Author: hibou
Date: Wed Mar 30 16:04:15 2011
New Revision: 1087002
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1087002&view=rev
Log:
Update the release instruction regarding the move of the website
Modified:
ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions
Modified: ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions?rev=1087002&r1=1087001&r2=1087002&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions (original)
+++ ant/core/trunk/ReleaseInstructions Wed Mar 30 16:04:15 2011
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn-book.html
Label such branches ANT_16_BRANCH.
-
- If the new version is created on the trunk, create or update a branch
ANT_SITE
- and switch /www/ant.apache.org to point to ANT_SITE rather than to the
trunk.
-
- The ANT_SITE branch and the trunk will be different during the time
between
- the new build and the actual release, which is normally one week in order
- to vote on the release artifacts. During this time, ANT_SITE does not
mention
- yet the new release.
-
4. Once the branch is setup, the version numbers in SVN are changed. On the
branch, the project.version property in build.xml becomes 1.7Beta.
@@ -68,28 +59,18 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
On the branch only :
- * docs/manual/cover.html
- * docs/manual/credits.html
+ * manual/cover.html
+ * manual/credits.html
* build.xml properties : project-version & manifest-version
* POM files under src/etc/poms and subdirectories
* ivy.xml in release subdirectory
Commit your changes.
- On the branch and on the main trunk (*):
+ On the branch and on the main trunk:
* WHATSNEW
- * xdocs/antnews.xml (Announcement)
- * xdocs/faq.xml (Ant's history details - not for betas)
- * xdocs/index.xml (Announcement, latest release details, link to
- manual under "Documentation")
- * xdocs/srcdownload.xml
- * xdocs/bindownload.xml
- * xdocs/manualdownload.xml
-
- Generate the html files by invoking ant on docs.xml
- (use -projecthelp for instructions).
- Commit the modified/generated files
+
6. Ensure you have all the external libraries that Ant uses in your
lib/optional directory. In fact NetRexxC/NetRexxR are the only commercial
@@ -123,7 +104,7 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
This script requires using commons-openpgp to sign the artefacts,
This tool can be checked out from
- http:/svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/sandbox/openpgp/trunk
+ http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/sandbox/openpgp/trunk
You have to build it using maven
You can create a property file .gnupg.properties in your home directory
@@ -185,12 +166,6 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
made (ant website, main jakarta website, [email protected],
etc).
-
- you also need to checkout parallel to ant-core
- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/site then go to the
- subdirectory generated svn propedit svn:externals to change the
- location of the manual
-
Announce beta releases at freshmeat.net (Stefan Bodewig is the
owner of Ant's project entry - bug him ;-).
@@ -203,9 +178,6 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
This would eliminate the need to release minor patch versions like
we had to do when releasing Ant 1.4.
- To monitor the number of downloads, look at the access_log
- file under /usr/local/apache2/logs
-
18. When the final beta is considered OK, propose a vote on dev@ant to
officially adopt the latest beta as the Ant 1.6 release. If it is passed,
(it usually does,) this would be labelled ANT_16 and built in a similar
@@ -255,18 +227,28 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
* Make sure that the symbolic link README.html points to the new
RELEASE-NOTES.
- (**)
+ (*)
20. Update the ant.apache.org site :
- Perform update on files in people.apache.org's /www/ant.apache.org/
- This might mean switching /www/ant.apache.org back from the ANT_SITE branch
- to the trunk.
-
- svn update runs as a cron job, what matters is to which branch the web site
- points too.
+ The website is managed here: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/site/ant/
+
+ Update the following files for version number:
+
+ * source/antnews.xml (Announcement)
+ * source/faq.xml (Ant's history details - not for betas)
+ * source/index.xml (Announcement, latest release details, link to
+ manual under "Documentation")
+ * source/srcdownload.xml
+ * source/bindownload.xml
+ * source/manualdownload.xml
+
+ Generate the html files by invoking 'ant docs'
+ Commit the modified/generated files in the 'production' folder, it will go
+ live on ant.apache.org in a matter on seconds.
- svn switch the online manual to the tag of the release.
+ Change the version of the manual published on the site: change the URL in
the
+ svn:externals of the 'production' folder.
21. Clean up.
@@ -298,13 +280,7 @@ Note: This document was updated in the c
25. You can now reacquaint yourself with your family and friends.
-(*) the xdocs need to be updated on both the branch and the HEAD revision
- because traditionally the ant.apache.org web site reflects the HEAD
- revision of the xdocs, but the users downloading a distribution will get
- the xdocs and the generated html from the branch and will complain if
there
- are discrepancies in version numbers.
-
-(**) Mirrors : the srcdownload.html, bindownload.html and
+(*) Mirrors : the srcdownload.html, bindownload.html and
manualdownload.html each list a number of mirrors. For ant 1.6.0
the mirrors picked up the new version in 8 hours or less, the
release having been done at midnight on Dec 18th, the mirrors had
