Author: crossley
Date: Wed Nov 28 02:36:52 2012
New Revision: 1414508
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1414508&view=rev
Log:
Adjust the release docs to utilise our new "dist" SVN and SvnPubSub.
Issue: FOR-1239
Modified:
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt
Modified:
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml?rev=1414508&r1=1414507&r2=1414508&view=diff
==============================================================================
---
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
(original)
+++
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
Wed Nov 28 02:36:52 2012
@@ -455,18 +455,20 @@
<title>Preparing the "dist" SVN</title>
<p>
The SVN at
- <a
href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/forrest/dist/";>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/forrest/dist/</a>
- holds some html files and other files that form the distribution
- website. This is checked out on the server at
- /www/www.apache.org/dist/forrest
+ <a
href="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/forrest/";>https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/forrest/</a>
+ holds some html files for the header and footer of the mirrors, and
the other files that form the distribution.
+ This is automatically reflected by
+ <a href="http://www.apache.org/dev/cms.html#svnpubsub";>SvnPubSub</a>
on the server to
+ /www/www.apache.org/dist/forrest directory, which is our public
distribution space.
</p>
<p>
- Note that the actual release artefacts are not stored in SVN.
+ Ensure that the KEYS file is synchronised with the copy in Forrest svn
+ trunk and commit the changes.
</p>
<p>
- Ensure that the KEYS file is synchronised with the copy in Forrest svn
- trunk and commit the changes. Do ssh to the server and 'svn up' in that
- directory.
+ Ensure that our "dist/dev" SVN area at
+ <a
href="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/forrest/";>https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/forrest/</a>
+ is ready to hold the release candidate for voting.
</p>
</section>
<section id="adjustDocs">
@@ -839,8 +841,9 @@ where
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Upload the release candidate packages and signatures to your
committer's webspace.
- </li>
+ Upload the release candidate packages and signatures to the
dist/dev/forrest SVN.
+ See <a href="#PrepDistSvn">notes</a>.
+ </li>
<li><p>
Use template
<a
href="test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt">test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt</a>
@@ -858,7 +861,7 @@ where
<li>Make sure that people have followed the actual user
instructions in the Forrest
distribution at README.txt and index.html</li>
<li>Encourage people to build some difficult sites.</li>
- <li>Remind people about how long remains for testing.</li>
+ <li>Occasionally remind people about how much time remains for
testing.</li>
</ul></li>
<li id="decisionRM">
If substantial problems are revealed (not just minor glitches) then
co-ordinate their
@@ -886,10 +889,6 @@ where
vote, we'll finalize the release.
</p>
<ol>
- <li>
- Remove the release candidate packages from your public_html
- directory.
- </li>
<li><p>
If there have been changes to the trunk since the branch was
created, then merge trunk to branch. Remember to use a proper
commit message
@@ -1037,15 +1036,14 @@ svn mkdir plugins/&n;</source></li>
for the release may be appended to the *.asc file.
</li>
<li><p>
- Use scp to upload the release: the *.tar.gz, the *.zip, the *.asc
- and *.md5 files, and the RELEASE-NOTES-&d;.txt to people.apache.org
- at /www/www.apache.org/ dist/forrest/ directory.
+ Use 'svn move' to upload the release: i.e. move the *.tar.gz, the
*.zip, the *.asc
+ and *.md5 files, and the RELEASE-NOTES-&d;.txt from
dist/dev/forrest SVN to dist/release/forrest SVN.
+ Note that SvnPubSub will automatically publish the release.
</p>
<p>
- Ensure correct file permissions by executing <code>'chgrp forrest
- *'</code> then <code>'chmod g+w *'</code> in that directory.
- Each PMC member has a server account and belongs to the forrest
- group.
+ Leave the previous distribution there as well as the new one,
until after
+ the announcement (because mirrors.html cannot be updated until most
+ mirrors have received the release).
</p>
<p>
See these tools to ensure that signatures and keys are okay:
@@ -1059,16 +1057,7 @@ svn mkdir plugins/&n;</source></li>
<a
href="http://www.apache.org/dev/#releases";>http://www.apache.org/dev/#releases</a>
</p>
- <p>
- Leave the previous dist there as well as the new one, until after
- the announcement (because mirrors.html cannot be updated until most
- mirrors have received the release).
- </p>
- <note>
- The other files there (HEADER.html README.html LICENSE.txt KEYS)
are
- all automatically updated from the SVN:forrest/dist/ repository
- (<a href="#PrepDistSvn">explained</a> above).
- </note></li>
+ </li>
<li>
Wait for the various mirrors to pick up the new files.
</li>
@@ -1174,8 +1163,8 @@ svn mkdir plugins/&n;</source></li>
which removes them from the website.
</li>
<li><p>
- One day later, remove old dist files from the
/www/www.apache.org/dist/forrest/
- directory. They have already been automatically archived at
+ One day later, remove old distribution files from the
dist/release/forrest SVN.
+ They have already been automatically archived at
archive.apache.org/dist/forrest/
</p>
<p>
Modified:
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt?rev=1414508&r1=1414507&r2=1414508&view=diff
==============================================================================
---
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt
(original)
+++
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt
Wed Nov 28 02:36:52 2012
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test it on your projects, especially on
systems and Java version. See testing hints below.
Download the release candidate and supporting files:
-http://people.apache.org/~[### your apache ID ###]/temp/forrest-###09###-rc1/
+https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/forrest/
For Windows get *.zip (md5sum ################################)
For UNIX get *.tar.gz (md5sum ################################)
