Hello,
The second release candidate for JMeter 5.6.3 (34a2785748) has been
prepared, and your votes are solicited.
JMeter is a Java desktop application designed to load test functional
behavior and measure performance. The current version targets Java 8+
This release restored binary API compatibility with pre-5.6.2, and bring
some fixes.
Please, test this release candidate (with load tests and/or functional
tests) using Java 8+ on Linux/Windows/macOS, especially on the changes.
Feedback is very welcome.
You can read the New and Noteworthy section to see improvements and full
list of changes at:
https://apache.github.io/jmeter-site-preview/site/changes.html
Download - Archives/hashes/sigs:
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/jmeter/apache-jmeter-5.6.3-rc2
(dist revision 66387)
RAT report:
https://apache.github.io/jmeter-site-preview/rat/
SHA512 hashes of archives for this vote: see footnote [1]
Site preview is here:
https://apache.github.io/jmeter-site-preview/site/
JavaDoc API preview is here:
https://apache.github.io/jmeter-site-preview/site/api/
Maven staging repository is accessible here:
https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachejmeter-1089/org/apache/jmeter/
Tag:
https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/v5.6.3-rc2
Keys are here:
https://www.apache.org/dist/jmeter/KEYS
N.B.
To create the distribution and test JMeter: "./gradlew build -Prelease
-PskipSign".
JMeter 5.6.3 requires Java 8 or later to run. *But, now JMeter 5.6.3
requires Java 17 or later to build binaries.*
The artifacts were built with
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment Oracle Corporation (build
17.0.9+11-LTS-201)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM Oracle Corporation (build
17.0.9+11-LTS-201, mixed mode, sharing)
Some known issues and incompatible changes are listed on changes page.
https://apache.github.io/jmeter-site-preview/site/changes.html#Known%20problems%20and%20workarounds
All feedback and vote are welcome.
[ ] +1 I support this release
[ ] +0 I am OK with this release
[ ] -0 OK, but....
[ ] -1 I do not support this release (please indicate why)
The vote will remain open for at least 72 hours.
The PMC members please indicate the mention "(binding)" with your vote.
Note: If the vote passes, the intention is to release the archive files
and rename the RC tag as the release tag.
Thanks in advance!
Milamber
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