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This page is a brain dump of the various items needed for a release.

DRAFT

Requirements

  • a Java JDK in according with target JDK (Java 6 for JMeter 2.9)
  • a recent Ant binary (1.8+)
  • subversion (svn) client installed (version 1.7+); the command-line utility svnmucc is needed (it should be included in the svn client installation (svn-tools dir), but please check)
  • a text editor
  • hostname must resolve to ip address (not loopback)
  • Internet access

Preparation

  • request Bugzilla version update (on INFRA or if you are JMeter committer, ask for sufficient Bugzilla karma to do this yourself)
  • ensure changes.xml is up to date. If necessary, commit after update.
  • ensure unit tests pass
  • do not update the version in build.xml yet; trunk should remain a SNAPSHOT
  • check out SVN trunk into a clean workspace, for example (assuming current trunk is 2.8-SNAPSHOT in preparation for releasing 2.8):
svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/trunk jmeter_v2_8_RC1
  • Move to the new workspace:
cd jmeter_v2_8_RC1
  • update the version / year in the new workspace: JMeterVersion.java (version and year) and NOTICE (year)
    • ./src/core/org/apache/jmeter/util/JMeterVersion.java:
      • section: private static final String VERSION = "2.8";
      • section: private static final String COPYRIGHT = "Copyright (c) 1998-2012 The Apache Software Foundation";
    • ./NOTICE:
      • section: Copyright 1998-2012 The Apache Software Foundation
  • update xdocs/download_jmeter.xml to the new version
    • section: <!ENTITY release '2.8'>
  • Download external jars
ant download_jars
  • build site documents, having first cleaned out existing files (so obsolete files will be removed):
    • TODO should this be done on trunk, before creating the clean checkout? Are there any references to the current version in the docs?
ant clean-docs
ant docs-site
ant docs-api -Djmeter.version=2.8
  • commit docs changes
svn commit -m "Prepare next release 2.8: update docs tree and overview (RC1)"
  • make a last SVN update to update revision number for your workspace
svn update
  • edit now the version for build.xml (remove -SNAPSHOT)
    • ./build.xml:
      • section: <property name="jmeter.version" value="2.8"/>
  • create the new RC tag, e.g. v2_8_RC1 from the workspace
svn copy -m "Tag for pre-release" . https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/tags/v2_8_RC1
  • this will create the tag from the contents of the workspace. Only the updated files will be shown in the commit message; most files will be shown as being copied from trunk.
    • N.B. Tags must be immutable, i.e. must not be changed once created. A tag can be deleted if it is no longer needed, but must not be recreated.
      • If there is a problem with the contents of an RC tag, create a new tag, for example v2_8_RC2
      • If the tag is part of an ongoing release vote, do not delete it whilst the vote is ongoing, even if the vote is now using a later tag. It can be useful to be able to compare the contents of tags as part of the voting process.
      • Once the release vote is over, intermediate tags are no longer needed, and can be deleted.
      • If the tag has not been used in a release vote, it can be deleted immediately.
  • Switch to the new tag
svn switch https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/tags/v2_8_RC1
  • build code to make a testing binary with this ant task:
ant -Djmeter.version=2.8 -Duser.name=milamber@apache.org distribution
  • test the new binaries (move/extract binaries in a temporary directory outside the workspace)
    • GUI and non-GUI using host with graphic capability
    • non-GUI only using host with no graphic capability
    • ideally test on minimum supported Java and latest Java - especially for GUI

Generate Release

  • If tests are ok, from the workspace jmeter_v2_8_RC1
    • (no need to fetch the tag again, as we already have a clean workspace)
  • sign distribution files and maven files via ant tasks:
ant _dist_maven -Djmeter.version=2.8
ant sign_dist -Dgpg.keyname=0612B399 -Dgpg.secretKeyring=~/.gnupg/secring.gpg
  • Upload Maven files to Maven repository:
ant maven_upload -Djmeter.version=2.8 -DrepoType=releases
  • Go to Apache Repository
    • Section Staging Repositories
    • You will receive a email with JMeter Maven Repo URLs
      • The main URL must be added to email vote.
  • Generate RAT report (example on Linux with Java)
cd dist/
java -jar $RAT_HOME/apache-rat-0.8.jar ./apache-jmeter-2.8.tgz > rat-report-jmeter-2.8RC1.txt
unix2dos rat-report-jmeter-2.8RC1.txt

Upload release artifacts to staging directory

JMeter releases are now published using svnpubsub.

