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Also make sure you have sent the key that you use to a public |
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keyserver. |
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8. The beta distribution is now ready to go. Bundle it up into a tar.gz file and |
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scp to your apache account. |
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8. The beta distribution is now ready to go. Bundle it up into a tar.gz file |
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and scp to your apache account. |
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9. Meanwhile, convert the WHATSNEW file into HTML for the README file on the |
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website. See the previous release directories for examples of these files. |
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text/plain. Fix it by using some .htaccess magic (AddEncoding stuff) |
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* Your gz.asc files are not being displayed properly (RemoveEncoing stuff) |
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If it looks OK, announce it on ant-dev and ant-user. After a few days pass |
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and there are no major problems, a wider announcement is made (main jakarta |
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website, announcements@jakarta.apache.org, etc). |
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If it looks OK, announce it on ant-dev and ant-user. After a few |
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days pass and there are no major problems, a wider announcement is |
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made (main jakarta website, announcements@jakarta.apache.org, |
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etc). |
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Also ensure you: |
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* Update antnews.xml (Announcement) |
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* Update faq.xml (Ant's history details) |
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* Update faq.xml (Ant's history details - not for betas) |
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* Update index.xml (Announcement, latest release details) |
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* Update problems.xml (Debug Output details) |
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Generate the html files by invoking ant on docs.xml - you need jakarta-site2 |
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checked out for this. |
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Commit the modified/generated files and also perform a |
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cvs update on files in daedalus' www/jakarta.apache.org/ant. |
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* Update problems.xml (Debug Output details - not for betas IMHO -SB) |
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13. As problems in the beta are discovered, there may be a need for one or more |
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subsequent betas. The release manager makes this call. Each time, the |
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versions are updated and the above process is repeated. Try not to have |
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too many betas. |
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Generate the html files by invoking ant on docs.xml - you need |
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jakarta-site2 checked out for this. Commit the modified/generated |
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files and also perform a cvs update on files in daedalus' |
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www/jakarta.apache.org/ant. |
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Announce beta releases at freshmeat.net (Stefan Bodewig is the |
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owner of Ant's project entry - bug him ;-). |
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13. As problems in the beta are discovered, there may be a need for |
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one or more subsequent betas. The release manager makes this |
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call. Each time, the versions are updated and the above process is |
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repeated. Try not to have too many betas. |
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14. Try to advertise the need for testing of the betas as much as possible. |
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This would eliminate the need to release minor patch versions like |
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[[TODO: Identify the mailing lists where announcements are to be made. |
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Also identify the webpages to which the announcements must go. ]] |
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Apache mailing lists that should get the announcements: |
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announce@jakarta.apache.org, announce@xml.apache.org, |
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announce@apache.org, ant-dev and ant-user. |
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Announce release at freshmeat.net and opensourcedirectory.org |
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(Stefan Bodewig is the owner of Ant's project entries - bug him |
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;-). |
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Announce release in the usenet groups comp.lang.java.softwaretools |
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and comp.lang.java.announce. |
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18. You can now reacquaint yourself with your family and friends. |
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