Apache NiFi MiNiFI C++ 0.1.0 Release Helper Guide

[Aldrin Piri <al...@apache.org>]

Hello Apache NiFi community,

Please find the associated guidance to help those interested in validating/verifying the release so they can vote.

# Download latest KEYS file:
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/KEYS

# Import keys file:
gpg --import KEYS

# Pull down nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0 source release artifacts for review:

wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.1.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz
wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.1.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz.asc
wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.1.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz.md5
wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.1.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz.sha1
wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.1.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz.sha256

# Verify the signature
gpg --verify nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz.asc

# Verify the hashes (md5, sha1, sha256) match the source and what was provided in the vote email thread
md5sum nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz
sha1sum nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz
sha256sum nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz

# Untar nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz
tar xf nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source.tar.gz

# Verify the build works

Be mindful of the pre-requisites required for the C++ version of MiNiFi, enumerated in the README and the switching to the CMake build system
These can vary from system to system and distribution, an example of the package listing for a recent Ubuntu release is:
  cmake libboost-dev libxml2-dev libleveldb-dev gcc g++ uuid-dev

Once the required environment is established, a build can be performed via:

cd nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-source
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make package

# Verify the contents contain a good README, NOTICE, and LICENSE.

# Verify the git commit ID is correct

# Verify the RC was branched off the correct git commit ID

# Look at the resulting convenience assembly (nifi-minifi-cpp-0.1.0-bin.tar.gz) found in your build directory

# Make sure the README, NOTICE, and LICENSE are present and correct

# Run the resulting convenience binary and make sure it works as expected

Be mindful of caveats for this initial release, listed in the README.

For some additional assistance, a package with configuration files for both a MiNiFI instance and a NiFi instance available at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MINIFI/Releasing+MiNiFi#ReleasingMiNiFi-SampleNiFiandMiNiFiConfigurationtotransmitdatafromMiNiFitoNiFiviaSitetoSite
The provided sample configuration bundle assumes that NiFi is configured to listen on port 8081 and has 10001 configured for Site to Site's nifi.remote.input.socket.port.

# Send a response to the vote thread indicating a +1, 0, -1 based on your findings.

Thank you for your time and effort to validate the release!