umagesh 02/04/17 08:14:15
Modified: . ReleaseInstructions
Log:
Document keyserver stuff, possible gotchas while downloading, xml files to
update.
Revision Changes Path
1.7 +26 -5 jakarta-ant/ReleaseInstructions
Index: ReleaseInstructions
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-ant/ReleaseInstructions,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- ReleaseInstructions 11 Apr 2002 15:53:42 -0000 1.6
+++ ReleaseInstructions 17 Apr 2002 15:14:15 -0000 1.7
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
Instructions for making a Release:
-Author: Conor MacNeill
+Authors: Conor MacNeill
+ Stefan Bodewig
+ Magesh Umasankar
Note: This document was created in the context of releasing Ant 1.5.
Please interpret the branch names, tags, etc. according to
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@
Before you do that, ensure that the key you use is inside the KEYS
file in Ant's CVS repository - and that you perform a cvs update on
the KEYS file in /www/jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-ant/release/
+
+ Also make sure you have sent the key that you use to a public
+ keyserver.
8. The beta distribution is now ready to go. Bundle it up into a tar.gz
file and
scp to your apache account.
@@ -81,10 +86,26 @@
and a 1.6alpha. Assign all existing 1.5 alpha bugs to one of these
release
labels.
-12. Once that is done, do a test download to make sure everything is OK. If
it
- looks OK, announce it on ant-dev and ant-user. After a few days pass and
- there are no major problems, a wider announcement is made (main jakarta
- website, general and announce lists, etc).
+12. Once that is done, do a test download to make sure everything is OK. A
+ common problem may be:
+ * the file's mime type is not recognized and is interpreted as
+ text/plain. Fix it by using some .htaccess magic (AddEncoding stuff)
+ * Your gz.asc files are not being displayed properly (RemoveEncoing
stuff)
+
+ If it looks OK, announce it on ant-dev and ant-user. After a few days
pass
+ and there are no major problems, a wider announcement is made (main
jakarta
+ website, [email protected], etc).
+
+ Also ensure you:
+ * Update antnews.xml (Announcement)
+ * Update faq.xml (Ant's history details)
+ * Update index.xml (Announcement, latest release details)
+ * Update problems.xml (Debug Output details)
+ Generate the html files by invoking ant on docs.xml - you need
jakarta-site2
+ checked out for this and velocity.jar somewhere in your classpath -
+ you might choose to put it under lib/optional for auto pick-up.
+ Commit the modified/generated files and also perform a
+ cvs update on files in daedalus' www/jakarta.apache.org/ant.
13. As problems in the beta are discovered, there may be a need for one or
more
subsequent betas. The release manager makes this call. Each time, the
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