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svn commit: r167838 - /spamassassin/trunk/build/README
Author: quinlan
Date: Mon May 2 17:58:49 2005
New Revision: 167838

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=167838&view=rev
Log:
move "burn stage" to be much later in process, once people can be downloading
the tarball (and we know from experience that people will download them
immediately, even before they are listed on a web page or announced)

Modified:
spamassassin/trunk/build/README

Modified: spamassassin/trunk/build/README
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/spamassassin/trunk/build/README?rev=167838&r1=167837&r2=167838&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- spamassassin/trunk/build/README (original)
+++ spamassassin/trunk/build/README Mon May 2 17:58:49 2005
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@

svn commit -m "X.Y.Z RELEASED"

- this is the point of no-return, once this commit has been made, the
- version number is considered "burned". Even if the release is not
- made at this point, the number is locked for this particular code.
- The same number cannot be used for a future different release.
-
- Now, start the new development codebase. For minor updates of a 2.x
tree (e.g. 2.x1, 2.x2), you don't need to branch; for major updates
(2.x0) you should use a new development branch, off the trunk.
@@ -161,12 +156,18 @@
the release official. The release manager (that's you) may vote as
well. Once there are three or more +1 votes, you may proceed.

-- (for rc and prerelease builds) copy the tarballs to the website.
+- publish the tarballs
+
+ After this step, the version number will be considered "burned". The
+ number is locked for this particular code. The same number cannot be
+ used for a future different release.
+
+ (for rc and prerelease builds) copy the tarballs to the website.

cp -p ~/site/released/Mail-SpamAssassin-[VERSION].* \
/www/spamassassin.apache.org/released/

-- (for full release builds) copy the tarballs to www.apache.org/dist:
+ (for full release builds) copy the tarballs to www.apache.org/dist:

version=X.Y.Z
cp -p ~/site/released/Mail-SpamAssassin-$version.* \
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@
[.note: the ASF archives documentation claims that symlinks are
supported. This is not the case for some mirrors, so use "cp" instead.]

-- (for full release builds) remove release tarballs from now-obsolete
+ (for full release builds) remove release tarballs from now-obsolete
versions from dist:

cd /www/www.apache.org/dist/spamassassin