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+<!--#include virtual="/perl/header" -->
+<!--#set var="author" value="edgrif@sanger.ac.uk" -->
+
+<!-- The release version, etc... --!>
+
+<h5>Release Version: ZMap 0.1.55 </h5>
+
+
+<h5>Release Date: 13 October 2008</h5>
+
+
+<p>
+(Last release was on 04/09/2008)
+</p>
+
+<h5>Request Tracker Tickets Resolved</h5>
+<br />
+<!-- Now the resolved tickets... --!>
+
+<!-- Finished getting the resolved request tracker tickets --!>
+
+<fieldset><legend>zmap</legend>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=25156">25156</a>, Resolved (Fri Oct 10 17:22:20 2008)
+<p>Marked region adjusters</p>
+<p>jgrg@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=70729">70729</a>, Resolved (Fri Oct 10 17:29:40 2008)
+<p>marking of a zoomed in area broken</p>
+<p>ib2@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=72829">72829</a>, Resolved (Fri Oct 10 17:31:52 2008)
+<p>cannot open zmap because server connections died</p>
+<p>lw2@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=75016">75016</a>, Resolved (Mon Sep 15 14:58:09 2008)
+<p>zmap and lace crash</p>
+<p>ib2@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=76121">76121</a>, Resolved (Thu Sep 04 16:51:03 2008)
+<p>Unbump all features</p>
+<p>mt4@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=80814">80814</a>, Resolved (Fri Oct 10 09:42:47 2008)
+<p>locale settings break various bits of code</p>
+<p>rds@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=80886">80886</a>, Resolved (Fri Oct 10 17:38:07 2008)
+<p>zmap can't connect to server</p>
+<p>gdr@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=83480">83480</a>, Resolved (Fri Oct 10 08:09:58 2008)
+<p>consistent zmap (test_otterlace) crash when saving changed transcript</p>
+<p>lw2@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+</fieldset><br />
+
+<fieldset><legend>acedb</legend>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Ticket No.<a href="https://rt.sanger.ac.uk/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=61970">61970</a>, Resolved (Wed Oct 01 15:56:59 2008)
+<p>acedb panel query - different since debian upgrade</p>
+<p>mt3@sanger.ac.uk</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+</fieldset><br />
+
+<!-- End of tickets  --!>
+
+<fieldset>
+<legend>ZMap Changes/Fixes [from cvs]</legend>
+
+<ul>
+  <li><!-- --- Start editing ZMap changes here... --- --!>
+    <a href="http://cvs.internal.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ZMap/?root=zmap">Browse CVS</a>
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/libcurlobject/libcurlobject.c: minor update, response code
+	  from curl
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapUtils/: zmapConfigDir.c, zmapConfigDir_P.h: removed  some
+	  old  code and  added	support for  pending config  (ini) changes.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapUtils/zmapGUINotebook.c: zMapAssert change to help with
+	  RT #79387
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapUtils/zmapGUITreeView.c: minor code reorganisation
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/: zmapWindow.c, zmapWindowColBump.c,
+	  zmapWindowColConfig.c, zmapWindowDraw.c,
+	  zmapWindowDrawFeatures.c, zmapWindowMenus.c,
+	  zmapWindowNavigator.c, zmapWindowNavigatorMenus.c,
+  </li>
+  <li> typo -
+	  Implement unbump all columns (RT #76121)
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> doc/Release_notes/release_notes.2008_09_04.shtml: new zmap
+	  release notes for  4 September 2008
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/include/ZMap/zmapWebPages.h: update release notes file to
+	  release_notes.2008_09_04.shtml
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> doc/Release_notes/LAST_RELEASE_DATE.txt: update last release
+	  notes to 04/09/2008
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapUtils/zmapUtils_P.h:
+	  /var/tmp/zmap.12944/ZMap/scripts/versioner run by zmap
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> doc/Release_notes/LAST_RELEASE_DATE.txt: Stepping back to get all
+	  release notes after dodgy build...
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> doc/Release_notes/release_notes.2008_09_04.shtml: new zmap
+	  release notes for  4 September 2008
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> doc/Release_notes/LAST_RELEASE_DATE.txt: update last release
+	  notes to 04/09/2008
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapUtils/zmapUtils_P.h:
+	  /var/tmp/zmap.28205/ZMap/scripts/versioner run by zmap
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/include/ZMap/zmapConfigStrings.h: simple #define addition for
+	  locale string
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapApp/zmapApp_P.h: simple addition to struct for locale
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapApp/zmapAppwindow.c: setup locale in	an attempt to fix
+	  problems  with parsing strings when locale is  not C or POSIX...
