svn commit: r1567637 - in /poi/site/src/documentation: Release-Checklist.txt release-guide.txt

[ni...@apache.org]

Author: nick
Date: Wed Feb 12 15:06:59 2014
New Revision: 1567637

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1567637
Log:
Bring the last few bits from Release-Checklist.txt into the fuller release-guide.txt, and retire the old one

Removed:
    poi/site/src/documentation/Release-Checklist.txt
Modified:
    poi/site/src/documentation/release-guide.txt

Modified: poi/site/src/documentation/release-guide.txt
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/poi/site/src/documentation/release-guide.txt?rev=1567637&r1=1567636&r2=1567637&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- poi/site/src/documentation/release-guide.txt (original)
+++ poi/site/src/documentation/release-guide.txt Wed Feb 12 15:06:59 2014
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
 $ svn pd 'svn:executable' $(find -name .svn -prune -or -type f ! -name \*.sh \
  -print0 | xargs -0 svn pg 'svn:executable' | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
 
+   9. Before building, ensure that the year in the NOTICE file is correct,
+      and review any new or updated dependencies to ensure that if they
+      required LICENSE or NOTICE updates then these were done.
+
+  10. Ensure that the changelog is up to date
+
 
 (II) Making release artefacts
   1. Update version id in build.xml
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ ant -DDSTAMP=YYYYMMDD dist
 
 where $TAG is the release tag specified in build.xml in the version.id property, $DATE is the release date (typically +7 days from the actual build date). 
 
-  9. Signing the release artifacts:
+  9. Sign and checksum the release artifacts:
 {code}
 cd build/dist
 ./multisign.sh
@@ -149,7 +155,15 @@ then add .gz and .zip  packages along wi
 After commit the files should be accessible at https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/poi/3.8-RC2/
 
 
- (III) After the vote:
+ (III) Calling the vote:
+
+   1. The release manager should call the vote
+   2. Include the URL of the release artifacts
+   3. Include the time for the vote to run
+   4. Provide guidance on what needs to be checked
+   5. Complete a tally, and send a result once the time has passed
+
+ (IV) After the vote:
 
 In the release area of the dist repo:
     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/release/   (FINAL)



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