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[GRAILS-484] - Rolling issue: Make sure Grails apps import and run in Eclipse
[GRAILS-4818] - Provide an option to not include the ivy/ant files when generating the grails app
[GRAILS-5489] - Running "test-app integration" causes exception

Bug

[GRAILS-1733] - grails upgrade shouldn't overwrite build.xml
[GRAILS-2058] - Error in taglib example
[GRAILS-2063] - New user guide display problems in Mac Firefox
[GRAILS-2072] - Wrong sentence wrt belongsTo in many-to-many section
[GRAILS-2125] - dynamic finders only work with 2 fields maximum - this should be documented
[GRAILS-2407] - Use of single quotes in i18n messages file prevents from args beeing resolved
[GRAILS-3071] - JSON Builder is a toy. JSON/AJAX is very prevalent and the documentation should favor the JSON converter.
[GRAILS-3626] - Needs "def face" with "static belongsTo = [face:Face]"
[GRAILS-3781] - install-templates page has a trivial mistake
[GRAILS-3799] - 'fragment' atrribute for <g:createLink> should be documented
[GRAILS-3848] - fix incorrect documentation about doWithWebDescriptor
[GRAILS-3921] - Grails documentation inconsistencies
[GRAILS-3922] - No doc in binary package
[GRAILS-3937] - Guide missing
[GRAILS-4554] - api/index.html is missing in documentation zip file
[GRAILS-4788] - Documentation still states that typed service injection is not supported
[GRAILS-5099] - CLONE -toString() not inherited properly
[GRAILS-5196] - Unable to use Glassfish re-deploy with Grails 1.2M3 application
[GRAILS-5347] - More problems with grails-maven-plugin
[GRAILS-5378] - Grails tag docs for "link" and "createLink" do not mention "mapping" attribute.
[GRAILS-5409] - Integration test - Calling render(template:'template') from a controller on a template with <g:sortableColumn> throws exception
[GRAILS-5486] - Paths to web resources are incorrect in apps referencing a plugin in a parent directory
[GRAILS-5493] - ClassNotFoundException from Integration Test
[GRAILS-5563] - Deployment error on both jboss-4.2.3.GA and jboss-5.1.0.GA
[GRAILS-5564] - Service scopes not working
[GRAILS-5567] - Regression - "attrs" passed to taglib used to support clone() but doesn't in RC2
[GRAILS-5568] - Errors null - command object - edit closure
[GRAILS-5570] - Cannot set flash.message to null
[GRAILS-5584] - The Usage Links Are Missing In The Navigation Section Of The User Guide
[GRAILS-5594] - "NGO" domain class name breaks scaffolded controller links to index and other actions
[GRAILS-5702] - Grails Binary Release 1.2 broken, or documentation outdated (???)
[GRAILS-5708] - Message Bundle bad characters

Improvement

[GRAILS-2251] - docs: TOC for each chapter, and favicon
[GRAILS-2396] - Include params object in createLink documentation
[GRAILS-2501] - transients are missing in the reference documentation
[GRAILS-2650] - Add usage of Transient properties to user guide.
[GRAILS-3167] - count method missing in criteria documentation
[GRAILS-3451] - Typo in regular expression for UrlMappings.groovy constraints example (6.4.8.)
[GRAILS-3591] - bindData has the option to explictly "include" and "exlude" fields from binding, however this not documeted
[GRAILS-3629] - FAQ update for JBoss-web.xml
[GRAILS-4070] - update and/or rename http://grails.org/download
[GRAILS-5479] - SchemaExport script has hard-coded configuration class, should read from DataSource.groovy
[GRAILS-5480] - Add getClassFileForTestClass() to GrailsTestTypeSupport
[GRAILS-5481] - Support non closure based usage of test request/transaction support classes.

New Feature

[GRAILS-3935] - Add constraints default in config.groovy

Task

[GRAILS-4721] - Reference needs update due to altered semantics of grails.test.MockUtils

Wish

[GRAILS-2083] - Online version's User Guide is slow while being visited with firefox.
[GRAILS-3659] - Docs wrongly claim GrailsApplication has a dynamic method named "add*Class"

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Release Notes - Grails - Version 1.2 final
    
<h2>        Sub-task
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-484'>GRAILS-484</a>] -         Rolling issue: Make sure Grails apps import and run in Eclipse
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-4818'>GRAILS-4818</a>] -         Provide an option to not include the ivy/ant files when generating the grails app
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5489'>GRAILS-5489</a>] -         Running &quot;test-app integration&quot; causes exception
</li>
</ul>
    
