what a great news!

On 11月29日, 下午11時17分, Fabien POTENCIER
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's been a long time since the latest beta release (0.7.1915), and even
> a longer time since the last stable release (0.6.3). Today, we are happy
> to announce the release of symfony 1.0 Beta 1, and this is a major step
> towards the version 1.0, which should come shortly.
>
> New features
> ------------
>
> This release has almost all the features of the future 1.0 stable. Here
> is an extract of the most interesting changes since 0.6.3:
>
> * **Easier installation and larger compatibility**. Symfony is now
> compatible with `magic_quotes_gpc` set to on and PHP 5.2. Pake and phing
> are now bundled with the core classes, so symfony has no more external
> dependency. It is very easy to link a symfony application to the symfony
> libraries (through the `config/config.php` file), and PEAR is no more a
> prerequisite. The symfony command line now works out the box (for PEAR,
> SVN or .tgz).
>
> * **Major performance improvement**. Many parts of the code have been
> refactored, with performance in mind. The result is a performance
> increase of 50% to 500%, depending on your platform.
>
> * **New plugin system**. Extending symfony has never been easier. A
> plugin can package classes, modules, helpers, filters, web assets,
> fixtures, data models, unit tests, and so on. Plugins can be installed
> with one command. Check the [Plugins
> page](http://www.symfony-project.com/trac/wiki/SymfonyPlugins) for a
> list of already available plugins.
>
> * **New unit test library**. Symfony is now bundled with its own unit
> and functional test framework, called `lime`, and a bunch of automated
> tests utilities, such as the `sfTestBrowser` and `sfDomCssSelector`
> classes. Symfony itself has more than 2800 unit and functional tests
> that guarantee its quality of code.
>
> * **Updated default pages** for error 404, error 500, insufficient
> credentials, unavailable page, and deactivated application (thanks
> **justinm** for the design!). These pages are both much nicer and much
> easier to customize than before.
>
> * **Easier templating**. Components and components slots now work
> perfectly on every situation, even with cache set to on. Their code was
> refactored to be fast and effective. The new temlate fragment tools,
> called slots, are faster than component slots, require no extra file or
> configuration to add a dynamic zone to a layout. And the icing on the
> cake: Ajax actions have no layout by default.
>
> * **Better and more flexible Model layer**. Symfony is now ORM
> independent: it is still bundled with Propel by default, but can work
> with others (such as Doctrine) in a snap. Database schemas can now be
> written in YAML instead of XML. Persistent support and specific database
> encoding are now supported natively.
>
> * **New mixin feature**. The `sfMixin` class introduces mixins in PHP,
> allowing core classes modification without inheritance, addition of new
> methods to existing classes, and multiple inheritance.
>
> * **New behaviors for Propel classes**. A behavior is a group of
> properties and methods that can alter the Propel generated classes. To
> make a Propel class sortable, to add a pessimistic lock, or to change
> the deletion by a `is_deleted` flag, you now need only one line of code
> with behaviors.
>
> * **More user-friendly development tools**. The symfony logs and the web
> debug toolbar now display more information about time and execution
> bottlenecks, thanks to the new `sfTimer` class. The symfony command line
> now has a color output (in *nix). The logging mechanism (via the
> `sfLogger` class) is more flexible and easier to extend. Logs rotation
> and cleaning are automated.
>
> * **More flexible filter system**. User filters can now be registered
> anywhere in the filter chain (even before the security filter).
>
> * **New many-to-many relationships** are now supported in the admin
> generator.
>
> * **Easier deployment**. The `freeze` task is implemented and fully
> functional. It transforms a symfony project into a self sufficient
> program by adding in the symfony libraries and assets.
>
> * Updated creole, Propel, script.aculo.us (1.6.5) and prototype (1.5.0_rc1)
> * And more than 200 bug fixes and small enhancements
>
> All these features are not yet fully documented, but this will soon
> come. Also, guidelines for developers used to the 0.6.3 and outlining
> the changes in syntax will soon be published. In the meantime, please
> consult the full
> [changelog](http://www.symfony-project.com/trac/browser/trunk/CHANGELOG).
>
> We want to thank all the contributors for their great efforts in making
> this release so full of great features.
>
> What is a beta 1?
> -----------------
>
> This release is tagged "Beta", so it is not yet completely stable and
> there are some known bugs still to be fixed. If you are interested in
> the new features, or if you want to help to qualify the beta for a
> stable release, please try it. It you plan to develop a real web
> application, you should also use this beta.
>
> We plan to release a few more betas (called Beta 2, Beta 3, and so on)
> each time we fix more bugs and stabilize the trunk further. We will not
> add new features, unless we meet a problem with the current release.
> Every feature addition will require a discussion on the mailing-list
> first. We may break compatibility with Beta 1 in following betas, in
> very specific areas.
>
> Once we are satisfied with a beta release, we will release a Release
> Candidate for 1.0 (1.0RC1). Release Candidates are feature-frozen, and
> should be stable enough to qualify for 1.0 - except if bugs are found,
> which is the purpose of the RCs. Once we release the first RC, we won't
> add new functionality or break BC - except in case of major security breach.
>
> We plan to release as few Release Candidates as possible, but you might
> expect to see a RC1 and a RC2 before the final 1.0 stable.
>
> How to upgrade?
> ---------------
>
> Depending on how you installed symfony, the upgrade process will differ.
> If you installed symfony via PEAR, type:
>
>      > pear upgrade symfony/symfony-beta
>
> If you used a checkout from the SVN repository, browse to the symfony
> root and type:
>
>      > svn update -r2872
>
> The most important thing to do is to **upgrade all the projects** that
> use the 1.0 beta distribution of symfony. Indeed, symfony 1.0 breaks
> backward compatibility in some parts, but the project upgrade is fully
> automated and transparent. This release comes with an upgrade script
> that will modify the code of a symfony project to make it symfony 1.0
> compatible. To upgrade, browse to the root of your symfony projects and
> type:
>
>      > symfony upgrade 1.0
>
> In case of PEAR installation, the command line may be broken. In that
> case, you can still launch the upgrade script by calling:
>
>      > php /path/to/pear/data_dir/symfony/bin/symfony upgrade 1.0
>
> If you experience problems while upgrading, report to the [dedicated
> forum](http://www.symfony-project.com/forum/index.php/f/14/).
>
> What's next?
> ------------
>
> What we deeply want is to release the 1.0 stable as fast as possible.
> But the more we get help, the faster we'll reach this point. You can
> help in many ways:
>
> - By testing the beta 1 and submitting bug reports
>
> Let me rephrase that: If you submit explicit bug reports with a
> step-by-step scenario to reproduce the bug, we'll pay more attention to
> it. If, in addition, you attach the functional tests to reproduce it
> automatically and a patch against the trunk, then the bug will probably
> be fixed within 48 hours.
>
> - By contributing unit tests
>
> Unit tests are very easy to write. The beta 1 already has 2800 unit and
> functional tests, and they can serve as a good example for the areas
> that are not yet covered by automated tests. Any help on that task will
> be much appreciated.
>
> - By contributing documentation
>
> You probably noticed that the trunk version of the documentation is not
> completely up to date with the latest functionality. We will do our best
> to have everything documented, but in this field as well, any help is
> welcome.
>
> For tests and documentation, please announce the area in which you want
> to work on in the developers' mailing-list, to avoid duplicates. Then,
> contribute your work as a patch attached to a ticket (please don't do a
> direct commit to the trunk, nor send a mail with code).
>
> We need you
> -----------
>
> Please help us to release the 1.0 stable quickly. We really need you!


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