Merge audio timing fix branch.

[disorder] / README.upgrades

diff --git a/README.upgrades b/README.upgrades
index d1c4024599d9bd0f35d2f02901444f6a7e2c8ffa..cbe86373ebff24bb87f2f4a981f5ac10807f9450 100644 (file)
--- a/README.upgrades
+++ b/README.upgrades
@@ -17,6 +17,29 @@ all 1.1.x versions.
 
 If you install from .deb files then much of this work is automated.
 
+* 4.x -> 4.4
+
+The syntax of confirmation strings for online registrations has changed and old
+ones no longer work.  This only affects users who registered before the upgrade
+but have not yet confirmed their login.  You can delete such half-created users
+with 'disorder deluser USERNAME' (as an administrative user, for instance as
+root on the server) and they can start the registration process again.
+
+* 3.0 -> 4.x
+
+If you customized any of the templates, you will pretty much have to start from
+scratch as the web interface has been rewritten.  See disorder.cgi(8) for a
+starting point.
+
+The 'gap' directive will no longer work.  You must delete it from any
+configuration files that contain it.
+
+You may prefer to remove any 'smtp_server' directive you have, as the web
+interface will now use the local sendmail executable if available.
+
+If you want to be able to do use management over non-local connections (thereby
+potentially exposing passwords!) you must set 'remote_userman' to 'yes'.
+
 * 2.0 -> 3.0
 
 ** Authentication
@@ -58,6 +81,14 @@ in using their main DisOrder password and the one in the htpassed file is now
 obsolete.  You should revisit the web interface setup instructions in README
 from scratch.
 
+As part of this, the DisOrder URL has changed from (e.g.)
+
+    http://yourserver/cgi-bin/disorder/disorder
+
+to just
+
+    http://yourserver/cgi-bin/disorder
+
 ** Checklist
 
    * delete default 'stopword', 'player' and 'tracklength' directives