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commit c2b669dd51a1791c19251969ba11fad2720df76a Author: Adam Monsen <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Wed Oct 22 07:44:22 2025 -0700 FINERACT-2397: update release manager docs post-1.13.0 release (#5116) * release step 6: emphasize "re-run the command above" * release step 9: link to Database Setup in e2e or integration section (currently links to e2e since `cucumber.adoc` precedes `integration.adoc` in `fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/testing/index.adoc`) * release step 10: improve rc verify instructions in voting email, based on https://lists.apache.org/thread/jk2qzjxc89hd1c8xzvhtmlbbj1m8ktbl - thread: "release process improvement (was: 🗳️ 1.13.0 for release)" * release step 15: use current mission statement from top-level readme in release announcement email --- .../src/main/resources/email/release.step10.vote.message.ftl | 10 ++++------ .../main/resources/email/release.step15.announce.message.ftl | 5 +---- fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step06.adoc | 2 +- fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step09.adoc | 2 +- 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/email/release.step10.vote.message.ftl b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/email/release.step10.vote.message.ftl index 96d3fd38d1..cf91d17461 100644 --- a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/email/release.step10.vote.message.ftl +++ b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/email/release.step10.vote.message.ftl @@ -38,15 +38,13 @@ This vote will be open for 72 hours: [ ] +0 no opinion [ ] -1 disapprove (and reason why) -Please indicate if you are a binding vote (member of the PMC). Note: PMC members are required to download, compile, and test the artifacts before submitting their +1 vote. +Please indicate if yours is a binding vote, and "Verified: YES/NO/PARTIAL". -Please also indicate with "Tested: YES/NO/PARTIAL" if you have locally built and/or tested these artifacts and/or a clone of the code checked out to the release commit, following the form: +Verified: YES ... Verified integrity and signatures of release artifacts locally, built from source, ran jar/war: Did everything mentioned in the current release candidate verification guidance ( https://fineract.apache.org/docs/rc/#_artifact_verification ). If you did more than that, please specify. "Verified: YES" is required for binding votes. -Tested: YES ... Verified integrity and signatures of release artifacts locally, built from source, ran jar/war: Did everything mentioned in the current release candidate verification guidance ( https://fineract.apache.org/docs/rc/#_artifact_verification ). If you did more than that, please specify. +Verified: NO ... No testing performed on release candidate, e.g. relying on testing performed by other contributors and/or output of GitHub Actions, while exercising your right to vote. -Tested: NO ... No testing performed on release candidate, e.g. relying on testing performed by other contributors and/or output of GitHub Actions, while exercising my right to vote. - -Tested: PARTIAL ... Please specify. +Verified: PARTIAL ... Please specify. Cheers, diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/email/release.step15.announce.message.ftl b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/email/release.step15.announce.message.ftl index e08c44dc28..4ccb8322eb 100644 --- a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/email/release.step15.announce.message.ftl +++ b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/email/release.step15.announce.message.ftl @@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ the release of Apache Fineract ${project['fineract.release.version']}. The release is available for download from https://fineract.apache.org/#downloads -Fineract provides a reliable, robust, and affordable solution for entrepreneurs, -financial institutions, and service providers to offer financial services to the -world’s 2 billion underbanked and unbanked. Fineract is aimed at innovative mobile -and cloud-based solutions, and enables digital transaction accounts for all. +Apache Fineract is an open-source core banking platform providing a flexible, extensible foundation for a wide range of financial services. By making robust banking technology openly available, it lowers barriers for institutions and innovators to reach underserved and unbanked populations. This release addressed ${project['fineract.release.issues']?size} issues. diff --git a/fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step06.adoc b/fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step06.adoc index ed970fd5be..014d175724 100644 --- a/fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step06.adoc +++ b/fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step06.adoc @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Create source and binary tarballs. ./gradlew clean srcDistTar binaryDistTar ---- -Check that `fineract-provider/build/classes/java/main/git.properties` exists. If so, continue. If not, you're likely encountering https://github.com/n0mer/gradle-git-properties/issues/233[this bug], and you need to re-run the command above to create proper source and binary tarballs. That `git.properties` file is supposed to end up at `BOOT-INF/classes/git.properties` in `fineract-provider-{revnumber}.jar` in the binary release tarball. Its contents are displayed at the `/fineract-provid [...] +Check that `fineract-provider/build/classes/java/main/git.properties` exists. If so, continue. If not, you're likely encountering https://github.com/n0mer/gradle-git-properties/issues/233[this bug], and you need to *re-run the command above* to create proper source and binary tarballs. That `git.properties` file is supposed to end up at `BOOT-INF/classes/git.properties` in `fineract-provider-{revnumber}.jar` in the binary release tarball. Its contents are displayed at the `/fineract-prov [...] Look in `fineract-war/build/distributions/` for the tarballs. diff --git a/fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step09.adoc b/fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step09.adoc index 77fe3e9567..c0d177646f 100644 --- a/fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step09.adoc +++ b/fineract-doc/src/docs/en/chapters/release/process-step09.adoc @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ cd .. === Run from binary -Before running Fineract you must first start a <<Database support,supported relational database server>> and ensure the `fineract_default` and `fineract_tenants` databases exist. Detailed steps for database preparation are left as an exercise for the reader. You can find ideas on how to prepare your database in the `build-mariadb.yml`, `build-mysql.yml`, and `build-postgresql.yml` files in source control. +Before running Fineract you must first start a <<Database support,supported relational database server>> and ensure the `fineract_default` and `fineract_tenants` databases exist. Detailed steps for database preparation are left as an exercise for the reader. You can find ideas on how to prepare your database in the `build-mariadb.yml`, `build-mysql.yml`, and `build-postgresql.yml` files in source control, and in <<Database Setup>>. Finally, start your Fineract server:
