Unstub the passed object when calling unstub()

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.24

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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-Security reminder: MediaWiki does not require PHP's register_globals. If you
-have it on, turn it '''off''' if you can.
+Security reminder: If you have PHP's register_globals option set, you should
+turn it off. Although MediaWiki will work with it enabled, it exposes your
+server to potential security vulnerabilities.
 
 == MediaWiki 1.24 ==
 
@@ -96,6 +97,11 @@ production.
   for Template:! for purposes such as passing pipes inside of parameters.
 * (bug 20790) The block log snippet on Special:Contributions and while
   editing user and user talk pages now works for IP range blocks.
+* (bug 9360) Added ability to change the page language for MediaWiki pages using
+  Special:PageLanguage. All pages are set to wiki language by default.
+  The feature needs to be enabled with $wgPageLanguageUseDB=true and
+  permission needs to be set for 'pagelang'.
+* Upgrade Moment.js to v2.7.0.
 
 === Bug fixes in 1.24 ===
 * (bug 49116) Footer copyright notice is now always displayed in user language
@@ -119,6 +125,9 @@ production.
   however delete the redirect page.
 * (bug 22683) {{msgnw:}} and other uses of PPFrame::RECOVER_ORIG will correctly
   recover the original code of extension tags.
+* (bug 65757) MSSQL: Update script drops unnamed constraints to be prepared
+  for future updates. Because it's doing so heuristically, it may fail or drop
+  wrong constraints.
 
 === Web API changes in 1.24 ===
 * action=parse API now supports prop=modules, which provides the list of
@@ -139,6 +148,12 @@ production.
   The old format is still used if prop isn't provided, but this is deprecated.
 * meta=userinfo can now return the count of unread pages on the watchlist.
 * list=watchlist can now filter by unread status.
+* The deprecated action=parse&prop=languageshtml has been removed.
+* (bug 48071) action=setnotificationtimestamp no longer throws PHP or database
+  errors when no pages are given.
+* (bug 60734) Actions that use ApiPageSet (e.g. purge, watch,
+  setnotificationtimestamp) will now include continuation information when
+  using a generator.
 
 === Languages updated in 1.24 ===
 
@@ -192,6 +207,10 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 * Removed DatabaseMysqlBase::getLagFromProcesslist(). (deprecated since 1.19)
 * Removed LoadBalancer::closeConnecton(). (deprecated since 1.18)
 * Removed ApiBase::createContext(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* BREAKING CHANGE: The undocumented Special{$this->getName()}BeforeFormDisplay
+  set of hooks has been removed and replaced by a single new hook
+  SpecialPageBeforeFormDisplay.
+* (bug 65781) Removed block warning on included {{Special:Contributions}}
 
 ==== Renamed classes ====
 * CLDRPluralRuleConverter_Expression to CLDRPluralRuleConverterExpression
@@ -234,6 +253,7 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 ==== Removed classes ====
 * IPBlockForm - Use SpecialBlock directly
 * WatchlistEditor - Use SpecialEditWatchlist directly
+* FormatExif - Use FormatMetadata directly
 
 == Compatibility ==