[Jakarta-jmeter Wiki] Update of "ReleaseCreation" by JMeterAdmin

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Initial attempt at release procedure

New page:
This page is a brain dump of the various items needed for a release. It needs some work...

= Preparation =
 * request Bugzilla version update
 * ensure changes.xml is up to date
 * update JMeterVersion.java
 * build and test

= Generate Release =
 * tag all the files with the new version tag
 * extract files from SVN using the tag into a new directory tree
 * create distribution files:
  * ant distribution site -Djmeter.version=m.n -Duser.name=user-AT-apache.org 
  * sign distribution files (gpg -ba file)

= Vote on release =

 * upload to temporary location (e.g. personal dir)
 * send round [VOTE] e-mail

 * Wait for any feedback; address any issues raised
 * If at least 3 PMC votes, then continue

= Upload files =

 * copy archives to /www/jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/dist   binaries & source
 * do not link to current versions yet
 * delete any obsolete releases (keep the current one)
 * check files are visible and downloadable from www.apache.org (2+ hours)

 * wait a day or so for mirrors to catch up
 * adjust current links to point to binaries and source (*distln)

= Update Jakarta download details and JMeter site =

 * update ./site/xdocs/downloads/downloads.xml file in SVN to point to new directory
 * rebuild jakarta site2 (ant docs)
 * commit changes
 * login to people.apache.org
 * cd /www/jakarta.apache.org
 * svn update index.html site
 * cd /www/jakarta.apache.org/jmeter
 * fetch site from SVN: svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jakarta/jmeter/tags/rel-xxx
 * update Wiki version details

= Announce =

 * release announce e-mail to jmeter-user, jmeter-dev, general@jakarta and announce

= Tidy up =

 * remove old archives from /www/jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/dist

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