id is defined.
Compare any other files in the /opt/webwork/webwork2/conf directory that have been copied from a .dist file and update as needed.
Upgrade the admin course by executing the upgrade_admin_db.pl script.
Make sure to upgrade courses from the admin course to relegate changes to the database.

@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 *: <code>> cd /opt/webwork/webwork2</code>
 *: <code>> git fetch origin</code>
-*: <code>> git checkout main</code>
+*: <code>> git checkout develop</code>
 *: <code>> git pull</code>
 *: <code>> cd /opt/webwork/pg</code>
 *: <code>> git fetch origin</code>
-*: <code>> git checkout main</code>
+*: <code>> git checkout develop</code>
 *: <code>> git pull</code>
 * Update the javascript and css assets for webwork2 and pg with
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 ** MIME::Base32 (on Ubuntu install libmime-base32-perl)
 ** SQL::Abstract (on Ubuntu install libsql-abstract-perl)
-* Compare your site.conf file to site.conf.dist, your localOverrides.conf file to localOverrides.conf.dist, your webwork2.mojolicious.yml file to webwork2.mojolicious.dist.yml and update as needed.
+* Compare your site.conf file to site.conf.dist, your localOverrides.conf file to localOverrides.conf.dist, your webwork2.mojolicious.yml file to webwork2.mojolicious.dist.yml and update as needed.  Most importantly, make sure that the variable '''$admin_course_id''' is defined.
 * Compare any other files in the <code>/opt/webwork/webwork2/conf</code> directory that have been copied from a .dist file and update as needed.
 * Upgrade the admin course by executing the <code>upgrade_admin_db.pl</code> script.