[asterisk-commits] russell: branch 1.4 r120731 - in /branches/1.4: UPGRADE-1.2.txt UPGRADE.txt

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Author: russell
Date: Thu Jun  5 13:01:25 2008
New Revision: 120731

URL: http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk?view=rev&rev=120731
Log:
Add the UPGRADE.txt file from Asterisk 1.2, for handy reference.

Added:
    branches/1.4/UPGRADE-1.2.txt   (with props)
Modified:
    branches/1.4/UPGRADE.txt

Added: branches/1.4/UPGRADE-1.2.txt
URL: http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk/branches/1.4/UPGRADE-1.2.txt?view=auto&rev=120731
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--- branches/1.4/UPGRADE-1.2.txt (added)
+++ branches/1.4/UPGRADE-1.2.txt Thu Jun  5 13:01:25 2008
@@ -1,0 +1,211 @@
+=========================================================
+=== Information for upgrading from Asterisk 1.0 to 1.2
+===
+===
+=== UPGRADE-1.2.txt -- Upgrade info for 1.0 to 1.2
+=== UPGRADE-1.4.txt -- Upgrade info for 1.2 to 1.4
+=== UPGRADE.txt     -- Upgrade info for 1.4 to 1.6
+=========================================================
+
+Compiling:
+
+* The Asterisk 1.2 source code now uses C language features
+  supported only by 'modern' C compilers.  Generally, this means GCC
+  version 3.0 or higher, although some GCC 2.96 releases will also
+  work.  Some non-GCC compilers that support C99 and the common GCC
+  extensions (including anonymous structures and unions) will also
+  work.  All releases of GCC 2.95 do _not_ have the requisite feature
+  support; systems using that compiler will need to be upgraded to
+  a more recent compiler release.
+
+Dialplan Expressions:
+
+* The dialplan expression parser (which handles $[ ... ] constructs)
+  has gone through a major upgrade, but has one incompatible change:
+  spaces are no longer required around expression operators, including
+  string comparisons. However, you can now use quoting to keep strings
+  together for comparison. For more details, please read the
+  doc/README.variables file, and check over your dialplan for possible
+  problems.
+
+Agents:
+
+* The default for ackcall has been changed to "no" instead of "yes" 
+  because of a bug which caused the "yes" behavior to generally act like
+  "no".  You may need to adjust the value if your agents behave 
+  differently than you expect with respect to acknowledgement.
+
+* The AgentCallBackLogin application now requires a second '|' before
+  specifying an extension at context.  This is to distinguish the options
+  string from the extension, so that they do not conflict.  See
+  'show application AgentCallbackLogin' for more details.
+
+Parking:
+
+* Parking behavior has changed slightly; when a parked call times out,
+  Asterisk will attempt to deliver the call back to the extension that
+  parked it, rather than the 's' extension. If that extension is busy
+  or unavailable, the parked call will be lost.
+
+Dialing:
+
+* The Caller*ID of the outbound leg is now the extension that was 
+  called, rather than the Caller*ID of the inbound leg of the call.  The 
+  "o" flag for Dial can be used to restore the original behavior if 
+  desired.  Note that if you are looking for the originating callerid
+  from the manager event, there is a new manager event "Dial" which 
+  provides the source and destination channels and callerid.
+
+IAX: 
+
+* The naming convention for IAX channels has changed in two ways: 
+   1. The call number follows a "-" rather than a "/" character.
+   2. The name of the channel has been simplified to IAX2/peer-callno,
+   rather than IAX2/peer at peer-callno or even IAX2/peer at peer/callno.
+
+SIP:
+
+* The global option "port" in 1.0.X that is used to set which port to
+  bind to has been changed to "bindport" to be more consistent with
+  the other channel drivers and to avoid confusion with the "port"
+  option for users/peers.
+
+* The "Registry" event now uses "Username" rather than "User" for 
+  consistency with IAX.
+
+Applications:
+
+* With the addition of dialplan functions (which operate similarly
+  to variables), the SetVar application has been renamed to Set.
+
+* The CallerPres application has been removed.  Use SetCallerPres 
+  instead.  It accepts both numeric and symbolic names.
+
+* The applications GetGroupCount, GetGroupMatchCount, SetGroup, and
+  CheckGroup have been deprecated in favor of functions.  Here is a
+  table of their replacements:
+
+  GetGroupCount([groupname][@category]	       GROUP_COUNT([groupname][@category])	Set(GROUPCOUNT=${GROUP_COUNT()})
+  GroupMatchCount(groupmatch[@category])       GROUP_MATCH_COUNT(groupmatch[@category])	Set(GROUPCOUNT=${GROUP_MATCH_COUNT(SIP/.*)})
+  SetGroup(groupname[@category])	       GROUP([category])=groupname		Set(GROUP()=test)
+  CheckGroup(max[@category])		       N/A					GotoIf($[ ${GROUP_COUNT()} > 5 ]?103)
+
+  Note that CheckGroup does not have a direct replacement.  There is
+  also a new function called GROUP_LIST() which will return a space
+  separated list of all of the groups set on a channel.  The GROUP()
+  function can also return the name of the group set on a channel when
+  used in a read environment.
+
+* The applications DBGet and DBPut have been deprecated in favor of
+  functions.  Here is a table of their replacements:
+
+  DBGet(foo=family/key)        Set(foo=${DB(family/key)})
