Team (including Aldrin), Here again is guidance to help those interested in validating/verifying the release so they can vote. Added a step, which is verifying the branch point for the release.
# Download latest KEYS file: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/KEYS # Import keys file: gpg --import KEYS # [optional] Clear out local maven artifact repository # Pull down nifi-0.5.0 source release artifacts for review: wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-0.5.0/nifi-0.5.0-source-release.zip wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-0.5.0/nifi-0.5.0-source-release.zip.asc wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-0.5.0/nifi-0.5.0-source-release.zip.md5 wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-0.5.0/nifi-0.5.0-source-release.zip.sha1 # Verify the signature gpg --verify nifi-0.5.0-source-release.zip.asc # Verify the hashes (md5 and sha1) match the source and what was provided in the vote email thread md5sum nifi-0.5.0-source-release.zip sha1sum nifi-0.5.0-source-release.zip # Unzip nifi-0.5.0-source-release.zip # Verify the build works including release audit tool (RAT) checks and the introduced Groovy unit tests cd nifi-0.5.0 mvn clean install -Pcontrib-check,groovy-unit-test # Verify the contents contain a good readme, NOTICE, and LICENSE. # Verify the git commit ID is correct # Verify the RC was branched off the correct git commit ID # Look at the resulting convenience binary as found in nifi-assembly/target # Make sure the readme, LICENSE, and NOTICE are present and correct # Run the resulting convenience binary and make sure it works as expected # Send a response to the vote thread indicating a +1, 0, -1 based on your findings. A much wordier version of this is here: https://nifi.apache.org/release-guide.html Thank you for your time and effort to validate the release!