For release votes, the files are uploaded to the dev/jmeter tree at https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/jmeter/

If the vote succeeds, they are renamed to the release directory at https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/jmeter/ which is automatically published to the ASF mirror system.

ant RC_upload -DRC=RCn -DrepoType=live [-Dasf.ldap.password=secret [-Dasf.ldap.username=user] ]

The files should now be available under https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/jmeter/

Create docs branch

The site documentation now needs to be copied to the appropriate branch directory from the tag.
[Note: if the vote fails, the branch will need to be removed and recreated]

svn cp -m"Create docs branch" https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/tags/v2_8_RC1 https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/branches/docs-2.8/

The Javadocs are not yet part of SVN at this point. For simplicity when reviewing the release candidate, they should be added to the docs branch here:

svnmucc put -m "Add Javadocs" docs/api https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/branches/docs-2.8/docs/api

It would be possible to add them directly to the live SVN directory later, but they need to be available for review, so it's easiest to create the branches/docs-m.n/docs tree as an exact copy of what will be released.

Checks to do before sending vote email

Vote on release

  • send round [VOTE] e-mail to dev

  • Wait for any feedback (at least 72 hours); address any issues raised, if necessary by creating another release tag
  • If at least 3 PMC votes, then continue

After VOTE success

  • send round [VOTE] [RESULT] e-mail to same mailing lists

  • Copy the RC tag to the release tag
svn copy https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/tags/v2_8_RC1 https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/tags/v2_8 -m "Vote succeeded, create the 2.8 tag"

Move RC dist files to release

This is done using svnmnucc. It moves the files from the staging director https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/jmeter/ to the live are at https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/jmeter/

ant RC_publish -DRC=RCn -DrepoType=live [-Dasf.ldap.password=secret [-Dasf.ldap.username=user] ]

Update main distribution files

  • Checkout the top-level of the live dist project on your computer:
svn co --depth files  https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/jmeter/ dist-jmeter
  • Edit HEADER.html to modifiy with new version number
  • If necessary, add your GPG public key to KEYS
  • Commit with svn
svn commit -m "JMeter 2.8 release - Prepare update site" dist-jmeter
  • wait a day or so for mirrors to catch up

Update JMeter site

This is now done using svnmucc. Create a script - for example "updatesite.txt" - containing the following:

rm
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/site

cp
HEAD
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/branches/docs-2.8/docs
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/site

Change the /docs-2.8/ path segment above as appropriate!

Now use svnmucc to update the live site:

svnmucc -m "Create branch docs 2.8" -X updatesite.txt

The SvnPubSub system will update the live site within a few seconds.

Maven Release

  • Go to Apache Repository
  • Section Staging Repositories
  • You will receive a email with JMeter Maven Repo URLs
    • The main URL can be added to email announce

Announce

Make sure: JMeter website is update AND download mirrors too.

  • update Wiki version details
  • update doap_JMeter.rdf details in trunk and commit 
svn commit -m "JMeter 2.8 release"

  • send [ANNOUNCE] e-mail to user@jmeter.a.o, dev@jmeter.a.o

    • Double check all URL in email announce!
  • also copy to announce AT ao (has to be sent from an ao e-mail address)
  • N.B. to track bounces and unsubscribes, it may be a good idea to use a separate mail to Announce

Tidy up

ant release_delete -Djmeter.old.version=2.7 -DrepoType=live [-Dasf.ldap.password=secret [-Dasf.ldap.usermame=user] ]
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