+	  See RT ticket #80814	for details.  It's possible we'll need to
+	  change this as I foresee a few issues appearing
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/include/ZMap/zmapStyle.h: add 3 frame variations. rationalise
+	  bump names. add calls to set strand, frame.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapFeature/zmapFeature.c: change to new bump name.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapFeature/zmapFeatureTypes.c: add new strand/frame
+	  functions for setting/printing. Parse bump string better. Add
+	  frame stuff to inherited styles.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapFeature/zmapStyle.c: Add functions to check styles are
+	  drawable and make them drawable. Fix bump modes. Add gobject
+	  frame/strand stuff.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapFeature/zmapStyle_I.h: add new frame/strand state.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/: zmapServer.c, zmapServer.h: add new
+	  style/feature set calls to interface.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/zmapServerProtocolHandler.c: Add code to check
+	  feature sets and styles
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/zmapServerPrototype.h: add new prototypes for
+	  getting feature sets and styles.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/acedb/acedbServer.c: Add new calls to support
+	  using methods as feature sets and having separate style objects.
+	  parse new frame tags. parse bump stuff better. Sort out column
+	  group stuff.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/acedb/acedbServer_P.h: bump up server version. Add
+	  new child tag.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/: das/dasServer.c, file/fileServer.c: add new
+	  feature set calls.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapView/zmapView.c: don't merge navigator style names into
+	  main style list, all predefined now.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowColBump.c: add rationalised bump names.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowColOrder.c: use new frame calls.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowDraw.c: fix bug in 3 frame state
+	  setting, add func to properly set column state according to mag.
+	  etc. Add 3 frame handling funcs using new start/frame states.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowDrawFeatures.c: add new column
+	  visibility state call.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowItem.c: fix small logic bug causing seg.
+	  violation.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowMenus.c: once again try to rationalise
+	  col. bumping.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindow_P.h: add new func. prototypes.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowUtils.c: remove over zealous assert.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> doc/ZMAP_LACE_XML.README: add column type info.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapFeature/zmapFeatureTypes.c: minor change to style
+	  printing code.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/include/ZMap/zmapConfigStrings.h: remove acedb specific
+	  def...put in acedb code.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/acedb/: acedbServer.c, acedbServer_P.h: make
+	  styles the default, not methods and move method keyword for
+	  source into here.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapView/zmapView.c: remove uneeded use of config style
+	  keyword.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/acedb/acedbServer.c: forgot to change def name for
+	  use methods flag.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/zmapServerProtocolHandler.c: fix bad bit of error
+	  handling giving faulty error message.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/acedb/acedbServer.c: fix stupid debug messages and
+	  also defaulting of use_methods....
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapFeature/zmapFeatureTypes.c: remove debug statement.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/include/ZMap/zmapConfigStrings.h: More config strings
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/include/ZMap/zmapThreads.h: remove (now) unused define
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/: zmapApp/zmapAppwindow.c, zmapConfig/zmapConfig.c,
+	  zmapFeature/zmapFeatureTypes.c, zmapUtils/zmapLogging.c,
+	  zmapUtils/zmapUtilsConfig.c: move to [ini] style config files
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/: zmapView/zmapView.c, zmapView/zmapViewCallBlixem.c,
+	  zmapView/zmapView_P.h, zmapWindow/zmapWindowDrawFeatures.c: move
+	  to [ini] style config files
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindow.c: move to [ini] style config files +
+	  busy cursor
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowItem.c: fix I forgot to put in ages
+	  ago...
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/: zmapWindowPreferences.c, zmapWindowPrint.c: move
+	  to [ini] style config files
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/: include/ZMap/zmapConfigIni.h,
+	  include/ZMap/zmapConfigLoader.h,
+	  include/ZMap/zmapConfigStanzaStructs.h, include/Makefile.am,
+	  zmapConfig/zmapConfigIni.c, lib/Makefile.am: move to [ini] style
+	  config files
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/: include/Makefile.am, zmapUtils/zmapConfigLoader.c: move to
+	  [ini] style config files
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/: zmapView/zmapView.c, include/ZMap/zmapConfigIni.h: move to
+	  [ini] style config files
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/acedb/acedbServer.c: move to [ini] style config
+	  files
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapUtils/zmapConfigLoader.c: move to [ini] style config
+	  files
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/: zmapView/zmapView.c, include/ZMap/zmapConfigLoader.h: free
+	  what we no longer need
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowItemFactory.c: further exclusion of
+	  zmapasserts to stop crashing... see rt ticket # 79058
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindow.c: fix stupid copy/paste error... hmm I
+	  think I need to rethink the interface...
