remove #239 from the release notes, it needs more work. references #239
make `HTMLVariants` the default track type for local VCF files
use IO::Handle in bin/add* scripts for older perls
fix formatting issue in release notes
add yeast sample data to release zipfile
more release notes typos
print the sha1sum of the release zips at the end of the release build
improve some error handling
stray debugging code
remove trailing commas in jbrowse_conf.json
smooth over html-layout percentage inaccuracies in Safari (and probably other browsers) by forcing rubber-band zooms to use one of the pre-defined zoom levels
bugfixes for IE 8 support
improve phrasing of error messages when browsers do not support typed arrays
port CanvasFeatures track base class to use the new JBrowse/has
more fixes for old IE
add a reject callback to namestore lookups
fixes for IE 7
more IE7 fixes
update release notes for IE fixes, references #236
just include the full set of sample_data in the minimal release