On Thu, 17 May 2018 at 15:35 Emilian Bold <[email protected]> wrote:
> How (and what) to try out the release: > > 1. Download the artifact to be voted on and unzip it. > 2. Build it using the README provided by the artifact. > 3. Look in nbbuild/netbeans for the NetBeans installation created by the > build process. > 4. Run the NetBeans executable and (if you're running on JDK 8) you'll be > prompted to install nb-javac, after agreeing to its licensing terms, and > (if you're running on JDK 9), you'll be able to use javac directly from JDK > 9 and, optionally, you'll be prompted to install nb-javac, after agreeing > to its licensing terms. > > If the above succeeds, i.e., Apache NetBeans installs and starts up, you > will have a development environment that complies with Apache IP > requirements and you should vote +1 in this thread. > That list seems to be missing some steps, and noted at least one person voted after saying they tried the binaries. We talked about having a link to the Apache release steps in a previous voting thread, or possibly better to have them in the email like this? http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#release-approval I haven't had a chance to go through yet, but will do tomorrow even if vote theoretically over - can we rethink the min. 72hrs if it coincides with a weekend in future?! ;-) Best wishes, Neil -- Neil C Smith Artist & Technologist www.neilcsmith.net Praxis LIVE - hybrid visual IDE for creative coding - www.praxislive.org
