[RESULT] Re: [VOTE] First release candidate for HBase 1.2.5 is available

[Sean Busbey <bu...@apache.org>]

With three binding +1s and no other votes, this vote passes.

I'll start the process of moving bits around shortly. Thanks all!

-busbey

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Sean Busbey <bu...@apache.org> wrote:
> The first release candidate for HBase 1.2.5 is available for download at:
>
> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/hbase/hbase-1.2.5RC0/
>
> Maven artifacts are also available in a staging repository at:
>
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachehbase-1164/
>
> Artifacts are signed with my key (0D80DB7C) published in our KEYS
> file at http://www.apache.org/dist/hbase/KEYS
>
> The RC corresponds to the signed tag 1.2.5RC0, which currently points
> to commit ref
>
> d7b05f79dee10e0ada614765bb354b93d615a157
>
> The detailed source and binary compatibility report vs 1.2.4 has been
> published for your review, at:
>
> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/hbase/hbase-1.2.5RC0/1.2.4_1.2.5RC0_compat_report.html
>
> Note that this report calls out the issue discussed in HBASE-17725.
>
> HBase 1.2.5 is the fifth maintenance release in the HBase 1.2 line,
> continuing on
> the theme of bringing a stable, reliable database to the Hadoop and NoSQL
> communities. This release includes over 50 bug fixes since 1.2.4.
> Critical fixes include:
>
> * HBASE-17069 RegionServer writes invalid META entries for split
> daughters in some circumstances
> * HBASE-17044 Fix merge failed before creating merged region leaves
> meta inconsistent
> * HBASE-17206 FSHLog may roll a new writer successfully with unflushed entries
> * HBASE-16765 New SteppingRegionSplitPolicy, avoid too aggressive
> spread of regions for small tables.
>
>
> The full list of fixes included in this release is available at:
>
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12338339&projectId=12310753
>
> and in the CHANGES.txt file included in the distribution.
>
> Please try out this candidate and vote +1/-1 on whether we should
> release these artifacts as HBase 1.2.5.
>
> The VOTE will remain open for atleast 72 hours. Given sufficient votes
> I would like to close it on March 17th, 2017.
>
> thanks!