Release Checklist

Checklist of tasks to perform for each release:

• Ensure that all open bugs have been either fixed or moved to an other release.
• Ensure that all examples are working with the release candidate.
• Post a note on the list and ask for problems with the release candidate.
• Remove or disable all snapshot dependencies in the site.xml (tobago-site-skin)
• You need to add your GPG keys in https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/myfaces/maven/trunk/KEYS before a release.
• Prepare the release with mvn release:prepare -Pall-modules
• Deploy the release to the staging repository with the staging profile and release profile
  cd checkout-of-release
  mvn deploy -Prelease,staging,jdk14retro --no-plugin-updates -Dnon-default-modules -Djava14.home=$java14.jre
  For more information please consult the poms.
• Propose a vote on the dev list with the staging location.
• Once a vote is successful, post the result to the dev list.
• Close all resolved jira issuse for the release.
• Deploy the release to the production repository with the release profile
  cd checkout-of-release
  mvn deploy -Prelease,jdk14retro --no-plugin-updates -Dnon-default-modules -Djava14.home=$java14.jre
• Create the assemblies.
  cd tobago-assembly
  mvn -Pgenerate-assembly clean assembly:assembly
  cd ../example/tobago-example-assembly
  mvn -Pgenerate-assembly clean assembly:assembly\
• Sign the assemblies.
• Upload the assemblies to the Apache Software Foundation Distribution Directory.
• Update the download site after the distribution is on the apache mirrors available.
• Create and send Announcement.

Vote template

Subject: [VOTE] Release Tobago <version>

Hello,

I would like to release Tobago <version>,

This release contains over 70 changes.
For a detail list please consult the release notes:

http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310273&styleName=Html&version=<versionidfromjira>

The version is available at the staging location and the
revision number of the release is 487980 and tagged as tobago-<version>.

Staging distribution:

http://people.apache.org/

Staging repository:

http://people.apache.org/


The Vote is open for 72h.

[ ] +1
[ ] +0
[ ] -1

Announcement template

Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Tobago <version>

 The Apache MyFaces team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Tobago <v>.
 Apache Tobago is a renderkit for JSF and runs with MyFaces Core.

 Main new features
 -----------------

 [add main new features here or remove this section]

 Changes
 -------

 Please check the release notes at
 http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310273&styleName=Html&version=<versionidfromjira>
 for a full list of the changes in version <v>.

 Known limitations and bugs:
 ---------------------------

 [add main limitations and known bugs here or remove this section]

 For more information about Apache Tobago, please visit
 http://myfaces.apache.org/tobago/.

 Have fun,
 -The MyFaces team