AXIS2/C release process ========================== 1. Get a svn checkout from the trunk. 2. Change the version numbers and update the following files. * ChangeLog NEWS samples/ChangeLog axutil_version.h config.h doxygenconf AUTHORS (if there are new) NOTICE (for years) NEWS project.xml samples/AUTHORS samples/configure.ac configure.ac & Makefile.am (in configure.ac change the VERSION_NO also) util, util/include, guththila, axiom, neethi, samples, tools/tcpmon, tools/md5 INSTALL file project.properties build/win32/makefile 3. Update the documents inside xdocs * download.html * index.html * installationguide.html * axis2c_manual 4. Run the build.sh make sure for the configure option you have the following. sh configure --prefix=${AXIS2C_HOME} --enable-tests=yes --with-apache2=/usr/local/apache2/include --enable-tcp=yes --with-archive=/usr/include 5. Create the source distribution * Should have maven 1.0.2 installed (for "maven site" command) * make dist 6. Create the binay distribution * make bindist 7. Test the source and binary distributions 8. Test the source distribution in Windows and create the Sorce zip and the windows binary Building Windows Binary -------------------------- Edit the build/win32/configure.in as follows * CRUNTIME = /MT * EMBED_MANIFEST = 0 * DEBUG = 0 To create the binary distribution * nmake dist 9. Sign the packs * use existing key pair if you have * To create a new key pair gpg --gen-key key selection default key size 2048 key never expire real name:Manjula Peiris comment: generated user id is: "Manjula Peiris" passphrase temp_12_word keys will be created in ~/.gnupg directory. * cd to the directory which contains the pack and export keys gpg --armor --export manjula@wso2.com > KEYS generated message is: You need a Passphrase to protect your secret key. by default key is created in ~/.gnupg * Use following script to sign the keys #!/bin/bash SRC_TAR_GZ=axis2c-src-1.7.0.tar.gz LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ=axis2c-bin-1.7.0-linux.tar.gz SRC_ZIP=axis2c-src-1.7.0.zip WIN32_BIN_ZIP=axis2c-bin-1.7.0-win32.zip SRC_TAR_GZ_MD5=$SRC_TAR_GZ.md5 LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ_MD5=$LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ.md5 SRC_ZIP_MD5=$SRC_ZIP.md5 WIN32_BIN_ZIP_MD5=$WIN32_BIN_ZIP.md5 SRC_TAR_GZ_ASC=$SRC_TAR_GZ.asc LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ_ASC=$LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ.asc SRC_ZIP_ASC=$SRC_ZIP.asc WIN32_BIN_ZIP_ASC=$WIN32_BIN_ZIP.asc rm -f *.asc rm -f *.md5 echo "Creating MD5" openssl md5 < $SRC_TAR_GZ > $SRC_TAR_GZ_MD5 openssl md5 < $LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ > $LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ_MD5 openssl md5 < $SRC_ZIP > $SRC_ZIP_MD5 openssl md5 < $WIN32_BIN_ZIP > $WIN32_BIN_ZIP_MD5 echo "To sign please enter password for the private key" gpg --armor --output $SRC_TAR_GZ_ASC --detach-sig $SRC_TAR_GZ gpg --armor --output $LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ_ASC --detach-sig $LIN_BIN_TAR_GZ gpg --armor --output $SRC_ZIP_ASC --detach-sig $SRC_ZIP gpg --armor --output $WIN32_BIN_ZIP_ASC --detach-sig $WIN32_BIN_ZIP echo "DONE" 10. Copy the source, binary packs to your directory in people.apache.org rm -rf 1.7.0 rm -f 1.7.0.tar.gz mkdir 1.7.0 cp -f ../KEYS 1.7.0 cp -f axis2c-* 1.7.0 tar -zcf axis2c_1.7.0.tar.gz 1.7.0 scp axis2c_1.7.0.tar.gz manjula@people.apache.org:~/ 11. Put RCs till all the packs are throughly tested and there are no more known issues. 12. Then upload the release packs to your directory at apache 13. Call for vote 14. When the required number of votes is received, upload the release. Copy the release from your home to /www/www.apache.org/dist/ws/axis2-c/ update the keys (cat KEYS >> /www/www.apache.org/dist/ws/axis2-c/KEYS) Move earlier releases to archive.apache.org (/www/archive.apache.org/dist/ws/axis2/c/) Update the site at [WWW] https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/webservices/axis2/site/c/ svn update the site at /www/ws.apache.org/axis2/c Test Main Site Downloads (wait until mirros pickup the distributables, before sending the release note.) 15. When the site is updated announce the release.