<h2>        Bug
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-1733'>GRAILS-1733</a>] -         grails upgrade shouldn&#39;t overwrite build.xml
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2058'>GRAILS-2058</a>] -         Error in taglib example
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2063'>GRAILS-2063</a>] -         New user guide display problems in Mac Firefox
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2072'>GRAILS-2072</a>] -         Wrong sentence wrt belongsTo in many-to-many section
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2125'>GRAILS-2125</a>] -         dynamic finders only work with 2 fields maximum - this should be documented
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2407'>GRAILS-2407</a>] -         Use of single quotes in i18n messages file prevents from args beeing resolved
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3071'>GRAILS-3071</a>] -         JSON Builder is a toy.   JSON/AJAX is very prevalent and the documentation should favor the JSON converter.
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3626'>GRAILS-3626</a>] -         Needs &quot;def face&quot; with &quot;static belongsTo = [face:Face]&quot;
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3781'>GRAILS-3781</a>] -         install-templates page has a trivial mistake
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3799'>GRAILS-3799</a>] -         &#39;fragment&#39; atrribute for &lt;g:createLink&gt;  should be documented
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3848'>GRAILS-3848</a>] -         fix incorrect documentation about doWithWebDescriptor
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3921'>GRAILS-3921</a>] -         Grails documentation inconsistencies
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3922'>GRAILS-3922</a>] -         No doc in binary package
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3937'>GRAILS-3937</a>] -         Guide missing
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-4554'>GRAILS-4554</a>] -         api/index.html is missing in documentation zip file
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-4788'>GRAILS-4788</a>] -         Documentation still states that typed service injection is not supported
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5099'>GRAILS-5099</a>] -         CLONE -toString() not inherited properly
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5196'>GRAILS-5196</a>] -         Unable to use Glassfish re-deploy with Grails 1.2M3 application 
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5347'>GRAILS-5347</a>] -         More problems with grails-maven-plugin
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5378'>GRAILS-5378</a>] -         Grails tag docs for &quot;link&quot; and &quot;createLink&quot; do not mention &quot;mapping&quot; attribute.
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5409'>GRAILS-5409</a>] -         Integration test - Calling render(template:&#39;template&#39;) from a controller on a template with &lt;g:sortableColumn&gt; throws exception
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5486'>GRAILS-5486</a>] -         Paths to web resources are incorrect in apps referencing a plugin in a parent directory
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5493'>GRAILS-5493</a>] -         ClassNotFoundException from Integration Test 
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5563'>GRAILS-5563</a>] -         Deployment error on both jboss-4.2.3.GA and jboss-5.1.0.GA
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5564'>GRAILS-5564</a>] -         Service scopes not working
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5567'>GRAILS-5567</a>] -         Regression - &quot;attrs&quot; passed to taglib used to support clone() but doesn&#39;t in RC2
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5568'>GRAILS-5568</a>] -         Errors null - command object - edit closure
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5570'>GRAILS-5570</a>] -         Cannot set flash.message to null
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5584'>GRAILS-5584</a>] -         The Usage Links Are Missing In The Navigation Section Of The User Guide
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5594'>GRAILS-5594</a>] -         &quot;NGO&quot; domain class name breaks scaffolded controller links to index and other actions
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5702'>GRAILS-5702</a>] -         Grails Binary Release 1.2 broken, or documentation outdated (???)
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5708'>GRAILS-5708</a>] -         Message Bundle bad characters
</li>
</ul>
    
<h2>        Improvement
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2251'>GRAILS-2251</a>] -         docs: TOC for each chapter, and favicon
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2396'>GRAILS-2396</a>] -         Include params object in createLink documentation
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2501'>GRAILS-2501</a>] -         transients are missing in the reference documentation
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2650'>GRAILS-2650</a>] -         Add usage of Transient properties to user guide.
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3167'>GRAILS-3167</a>] -         count method missing in criteria documentation
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3451'>GRAILS-3451</a>] -         Typo in regular expression for UrlMappings.groovy constraints example (6.4.8.)
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3591'>GRAILS-3591</a>] -         bindData has the option to explictly &quot;include&quot; and &quot;exlude&quot; fields from binding, however this not documeted
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3629'>GRAILS-3629</a>] -         FAQ update for JBoss-web.xml
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-4070'>GRAILS-4070</a>] -         update and/or rename http://grails.org/download
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5479'>GRAILS-5479</a>] -         SchemaExport script has hard-coded configuration class, should read from DataSource.groovy
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5480'>GRAILS-5480</a>] -         Add getClassFileForTestClass() to GrailsTestTypeSupport
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-5481'>GRAILS-5481</a>] -         Support non closure based usage of test request/transaction support classes.
</li>
</ul>
    
<h2>        New Feature
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3935'>GRAILS-3935</a>] -         Add constraints default in config.groovy
</li>
</ul>
    
<h2>        Task
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-4721'>GRAILS-4721</a>] -         Reference needs update due to altered semantics of grails.test.MockUtils
</li>
</ul>
        
<h2>        Wish
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-2083'>GRAILS-2083</a>] -         Online version&#39;s User Guide is slow while being visited with firefox.
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-3659'>GRAILS-3659</a>] -         Docs wrongly claim GrailsApplication has a dynamic method named &quot;add*Class&quot;
</li>
</ul>