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Posted to dev@commons.apache.org by Rory Winston <rw...@eircom.net> on 2005/05/02 21:30:50 UTC
Re: Jakarta Commons Discovery
Here's step 1: A release candidate...
http://people.apache.org/~rwinston/commons-discovery-0.3.jar
I will initiate a vote based on this RC, if it is acceptable.
Regards
Rory
"Jakarta Commons Developers List" <co...@jakarta.apache.org> wrote:
>
> we are now three :)
>
> by the ancient apache rule of three, that should be enough to create a
> release. so, i don't see why we can't actually do a full release by the
> book.
>
> all that's needed is for myself, rory and dims to commit our names to
> the appropriate discovery file. then elect a release manager, roll an RC
> followed by a VOTE and a full release.
>
> if rory's happy to roll the release, that's great. i've done a load so
> i'd be happy to help if needed. (i would also be willing to act as
> release manager if rory would prefer it that way, providing rory and
> dims sign up :)
>
> - robert
>
> On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 14:27 +0100, Rory Winston wrote:
> > Sorry Fernando, I meant a 0.3-RC jar.
> >
> > Do you know if the patches are already in CVS (i.e. if Discovery was built from CVS now, and released into apache dist/ that would be good enough? If so, I can cut a release easily enough. I dont know about the Maven repository stuff, but I could put a release on Jakarta.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jakarta Commons Developers List" <co...@jakarta.apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Rory,
> > >
> > > Rory Winston wrote:
> > > > AFAIK, Discovery has been inactive for quite a while now. I dont know if you will find any of the original developers still around, to be honest.
> > > >
> > > > What exactly needs to be done here? Would an easy solution just be to package up a Discovery-0.2-RC1 and make that .jar available?
> > > >
> > >
> > > There is a 0.2 already.
> > >
> > > http://www.apache.org/dist/jakarta/commons/discovery/source/commons-discovery-0.2-src.tar.gz
> > >
> > >
> > > However, this version has some bugs that prevents its use and people are
> > > resorting to some CVS snapshots that contain the patches that fix the
> > > bugs. For instance, ObjectWeb JOnAS is using a snapshot dated 27-Mar-2004.
> > >
> > >
> > > JPackage.org and all Linux distrubutions based on it build their
> > > packages from sources, so what they are looking for is a
> > >
> > > http://www.apache.org/dist/jakarta/commons/discovery/source/commons-discovery-0.3-src.tar.gz
> > >
> > > (or 0.2.1) that contains the patches.
> > >
> > > I believe ObjectWeb would also like to be able to download the .jar
> > > directly and I believe it should also go into the maven repository if it
> > > is being used by other Apache projects that have been mavenized.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Fernando
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jakarta Commons Developers List" <co...@jakarta.apache.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Hi everyone,
> > > >>
> > > >>robert burrell donkin wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>On Sun, 2005-04-17 at 00:30 -0400, Phil Steitz wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>Hi Fernando,
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>Unfortunately, I don't think we can do what you are asking without
> > > >>>>cutting a release. We don't publish snapshots of Jakarta Commons
> > > >>>>components. To cut a release, we need a release manager to volunteer,
> > > >>>>develop a plan, initiate a vote and then cut the release.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>+1
> > > >>>
> > > >>
> > > >>OK
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>>Any [discovery] volunteers?
> > > >>>
> > > >> >
> > > >> > i think that this is an issue that we should think about addressing.
> > > >> > (hopefully, a discovery volunteer will jump in about now...)
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>It seems all discovery folks are busy with other things :-(
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>in the absence of discovery volunteers, i think that this is
> > > >>>circumstance where we might consider seconding volunteers from other
> > > >>>commons components onto discovery. (the traditional form would be to
> > > >>>commit a change to the appropriate file and then wait for -1's.)
> > > >>>
> > > >>
> > > >>The bug in 0.2 makes it impossible to use and is creating a "de facto"
> > > >>release out of untagged cvs code. It would make sense going ahead with
> > > >>your plan "B" and see if someone opposes and if somone from another
> > > >>component pushes it out. I do not have the necessary knowlwdge to do
> > > >>it, otherwise I would offer to help.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Regards to all,
> > > >>Fernando
> > > >>
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