+  DBPut(family/key=${foo})     Set(DB(family/key)=${foo})
+
+* The application SetLanguage has been deprecated in favor of the
+  function LANGUAGE().
+
+  SetLanguage(fr)		Set(LANGUAGE()=fr)
+
+  The LANGUAGE function can also return the currently set language:
+
+  Set(MYLANG=${LANGUAGE()})
+
+* The applications AbsoluteTimeout, DigitTimeout, and ResponseTimeout
+  have been deprecated in favor of the function TIMEOUT(timeouttype):
+
+  AbsoluteTimeout(300)		Set(TIMEOUT(absolute)=300)
+  DigitTimeout(15)		Set(TIMEOUT(digit)=15)
+  ResponseTimeout(15)		Set(TIMEOUT(response)=15)
+
+  The TIMEOUT() function can also return the currently set timeouts:
+
+  Set(DTIMEOUT=${TIMEOUT(digit)})
+
+* The applications SetCIDName, SetCIDNum, and SetRDNIS have been
+  deprecated in favor of the CALLERID(datatype) function:
+
+  SetCIDName(Joe Cool)		Set(CALLERID(name)=Joe Cool)
+  SetCIDNum(2025551212)		Set(CALLERID(number)=2025551212)
+  SetRDNIS(2024561414)		Set(CALLERID(RDNIS)=2024561414)
+
+* The application Record now uses the period to separate the filename
+  from the format, rather than the colon.
+
+* The application VoiceMail now supports a 'temporary' greeting for each
+  mailbox. This greeting can be recorded by using option 4 in the
+  'mailbox options' menu, and 'change your password' option has been
+  moved to option 5.
+
+* The application VoiceMailMain now only matches the 'default' context if
+  none is specified in the arguments.  (This was the previously 
+  documented behavior, however, we didn't follow that behavior.)  The old
+  behavior can be restored by setting searchcontexts=yes in voicemail.conf.
+
+Queues:
+
+* A queue is now considered empty not only if there are no members but if
+  none of the members are available (e.g. agents not logged on).  To
+  restore the original behavior, use "leavewhenempty=strict" or 
+  "joinwhenempty=strict" instead of "=yes" for those options.
+
+* It is now possible to use multi-digit extensions in the exit context
+  for a queue (although you should not have overlapping extensions,
+  as there is no digit timeout). This means that the EXITWITHKEY event
+  in queue_log can now contain a key field with more than a single
+  character in it.
+
+Extensions:
+
+* By default, there is a new option called "autofallthrough" in
+  extensions.conf that is set to yes.  Asterisk 1.0 (and earlier) 
+  behavior was to wait for an extension to be dialed after there were no 
+  more extensions to execute.  "autofallthrough" changes this behavior
+  so that the call will immediately be terminated with BUSY,
+  CONGESTION, or HANGUP based on Asterisk's best guess.  If you are
+  writing an extension for IVR, you must use the WaitExten application
+  if "autofallthrough" is set to yes.
+
+AGI:
+
+* AGI scripts did not always get SIGHUP at the end, previously.  That 
+  behavior has been fixed.  If you do not want your script to terminate 
+  at the end of AGI being called (e.g. on a hangup) then set SIGHUP to 
+  be ignored within your application.
+
+* CallerID is reported with agi_callerid and agi_calleridname instead
+  of a single parameter holding both.
+
+Music On Hold:
+
+* The preferred format for musiconhold.conf has changed; please see the
+  sample configuration file for the new format. The existing format
+  is still supported but will generate warnings when the module is loaded.
+
+chan_modem:
+
+* All the chan_modem channel drivers (aopen, bestdata and i4l) are deprecated
+  in this release, and will be removed in the next major Asterisk release.
+  Please migrate to chan_misdn for ISDN interfaces; there is no upgrade
+  path for aopen and bestdata modem users.
+
+MeetMe:
+
+* The conference application now allows users to increase/decrease their
+  speaking volume and listening volume (independently of each other and 
+  other users); the 'admin' and 'user' menus have changed, and new sound 
+  files are included with this release. However, if a user calling in 
+  over a Zaptel channel that does NOT have hardware DTMF detection 
+  increases their speaking volume, it is likely they will no longer be 
+  able to enter/exit the menu or make any further adjustments, as the  
+  software DTMF detector will not be able to recognize the DTMF coming 
+  from their device.
+
+GetVar Manager Action:
+
+* Previously, the behavior of the GetVar manager action reported the value
+  of a variable in the following manner:
+   > name: value
+  This has been changed to a manner similar to the SetVar action and is now
+   > Variable: name
+   > Value: value

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Modified: branches/1.4/UPGRADE.txt
URL: http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk/branches/1.4/UPGRADE.txt?view=diff&rev=120731&r1=120730&r2=120731
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--- branches/1.4/UPGRADE.txt (original)
+++ branches/1.4/UPGRADE.txt Thu Jun  5 13:01:25 2008
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-Information for Upgrading From Previous Asterisk Releases
+=========================================================
+=== Information for upgrading from Asterisk 1.2 to 1.4
+===
+===
+=== UPGRADE-1.2.txt -- Upgrade info for 1.0 to 1.2
+=== UPGRADE.txt     -- Upgrade info for 1.2 to 1.4
 =========================================================
 
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