>From searching for "java maven" in our Jira issues: * https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-6103 * https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-1234
I just created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-10648 On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 3:40 PM Keerat Singh <keer...@bitquilltech.com> wrote: > > Hi Neal, > > Do you have any information on the status of the tickets ? > > Regards, > Keerat > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 11:56 AM Keerat Singh <ksi...@dremio.com> wrote: > > > Thank you, Kou and Wes, for your responses. > > > > As per discussions in the last sync call[11-Nov], there were talks about > > releasing more frequently and help is needed with the build process. > > There was also a discussion on creating specific tickets on which help is > > needed from the community. > > Just wanted to confirm if those tickets were created, if not, who is the > > best person to create those tickets? > > > > Regards, > > Keerat > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 7:53 PM Wes McKinney <wesmck...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > +1 to everything that Kou said. > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 8:53 PM Sutou Kouhei <k...@clear-code.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I agree with Wes. We can automate more release related > > > > tasks. I hope that we produce and verify release artifacts > > > > nightly. > > > > > > > > See also: > > > > [DISCUSS] Release cadence and release vote conventions > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5e93b0d79a5d3a31cee6f2100c94221de72cb4d5acb1d92b8681e9a6%40%3Cdev.arrow.apache.org%3E > > > > > > > > I think that the main blocker is the Java's build system > > > > mentioned by Wes in this thread too. For example, it > > > > requires tagging in release process. It's not suitable for > > > > building nightly release artifacts. > > > > (See the above thread for details. I described this more.) > > > > > > > > > > > > Keeping all nightly builds green is also very helpful. > > > > We're receiving "[NIGHTLY]" report everyday from dev@. > > > > See also: > > > > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/list.html?dev@arrow.apache.org:lte=1M:%5BNIGHTLY%5D > > > > > > > > There are some failures everyday. > > > > If we have any failures, we can't produce release artifacts. > > > > In recent releases, we fix these failures when we release a > > > > new version. If we keep all nightly builds green, we will be > > > > able to release a new version soon when we want to release. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > > > kou > > > > > > > > In <CAJPUwMDEaVxZ6hPbyF1rM8djYJDfq5w-s=tvM9OYSAx5Nd=d...@mail.gmail.com > > > > > > > "Re: [Discuss] Arrow Release Schedule" on Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:23:16 > > > > -0600, > > > > Wes McKinney <wesmck...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > We do need a PMC member to sign the release artifacts. Aside from > > > > > that, IMHO there is a lot that can be done to improve the automation > > > > > around producing the release artifacts and preparing the release > > > > > branch. > > > > > > > > > > As Krisztian can attest, producing a release currently requires a > > > > > _lot_ of human time (and time is money). Now that we've gone through > > > > > this process to produce 28 major and patch releases, I think it is > > > > > time (and probably well overdue) to improve the release artifact > > > > > "stamping" process to be more fully automated so that all that's > > > > > required of a PMC member is to obtain the staged artifacts from a > > > > > secure location, sign them, and then push them to ASF dist. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 3:47 PM Keerat Singh < > > keer...@bitquilltech.com > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> Hi Wes, > > > > >> > > > > >> Is it only the PMC members that can volunteer to drive this or can > > > > someone from the community volunteer and drive as well if they desire > > to > > > > have a release sooner? > > > > >> > > > > >> I see that the release process has a fairly comprehensive checklist > > of > > > > tasks here( > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ARROW/Release+Management+Guide > > > ), > > > > but there are certain requirements, which not all community members > > will > > > be > > > > able to satisfy, for e.g: > > > > >> > > > > >> Being a committer to be able to push to dist and maven repository > > > > >> A GPG key in the Apache Web of Trust (cross-signed by other Apache > > > > committers/PMC members) to sign the artifacts > > > > >> > > > > >> What parts of the release could a community volunteer help with, > > given > > > > they are not able to satisfy certain release requirements? > > > > >> > > > > >> Regards, > > > > >> Keerat > > > > >> > > > > >> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 5:27 AM Wes McKinney <wesmck...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I think to release more often, a few things are necessary: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> - Other organizations / PMC members must volunteer more time to > > drive > > > > >>> releases and the process around them. My team (and Krisztian in > > > > particular) > > > > >>> together with Kou and Uwe have done the majority of this work the > > > last > > > > >>> couple of years. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> - Some investments in improving the release tooling to be more > > > > automated > > > > >>> and less error prone must be made. We’ve talked for example about > > > > tearing > > > > >>> out the Maven release machinery for Java, that would be a > > significant > > > > >>> benefit. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 12:45 AM Micah Kornfield < > > > emkornfi...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > Are there any plans for a more frequent release cadence? > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > Not to my knowledge. The release process is still relatively > > heavy > > > > weight. > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > Do we have a guide for what goes into major releases vs. minor > > > > releases > > > > >>> > > vs. patch releases? > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > In the current regime [1] we don't expect minor release. So > > major > > > > releases > > > > >>> > should contain any new features. Patch release should only > > contain > > > > >>> > regression fixes. > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > [1] https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/Versioning.html > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 8:16 PM James Duong < > > > jam...@bitquilltech.com> > > > > >>> > wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > Hello, > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > My understanding is that Arrow releases are 3 months apart. Are > > > > there any > > > > >>> > > plans for a more frequent release cadence? Do we have a guide > > for > > > > what > > > > >>> > goes > > > > >>> > > into major releases vs. minor releases vs. patch releases? > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > Thanks, > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > -- > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > *James Duong* > > > > >>> > > Lead Software Developer > > > > >>> > > Bit Quill Technologies Inc. > > > > >>> > > Direct: +1.604.562.6082 | jam...@bitquilltech.com > > > > >>> > > https://www.bitquilltech.com > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > This email message is for the sole use of the intended > > > > recipient(s) and > > > > >>> > may > > > > >>> > > contain confidential and privileged information. Any > > > unauthorized > > > > >>> > review, > > > > >>> > > use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > > > the > > > > >>> > > intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email > > and > > > > destroy > > > > >>> > > all copies of the original message. Thank you. > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >
