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Posted to notifications@ant.apache.org by bo...@apache.org on 2012/03/01 20:07:16 UTC
svn commit: r1295749 - in /ant/core/trunk: ReleaseInstructions doap_Ant.rdf
Author: bodewig
Date: Thu Mar 1 19:07:16 2012
New Revision: 1295749
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1295749&view=rev
Log:
Update release instructions, delete DOAP file which now lives on the site
Removed:
ant/core/trunk/doap_Ant.rdf
Modified:
ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions
Modified: ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions?rev=1295749&r1=1295748&r2=1295749&view=diff
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--- ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions (original)
+++ ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions Thu Mar 1 19:07:16 2012
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
6. Ensure you have all the external libraries that Ant uses in your
- lib/optional directory. In fact NetRexxC/NetRexxR are the only commercial
- dependencies as of 1.8.0 which are "hard to find". Other dependencies are
- either provided by JDK 1.5.0 or downloadable using
+ lib/optional directory. All dependencies are either provided by
+ JDK 1.5.0 or downloadable using
ant -f fetch.xml -Ddest=optional.
To find out whether you have all the libraries you need, execute
the build with -verbose option and scan for lines beginning with
@@ -114,8 +113,8 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
Before you do that, ensure that the key you use is inside the KEYS
file in Ant's SVN repository
<https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/antlibs/common/trunk/KEYS> -
- and that you perform a svn update on the KEYS file in
- /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant/common
+ and that you copy the KEYS file to
+ /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant
Also make sure you have sent the key that you use to a public
keyserver.
@@ -143,8 +142,8 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
13. Once the vote has passed, create the release directory,
something like v1.7.0Beta1, push the release and RELEASE-NOTES files
- into this directory. Create a symbolic link named README.html
- that points to the RELEASE-NOTES.
+ into this directory. Create a hardlink named README.html
+ that points to the RELEASE-NOTES (or copy over the RELEASE-NOTES file)
The files should go to /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant/ on people.apache.org.
@@ -163,10 +162,9 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
If it looks OK, announce it on dev@ant and user@ant. After a few
days pass and there are no major problems, a wider announcement is
- made (ant website, main jakarta website, announcements@jakarta.apache.org,
- etc).
+ made (ant website, announce@apache.org, etc).
- Announce beta releases at freshmeat.net (Stefan Bodewig is the
+ Announce beta releases at freecode.com (Stefan Bodewig is the
owner of Ant's project entry - bug him ;-).
16. As problems in the beta are discovered, there may be a need for
@@ -220,12 +218,8 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
4 hours later, the artefacts will be in the maven central repository.
- * remove the symbolic links from /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant.
-
- * Create proper -current symlinks in /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant/
-
- * Make sure that the symbolic link README.html points to the new
- RELEASE-NOTES.
+ * Make README.html points to the new RELEASE-NOTES or is a copy of
+ it.
(*)
@@ -243,7 +237,7 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
* source/bindownload.xml
* source/manualdownload.xml
- Generate the html files by invoking 'ant docs'
+ Generate the html files by invoking 'ant'
Commit the modified/generated files in the 'production' folder, it will go
live on ant.apache.org in a matter on seconds.
@@ -268,15 +262,12 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
Also identify the webpages to which the announcements must go. ]]
Apache mailing lists that should get the announcements:
- announcements@jakarta.apache.org, announcements@xml.apache.org,
announce@apache.org, dev@ant and user@ant.
- Announce release at freshmeat.net
+ Announce release at freecode.com
(Stefan Bodewig is the owner of Ant's project entry - bug him ;-).
- Announce release in the usenet group comp.lang.java.softwaretools .
-
-24. Add a new release tag to doap_Ant.rdf in Ant's trunk.
+24. Add a new release tag to doap_Ant.rdf in Ant's site.
25. You can now reacquaint yourself with your family and friends.