[ANNOUNCE] Apache Cassandra 4.0.0 test artifact available

[Mick Semb Wever <mc...@apache.org>]

The test build of Cassandra 4.0.0 is available.

sha1: a46146fb4ae87bfb8c6a895b2987d3a8944cab39
Git:
https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/tags/4.0.0-tentative
Maven Artifacts:
https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecassandra-1239/org/apache/cassandra/cassandra-all/4.0.0/

The Source and Build Artifacts, and the Debian and RPM packages and
repositories, are available here:
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/cassandra/4.0.0/

A vote of this test build will be initiated next week. That vote will not
close before the two week grace period since 4.0-rc2 has passed.

[1]: CHANGES.txt:
https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=blob_plain;f=CHANGES.txt;hb=refs/tags/4.0.0-tentative
[2]: NEWS.txt:
https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=blob_plain;f=NEWS.txt;hb=refs/tags/4.0.0-tentative

Re: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Cassandra 4.0.0 test artifact available

[Mick Semb Wever <mc...@apache.org>]

>
> The test build of Cassandra 4.0.0 is available.
>
> sha1: a46146fb4ae87bfb8c6a895b2987d3a8944cab39
> Git:
> https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/tags/4.0.0-tentative
> Maven Artifacts:
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecassandra-1239/org/apache/cassandra/cassandra-all/4.0.0/
>


This test candidate is getting deleted, due to issues around comparing
CassandraVersions.
Expect a new candidate soon.