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================================
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POI Release Checklist
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================================
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Note - this file should be read in conjunction with the
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POI Release Guide. They should probably be merged in future...
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- ensure the changelog is up to date
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- tag SVN
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- build distributions as if it was the final release
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- update any filename dates from today's date, to the date that the
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vote will end (typically 7 days time)
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- copy the -redirect pom to a subdirectory of redirect/, and remove
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-redirect from its name
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- sign and checksum distributions as per
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http://www.apache.org/dev/mirror-step-by-step.html
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- upload the files to the POI dev dist area under /<version>-RC-<x>/
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eg https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/poi/3.8-RC2/ for
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3.8 Release Candidate 2
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- add a README.txt to the directory that states the files are a
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release candidate pending a vote, despite their name being -FINAL
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- include the URL of this in the release vote (goes to dev, not user)
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(eg https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/poi/3.8-RC2/)
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- wait for release vote to pass
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- send notification of vote passing to private@
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- move the regular distributions from the dev area of the dist svn to the
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release area of svn
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- remove the old distribition from the release area of svn
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- ensure that the artificats show up on www.apache.org/dist/poi/ (they
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should appear within a minute)
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- copy the maven distribution from a checkout of the dev area of the dist
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svn, to the distribution directories on
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people.apache.org/repo/m1-ibiblio-rsync-repository/org.apache.poi/
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- copy the maven redirection pom from a checkout of the dev area of the
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dist svn, to people.apache.org/repo/m1-ibiblio-rsync-repository/poi/poms/
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- wait for the distributions to appear on your favourite mirror
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- generate announcements
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- generate www pages and upload
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- bump release ID in build.xml
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- send announcements to user and dev lists
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- send announcements to announcement@apache.org, announcements@jakarta.apache.org
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- news to newsgroups: comp.lang.java.softwaretools
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- post stories on
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*) jakarta news page
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*) theserverside.com
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*) freshmeat.net
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*) www.javaworld.com
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*) www.javalobby.com
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*) www.jguru.com
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*) www.slashdot.org
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(and follow them up)
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