Hi, I guess the timing picked is not the best for having more people on board... BTW, the release manager can also vote a release.
So far I've successfully checked in the source release: * signatures and digests * incubator suffix and disclaimer * build sources in a clean environment (oracle java 8u66+8u65arm-1~webupd8~1 on debian 64bits). Some comments: * Release is not tagged in git tags, and vote mail does not contain commit id to check. * There is a URL to the maven staging area. * KEYS file contains only one public gpg, the one from the release manager for this release candidate, formally that's fine. Please, all other committers should add theirs keys there too for preparing for next releases (in case someone else jumps in the release manager role). * Tarballs contain wrong source layout, the root directory contains no version details (apache-freemaker-src and apache-freemarker-gae-src respectively). * The section about the "files developed outside the FreeMarker project" in the LICENSE file should actually go in the NOTICE, specifying details there. I'd say the path should be full from the root of the sources: src/main/resources/freemarker/ext/... * Also I'd move the "Historical notes" to the README. * Source tree contains some JARs at src/test/resources/freemarker/ext/jsp/webapps/ that shoudl be noticed in NOTICE Because that, I have to vote -1 for releasing FreeMarker 2.3.24-rc01-incubating. First ASF release is very important for every project, so all the work done now will make much easier next ones. Cheers, On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Daniel Dekany <[email protected]> wrote: > I have updated > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/freemarker/ so that > the tar.gz-s has a top-level apache-freemarker ro > apache-freemarker-src directory in them. Nothing else has been > changed. > > > Sunday, January 3, 2016, 1:44:17 AM, Daniel Dekany wrote: > > > Dear Mentors, and everyone else! > > > > As it turns out, this Release Candidate will go through the same > > procedure as a stable release would (2 round of voting, etc.), because > > (or, if?) we want to publish it on the home page for a month before > > the final release, giving people time for testing, which legally makes > > it to a "real" release. > > > > To everyone, if you can, please test this release with your own > > FreeMarker-dependent projects (like OFBiz), and in general try to find > > rough edges, tell your insights. Here's the binary with full > > documentation and change log: > > > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/freemarker/engine/2.3.24-rc01-incubating/binaries/apache-freemarker-2.3.24-rc01-incubating-bin.tar.gz > > > > Dear Mentors, please check if this complies with the ASF policies, > > etc., then vote! Also check if you agree with this dist directory > > structure (this will be our first ASF release): > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/freemarker/ > > > > Notes: > > > > - "gae" is the Google App Engine compliant variant. Most users can just > > ignore it. > > > > - See the README for the build instructions. > > > > - We aren't yet in the Apache Maven repo - I will soon ask Infra to > > set things up. Note that this RC will only go to the staging repo even > > then, as otherwise it would be synced with the Central (right?). > > > > - You can run `ant rat`. If you extract the two distributions (I mean > > the binary and source archives) under build/dist/bin and > > build/dist/src, it will also check those. (Or if you ran `ant dist` > > earlier.) > > > > The vote is open for 72 hours, or until the necessary number of > > binding votes (3 +1) is reached. > > > > [ ] +1 Release this package > > [ ] 0 I don't feel strongly about it, but I'm okay with the release > > [ ] -1 Do not release this package because... > > > > If this vote passes, we will start a 2nd vote at general@incubator. > > > > -- > Thanks, > Daniel Dekany > > -- Sergio Fernández Partner Technology Manager Redlink GmbH m: +43 6602747925 e: [email protected] w: http://redlink.co