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> doc/Project_notes/Strategy_Autumn_2008.shtml: first version
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowFeatureList.c: Move from  storing the
+	  feature for each  row to storing  a serialised version  of it.
+	  This	way we	fix  the issue	in  RT ticket  #83480, although the
+	  list shown is incomplete it does not result in a crash.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowFeatureList.h: Move from  storing the
+	  feature for each  row to storing  a serialised version  of it.
+	  This	way we	fix  the issue	in  RT ticket  #83480, although the
+	  list shown is incomplete it does not result in a crash.
+
+	  -Added some documentation too.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowList.c: - runing of old/broken code -
+	  fix the issue in  RT ticket #83480,
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/include/ZMap/zmapGUITreeView.h: brief documentation
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapConfig/zmapConfigIni.c: protect against glib
+	  warning/empty strings
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapUtils/zmapGUITreeView.c: attempt to protect against gtk
+	  warnings "failed to convert to text from pointer"
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapUtils/zmapConfigLoader.c: include logging group
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/: zmapConfig/zmapConfigIni.c, include/ZMap/zmapConfigDir.h:
+	  compiler warning
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapServer/acedb/acedbServer.c: stop an endless loop
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapConfig/zmapConfigIni.c: get the correct order for
+	  overwriting to work
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> src/zmapWindow/zmapWindowList.c: Add context menu code for rows.
+	  context menu includes visit url item when feature has url.
+
+    <!-- --- End editing ZMap changes here... --- --!>
+  </li>
+</ul>
+</fieldset>
+<br />
+<fieldset>
+<legend>Aceb Changes/Fixes [from cvs]</legend>
+<ul>
+  <li><!-- --- Start editing ACeDB changes here... --- --!>
+    <a href="http://cvs.internal.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/acedb/?root=acedb">Browse CVS</a>
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w4/command.c: fix uninitialised variable (status) error.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w6/smap.c: fix small bug in smapdump for when root has no parent.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w3/gifacemain.c, w3/tacemain.c, w3/taqlmain.c, w3/xacemain.c,
+	  wsocket/serverace.c: fix locale bug, we only handle straight C
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w3rdparty/libpfetch/: Makefile, libcurlobject.c, libcurlobject.h,
+	  libcurlobject_I.h, libpfetch-cmarshal.c, libpfetch-cmarshal.h,
+	  libpfetch-cmarshal.list, libpfetch-utils.c, libpfetch.c,
+	  libpfetch.h, libpfetch_I.h, libpfetch_P.h: initial version of
+	  pfetch package.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w3rdparty/libpfetch/.deps/: libcurlobject_a-libcurlobject.Po,
+	  libpfetch_a-libpfetch-cmarshal.Po,
+	  libpfetch_a-libpfetch-utils.Po, libpfetch_a-libpfetch.Po: compile
+	  dependencies
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w3rdparty/libpfetch/: libpfetch-cmarshal.c, libpfetch-cmarshal.h:
+	  remove libpfetch-cmarshal.c libpfetch-cmarshal.h, they are
+	  generated by the make.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w3rdparty/libpfetch/: Makefile, README: first versions.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w4/: commandmenu.c, command.c: add neighbours command to mirror
+	  find neighbours in keyset window.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w3rdparty/libpfetch/Makefile: fix up to use acedb DEFs files to
+	  build on different machines.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w4/command.c: remove duplicate objects found message.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> wh/command.h: add a find neighbours command.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> wmake/DARWIN_4_DEF: fix up ar command, compiler commands.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> wmake/DARWIN_UNIVERSAL_DEF: fix up universal binary options, ar
+	  options.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> wmake/: LINUX_4_DEF, LINUX_64_DEF: fix up pkgconfig options, ar
+	  options.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> wmake/makefile: remove unsupported code from all target,
+	  rationalise defines so we only build main progs.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> wmake/truemake: fix ar options, fix pfetch defines.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w6/smap_.h: add debug flag to allow per smap setting from
+	  debugger.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> w6/smap.c: add error handling to smapaddnode(), used to silently
+	  fail.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> wmake/makefile: provide standard build for acedb build system.
+
+
+  </li>
+  <li> wnq/aceversion.c: update to 47
+
+    <!-- --- End editing ACeDB changes here... --- --!>
+  </li>
+</ul>
+</fieldset>
+<br />
+
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