Anyone can vote. In fact, everyone is encouraged to validate the release candidate and vote on it. Only Logging PMC members votes are binding but if someone who isn't a PMC member finds a serious problem it is probably just as likely to get fixed.
Ralph On May 12, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Tushar Kapila wrote: > Do all of us have a vote? If so > I will try how far i can get on windows. You want a few of us to get > the src files from the links you provided. Build, run in built tests > is all right? Then post back here with a + or - ? > Or should we also use new jars on existing project as smoke test ? > > > On 5/13/12, Gary Gregory <ggreg...@apache.org> wrote: >> I just installed virtual box with ubuntu in it but have not got >> further. Maybe this week... >> >> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Christian Grobmeier >> <grobme...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Fellows, any ideas what we can do now? >>> 6 days past and we have no vote (except my implicit one). >>> We now know we need to improve our build. But I really would like to >>> start with that after 1.2.17 >>> >>> Suggestion: please let me know if you have a chance to vote or not. I >>> will gladly wait for another while, but if it is definitely not >>> possible, we need to see if we can cancel this vote and instead >>> working towards an improved build. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Curt Arnold <carn...@apache.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> On May 7, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi All: >>>>> >>>>> Because I could not get the full build to run on Windows 7 with Maven >>>>> 2 >>> or 3. I feel reluctant to VOTE +1 here. This is a know issue due to the >>> use >>> the GNU app Winres. I get bits and pieces of the build to work but >>> nothing >>> like the level of confidence I have running Commons builds for different >>> components. I can build the site (with the Maven stack trace noted in >>> other >>> RC votes), I can run the tests. The changes seems OK, but... as a new >>> committer here I need to learn the code some more. >>>>> >>>>> Is the only way to get this to build is to install VirtualBox and a >>> Linux distro? >>>> >>>> A cloud provider (Amazon Web Services, for example), a bootable USB or >>> CD would be another. A cloud provider could be problematic since you >>> would >>> not want to have your code signing key on a machine you don't control. >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I will note the following nits though: >>>>> >>>>> The build instructions use both version 1.2.16 and 1.2.17 in text and >>> examples, see " >>> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/logging/site/trunk/docs/log4j/1.2/building.html >>>>> >>>>> This is not critical but should be fixed in SVN. I would like to see >>> version agnostic instructions or use the latest version (the one being >>> built). >>>>> >>>>> I see this warning from M3 and M2: >>>>> >>>>> prepare: >>>>> [available] DEPRECATED - <available> used to override an existing >>> property. >>>>> [available] Build file should not reuse the same property name for >>> different values. >>>>> >>>>> Not a showstopper but should be addressed or documented in SVN. >>>> >>>> I haven't followed Ant for a long time. Ant properties since time began >>> have been immutable once set. it was once acceptable style to take >>> advantage of this documented behavior and, for example, set properties to >>> a >>> default value that would be ignored if the called provided an explicit >>> value. Apparently, that fell out of style and hence this warning. I think >>> the Nant didn't follow that lead and lots of confusion ensued. >>>> >>>> I can't hit the 72 hour mark, but can try to review and build within 24 >>> hours. >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.grobmeier.de >>> https://www.timeandbill.de >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org >> JUnit in Action, 2nd Ed: http://bit.ly/ECvg0 >> Spring Batch in Action: http://bit.ly/bqpbCK >> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com >> Home: http://garygregory.com/ >> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory <http://twitter.com/GaryGregory> >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Regards > Tushar Kapila > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org
