JabRef / JabRef/user-documentation
Describe migration paths 2.9.2 <-> 3.8.2 <-> 4.3.1 <-> 5.0
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Description
JabRef changed the format of groups (and maybe more) during its releases. It should be written, what the differences in the bibtex files are and how on can go back and froth from 2.9.2, 3.8.2 (latest release in debian), 4.3.1 (latest published release), 5.0 alpha.
For instance, users report:
JabRef-2.9.2 loads on the 64-bit desktop but does not display the keyword
groups. It lacks the button to re-generate the groups that is found on
3.8.2.
Upgrading from 2.9.2 to 3.8.2 worked once. When I made a group change, saved the file, and tried re-start 3.8.2 it again failed.
Maybe, code of JabRef has to be adapted. Maybe, we need to update the 3.8.2 version (or even the 2.9.2 version).
Refs https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/1495
JabRef 3.8.1, 2.9.2 are used in the wild: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=895440#44
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the reported migration behavior across JabRef 2.9.2, 3.8.2, 4.3.1, and 5.0, along with issue 1495 and the linked Debian report. Done means documenting the BibTeX and group-format differences, supported migration paths in both directions, and any version or code changes still required.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100