Building a GradeL deb Package

Well, I finally read up on creating basic deb packages so I can build debs for each new release. Turns out it isn't that big of a deal. I used this How-To as a reference.

I successfully created a deb for the latest development snapshot of GradeL and installed it on an Ubuntu Fiesty box. I even removed all traces of Gambas to test that the dependencies would be resolved. I'm happy to report that everything worked like a charm.

So, the plan will be to release both the source tarball (as usual) and the binary deb for easy installation on distros like Debian and Ubuntu. Look for a deb with the next release!

Errors in compile.sh and install.sh

There are a couple of typos in the compile.sh and install.sh scripts that will produce error messages in the terminal when you execute them. They are not fatal, just typos. This will be fixed in the next release.

Keep the bug reports coming!

0.8.12 fixes crash when adding students!

After a report from a new user on the forum, I discovered a silly mistake that was locking up the program and the CPU after adding more than one student while creating a new class. This bug is fixed in GradeL 0.8.12.

The ChangeLog and website will be updated soon.

Release of GradeL 0.8.11

GradeL 0.8.11 has been released. This release contains many bug fixes and a few feature enhancements. See the ChangeLog for details.

Download Release 0.8.11 today.

Latest Development Build

For those interested, you can download the latest development build here: http://littlerun.com/software/gradel-0.8.11-091607.tar.gz

This version includes three important bug fixes:

• Fixed crash in Single Student (MP) report.
• Fixed crash in Attendance Code dialog when trying to EDIT without selecting a code.
• Issue Date and Return Date no longer display nonsense data when there is no textbook issued (STUDENTS | EDIT menu).

The next release will include these changes plus any other bug fixes that are completed in the near future.

0.8.10 Issues

There is at least one glitch in the latest release. The Single Student (MP) report crashes. This is caused by a typo in the code. If you want to fix it yourself, change line 2432 of file frmGol.class to:

ELSE IF cl.mymps[CurrentMP].Assignments.Length < 1 THEN

I forgot the "s" on Assignments.

This will be fixed in the next release. Keep the bug reports coming!

Release of GradeL 0.8.10

Gradel 0.8.10 was released today. This release fixes the big bugs in the comments feature and the dropped students feature.

GradeL was improperly saving comments to the wrong students. The program was also not reading dropped students properly, which resulted in class files not opening properly. If you encountered this problem recently, you should now be able to open your class files again.

As always, see the ChangeLog for details.

Download Release 0.8.10 today.