Update 2.8 release notes with recent changes Also mention that the release includes schema changes which must be applied when upgrading from a previous version. Change-Id: Id07728288d44840e987997b29926ee8402d8f459
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt index 77c4396..59c807e 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt +++ b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ ------------- -There is no schema change from link:ReleaseNotes-2.7.html[Gerrit 2.7]. +*WARNING:* This release contains schema changes. To upgrade: +---- + java -jar gerrit.war init -d site_path +---- + +*WARNING:* Upgrading to 2.8.x requires the server be first upgraded to 2.1.7 (or +a later 2.1.x version), and then to 2.8.x. If you are upgrading from 2.2.x.x or +later, you may ignore this warning and upgrade directly to 2.8.x. Release Highlights @@ -65,6 +72,10 @@ * link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/config_gerrit.html#_a_id_httpd_a_section_httpd[ Configurable external `robots.txt` file]. +* Support for +link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/database-setup.html#createdb_oracle[ +Oracle database]. + Web UI ~~~~~~ @@ -282,6 +293,9 @@ * Plugins may now provide an 'About' section on their documentation index page. +* Plugins may now provide separate sections for REST API and servlet +documentation on their index page. + * Plugins may now provide link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/config-validation.html#pre-merge-validation[ pre-merge validation steps].
