Release notes for WeBWorK 2.0-pr4

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This article has been retained as a historical document. It is not up-to-date and the formatting may be lacking. Use the information herein with caution.

Introduction

The WeBWorK Team is pleased to announce the release of WeBWorK 2.0 Preview Release 4. While it is intended primarily for testing, development, and evaluation of the new system, it is also suitable for use in live courses.

This release includes almost all of the functionality of WeBWorK 1.9, and contains new functionality beyond what it possible with 1.9. New features since PreviewRelease3 include:

  • architectural improvements
  • user interface improvements
  • web-based course management
  • new Set Maker feature for interactive set building (JohnJones)
  • many bug fixes

Availability

The complete system is distributed as two tarballs. One for the WeBWorK system itself, and one for the PG system, including a standard set of PG modules and macro files.

Files are available below and on our SourceForge project page:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93112

Installation

Documentation on installing and configuring WeBWorK is available on this wiki. The relevant wiki topics are as follows:

  • Installing WeBWorK
    • Step 1: SystemRequirements - satisfy system requirements.
    • Step 2: DirectorySetup - download and unpack the WeBWorK distribution.
    • Step 3: ApacheSetup - configure apache.
    • Step 4: TestCourse - create a test course to verify your installation.
    • Step 5: AdminCourse - create the admin course for web-based course administration.
    • Step 6: SystemConfig - customize your system configuration.
    • Step 7: MiscConfig - customize miscellaneous system-dependant settings.
  • Creating and Upgrading Courses
    • CourseCreation - creating a new course.
    • CourseUpgrade - preparing a course from WeBWorK 1.x for use under WeBWorK 2.0.

Help

If you need help installing or using WeBWorK 2.0, visit the WeBWorK discussion group and post your question there. The developers monitor this forum.

Bug Reports & Feature Requests

Submit bug reports and feature requests at http://bugs.webwork.rochester.edu/. We can't fix bugs and add features if you don't tell us about them!

Patches

While we welcome patches of any sort, by patching against the latest CVS code, you save us and yourself time. A bug in Preview Release 4 may be fixed in CVS, and we can more easily handle patches against the latest code. Check out the latest development version from CVS and patch against that. Consult the WeBWorKCVS topic for more information.

-- Main.SamHathaway - 13 May 2004

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