Release Notes content of XMLReleaseNotes and for version 0.17.0

0.17.0

start date: 2004.10.30

build date: 2004.11.10

builder: EMercier

This is a dirty release (not much detailed and missing source code documentation). Added the concept of tags and added the multiple page plugin feature.

<actors> [0.14.0]

Contributor and asking person

Fixed the remaining bug due to the XML name change.

This used to prevent the multiple contributors and asking persons from appearing in the generated feature HTML pages.

detail: tech fix

<AntDeploy> [0.4.0]

Ant 'deploy'

The feature was bugged (the 'deploy' Ant XRN task parameter) because the 'XMLActors.xsd' extraction was incorrect.

detail: tech fix

<dependencyModel> [0.15.0]

Dependencies

Fixed a bug that used to make the generated XML not compliant with the framework.

detail: tech fix

Plugin layout

Added the opportunity to extend the multiple page layout via some plugins.

This is possible via the 'pluginLayout' Ant task inner XML element.

detail: func enhance

<tags>

Tags

Added a new optional 'Tags' elements as a child element of the 'Feature' XML element.

This makes the framework more extensible because XSLT model plugin can take benefit of this extra information.

This new tag should also be deployed at other levels, like the 'Release', 'Component', for instance.

detail: func enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]	XercesImpl 2	See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]	XSD 1.0	XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]	XML 1.0	All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]	XSLT 1.1	The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]	XercesImpl 2	This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]	Ant 1.5.0+	This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]	XSLT	You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.17.0.zip	Numerous XSLT files added corresponding to the new plugin layout feature.

Release notes generated by XMLReleaseNotes V0.17.0