My +1 Gary
On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 10:31 AM Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > > We have fixed one issue and updated some dependencies since the > release of Apache Commons Parent 103, so I would like to release > Apache Commons Parent 104. > > All Java 8 builds are currently broken with the same Javadoc error: > > Error fetching URL: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/platform/8/apidocs/ > > Java EE 8 Javadoc has been republished with a Java version > 8 and is > no longer compatible with Javadoc 8. > > Because of this, I am reducing the VOTE window from 72 to 24 hours. > > Apache Commons Parent 104 RC1 is available for review here: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/104-RC1 (svn > revision 86891) > > The Git tag commons-parent-104-RC1 commit for this RC is > 9066f72892fba9af187520ba37889ae068a333ba, which you can browse here: > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-parent.git;a=commit;h=9066f72892fba9af187520ba37889ae068a333ba > You may checkout this tag using: > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-parent.git > --branch commons-parent-104-RC1 commons-parent-104-RC1 > > Maven artifacts are here: > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecommons-1958/org/apache/commons/commons-parent/104/ > > These are the artifacts and their hashes: > > #Release SHA-512s > #Thu Aug 20 14:25:02 UTC 2026 > commons-parent-104-bom.json=00455ad8005b512f5d16c00b0117d505e9e8daa6c70f7fab3c2a493a05e2702b00d7297a70ece693c55cb0453d1b6cf58609187cb498a83ecdedfed15cf04666 > commons-parent-104-bom.xml=fdb4594bfc35a887c7120f63b9303db359fe013a066fd95a588df46769d03853a61da914ee19ab1479ac1c41c939ed1b8ee15eb5de5346aa28aff113ec45e528 > commons-parent-104-site.xml=78fbbc6f0f79a0b7c86f7b298675fba49f01f44f08b2211e41a727835c38c4e32e33fb20cf39284ad33afb427116e6a667888f50f87b5f98d64c23788bb7fd3a > commons-parent-104-src.tar.gz=00828764d4ad976691e5d3dad7139a609dd331021bd0d5053c80c4e1f542ee3beab540d3b4980840dcfa6f59ff93c24db338628a2ef06f6eefb81a91cb7f951d > commons-parent-104-src.zip=230a8499233fbdae2ae34018409e017c07f42d3df47cc37f9532458ee4bd674290c629145559e2d9c4b5c20b14cff3c693167ea8d2e8d98753a951c22dd2ce1b > org.apache.commons_commons-parent-104.spdx.json=8f68dc206d484f3fb69a0d1b742c645918a689383c9e40515aed872ff91db0809cabc322505657a162494a573babad841029940b8c67493946c6f0ce6d07824b > > > I have tested this with 'mvn' and 'mvn clean install site' using: > > openjdk version "21.0.12.1" 2026-08-18 > OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 21.0.12.1) > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 21.0.12.1, mixed mode, sharing) > > Apache Maven 3.9.16 (2bdd9fddda4b155ebf8000e807eb73fd829a51d5) > Maven home: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/maven/3.9.16/libexec > Java version: 21.0.12.1, vendor: Homebrew, runtime: > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/openjdk@21/21.0.12.1/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home > Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 > OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.6.2", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac" > > Darwin Garys-MacBook-Pro.local 25.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.6.0: > Fri Jul 31 19:17:26 PDT 2026; > root:xnu-12377.161.14~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64 > > Docker version 29.7.2, build a7dcaa6 > > > Details of changes since 103 are in the release notes: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/104-RC1/RELEASE-NOTES.txt > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/104-RC1/site/changes.html > > Site: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/104-RC1/site/index.html > (Note some *relative* links are broken and the 104 directories are > not yet created - these will be OK once the site is deployed.) > > RAT Report: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/104-RC1/site/rat-report.html > > KEYS: > https://downloads.apache.org/commons/KEYS > > Please review the release candidate and vote. > This vote will close no sooner than 24 hours from now. > > [ ] +1 Release these artifacts > [ ] +0 OK, but... > [ ] -0 OK, but really should fix... > [ ] -1 I oppose this release because... > > Thank you, > > Gary Gregory, > Release Manager (using key 530AA5F25C25011F) > > The following is intended as a helper and refresher for reviewers. > > Validating a release candidate > ============================== > > These guidelines are NOT complete. > > Requirements: Git, Java, and Maven. > > You can validate a release from a release candidate (RC) tag as follows. > > 1a) Download and decompress the source archive from: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/104-RC1/source > > 1b) Check out the RC tag from git (optional) > > This is optional, as a reviewer must at least check source distributions. > > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-parent.git > --branch commons-parent-104-RC1 commons-parent-104-RC1 > cd commons-parent-104-RC1 > > 2) Checking the build > > All components should include a default Maven goal, such that you can > run 'mvn' from the command line by itself. > > 2) Check Apache licenses > > This step is not required if the site includes a RAT report page, > which you then must check. > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn apache-rat:check > > 3) Check binary compatibility > > This step is not required if the site includes a JApiCmp report page, > which you then must check. > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn verify -DskipTests -P japicmp japicmp:cmp > > 4) Build the package > > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn -V clean package > > You can record the Maven and Java version produced by -V in your VOTE reply. > To gather OS information from a command line: > Windows: ver > Linux: uname -a > > 4b) Check reproducibility > > To check that a build is reproducible, run: > > mvn clean verify artifact:compare -DskipTests > -Dreference.repo=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/ > '-Dbuildinfo.ignore=*/*.spdx.json' > > Note that this excludes SPDX files from the check. > > 5) Build the site for a single module project > > Note: Some plugins require the components to be installed instead of packaged. > > mvn site > Check the site reports in: > - Windows: target\site\index.html > - Linux: target/site/index.html > > -the end- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
