bodewig 2003/09/04 00:28:57
Modified: . ReleaseInstructions
Log:
Some updates, machine name changes, adhere to Apache's beta distribution
policy ...
Revision Changes Path
1.17 +12 -15 ant/ReleaseInstructions
Index: ReleaseInstructions
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RCS file: /home/cvs/ant/ReleaseInstructions,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17
--- ReleaseInstructions 25 Aug 2003 07:44:07 -0000 1.16
+++ ReleaseInstructions 4 Sep 2003 07:28:57 -0000 1.17
@@ -75,18 +75,16 @@
You may choose to use the text2html convertor present at
http://www.aigeek.com/txt2html/
+ Name the generated file RELEASE-NOTES-x.y.z.html.
+
[[ TODO: This must perhaps be an Ant task. ]]
10. Once this is uploaded, unpack things, create the release directory,
- something like v1.5Beta1, push the release and README files into this
- directory.
-
- The files should go to /www/jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-ant/release
- on daedalus.
+ something like v1.5Beta1, push the release and RELEASE-NOTES files
+ into this directory. Create a symbolic link named README.html
+ that points to the RELEASE-NOTES.
- [[ FIXME: The above URL is definitively wrong, but I can't
- remember whether we've put the betas to www.apache.org or some
- subdirectory under ant.apache.org ]]
+ The files should go to /www/cvs.apache.org/dist/ant/ on minotaur.
11. Address the available release tags in BugZilla. Create a new tag
1.5Beta1
and a 1.6alpha. Assign all existing 1.5 alpha bugs to one of these
release
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@
If it looks OK, announce it on [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
After a few
days pass and there are no major problems, a wider announcement is
- made (main jakarta website, announcements@jakarta.apache.org,
+ made (ant website, main jakarta website,
announcements@jakarta.apache.org,
etc).
Also ensure you:
@@ -111,8 +109,8 @@
Generate the html files by invoking ant on docs.xml - you need
jakarta-site2 checked out for this. Commit the modified/generated
- files and also perform a cvs update on files in daedalus'
- /www/jakarta.apache.org/ant.
+ files and also perform a cvs update on files in minotaur's
+ /www/ant.apache.org/
Announce beta releases at freshmeat.net (Stefan Bodewig is the
owner of Ant's project entry - bug him ;-).
@@ -146,6 +144,9 @@
* 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.
+
17. Change the links in /xdocs/bindownload.xml and /xdocs/srcdownload.xml,
regenerate the HTML files, commit and update the site.
@@ -157,10 +158,6 @@
* remove the remaining files of the previous release from
/www/www.apache.org/dist/ant/[source|binary].
-
- * rename the README.html of the old release to
- RELAEASE-NOTES-1.4.1.html in
- /www/archive.apache.org/dist/ant/[source|binary] on minotaur,
* remove all *tar* files of the old release from
/www/archive.apache.org/dist/ant/[source|binary] on minotaur,
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