Author: veithen
Date: Sun Jul 11 10:16:34 2010
New Revision: 963039
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=963039&view=rev
Log:
Further document the release process.
Modified:
webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml
Modified: webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml?rev=963039&r1=963038&r2=963039&view=diff
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--- webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml (original)
+++ webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml Sun Jul 11
10:16:34 2010
@@ -409,6 +409,12 @@ python <replaceable>path_to_etc</replace
<para>
<replaceable>version</replaceable> is the release
version, e.g. <literal>1.2.9</literal>.
</para>
+ <para>
+ If not yet done, export your public key and append it
to the <filename>KEYS</filename>
+ file located in
<filename>/www/www.apache.org/dist/ws/commons/axiom</filename>. The command
+ to export a public key is as follows:
+ </para>
+ <screen>gpg --armor --export
<replaceable>key_id</replaceable></screen>
</step>
<step>
<para>
@@ -435,7 +441,29 @@ svn update</screen>
</procedure>
<para>
It may take several hours before all the updates have been
synchronized to the relevant
- ASF systems.
+ ASF systems. Before proceeding, check that
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the Maven artifacts for the release are available from
the Maven central repository;
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the Maven site has been synchronized to <ulink
url="http://ws.apache.org/commons/axiom/"/>;
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the binary and source distributions can be downloaded
from <ulink url="http://ws.apache.org/commons/axiom/download.cgi"/>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ Once everything is in place, send announcements to
<literal>commons-dev@ws.apache.org</literal>
+ and <literal>annou...@apache.org</literal>. Since the two
lists have different conventions, audiences
+ and moderation policies, to send the announcement separately
to the two lists.
</para>
</section>
<section>
@@ -447,6 +475,11 @@ svn update</screen>
for the release.
</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Update the status of the release version in the
WSCOMMONS project in JIRA.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section>
