docs: add v5.17.3 + backfill v5.17.2 to CHANGES and HISTORY#2969
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Problem: v5.17.3 was just released. CHANGES.md (operator-relevant upgrade notes) and HISTORY.md (per-version release index) hadn't been updated for this release. CHANGES had been silent since v5.15.2 and HISTORY hadn't been touched since v5.2. Goal: capture the operator-facing impact of 5.17.3 (Bill's frontend modernization affects customized skins) and start re-tracking the 5.17.x line in HISTORY. Changes: - docs/CHANGES.md: add a `## v5.17.3` block under "Next Release" flagging the Bootstrap/jQuery/Fluid Infusion modernization (uPortal-Project#2915) and warning operators that customized skins will need updating (LESS → SCSS, BS3/4 class names → BS5, no more Fluid library). - docs/HISTORY.md: add a `### 5.17` section listing 5.17.0–5.17.3 with their release dates and tag links. Note above the section that 5.3–5.16 are not enumerated; deferred to the GitHub releases index. Backfill of those versions is out of scope here. Notes: v5.17.3 itself is already cut and tagged — these are docs catching up. Per the project's PR-first policy, sending this through review rather than committing direct to master.
Problem: CHANGES.md is for deployment-impacting changes (Java/Servlet bumps, DDL changes, mandatory property/cache additions). v5.17.2 bumped sourceCompatibility from 1.8 to 11 in build.gradle (commit ebe7297 by @Naenyn, 2026-03-05) which means deployers on Java 8 can no longer run this release. That impact never made it into CHANGES.md when v5.17.2 shipped. Goal: backfill the v5.17.2 entry so deployers reading CHANGES.md know they need a JVM upgrade before consuming v5.17.2 or later. Changes: - docs/CHANGES.md: insert a `## v5.17.2` block between v5.17.3 and v5.15.2 calling out the Java 11 floor. Notes: chose to add this to the existing v5.17.3 docs PR rather than spinning a separate one — they're both backfill work for the same file and ship together cleanly.
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Pull request overview
Updates the uPortal release documentation to reflect the recently cut v5.17.3 release and to backfill missing v5.17.2 notes, improving operator/deployer visibility into breaking/important changes.
Changes:
- Add v5.17.3 notes to
docs/CHANGES.mdhighlighting the frontend modernization (Bootstrap 5, SCSS migration, Fluid Infusion removal implications). - Backfill v5.17.2 notes to
docs/CHANGES.mddocumenting the Java 11 minimum requirement. - Extend
docs/HISTORY.mdwith a new 5.17 section listing 5.17.0–5.17.3 release links/dates and clarifying that 5.3–5.16 are not enumerated.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| docs/HISTORY.md | Adds a 5.17 release-history block (with links/dates) and a note about omitted versions. |
| docs/CHANGES.md | Documents v5.17.3 frontend modernization and backfills v5.17.2 Java 11 minimum requirement. |
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Summary
Catch-up doc updates for the v5.17.3 release that was just cut, plus a backfill for v5.17.2 that was missed when 5.17.2 shipped.
Changes
`docs/CHANGES.md`:
`docs/HISTORY.md` — file had been silent since v5.2 (2018). Added a `### 5.17` section listing 5.17.0 → 5.17.3 with their dates + tag links, plus a note above the per-version sections clarifying that 5.3–5.16 are not enumerated (use the "All releases" link). Backfilling 5.3–5.16 is out of scope; can be done as a separate cleanup.
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