I have started a new thread to vote for the RC1. Therefore, this vote is close.
Thanks, David On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 11:14 AM David Jacot <dja...@confluent.io> wrote: > Hi Randall, > > Thanks for your comments. > > I definitely missed updating > https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/2.8.1-rc0/docs/js/templateData.js. I > will fix this. I will cut a new RC to address this. > > Regarding https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/tree/asf-site/28, I did > not update the documentation > there yet. The issue is that it would update the current live > documentation (2.8) with references to an > unreleased version. We can't really do this, right? I could publish the > doc in a temporary directory > (e.g. 281) for the time being. What do you think? > > Best, > David > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 12:19 AM Randall Hauch <rha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks, David. >> >> I was able to successfully complete the following: >> >> - Build release archive from the tag, installed locally, and ran a portion >> of quickstart >> - Installed 2.8.1 RC0 and performed quickstart for broker and Connect >> - Verified signatures and checksums >> - Verified the tag >> - Compared the release notes to JIRA >> - Manually spotchecked the Javadocs >> >> However, generated docs at >> https://kafka.apache.org/28/documentation.html incorrectly >> reference the 2.8.0 version in the following sections: >> >> * https://kafka.apache.org/28/documentation.html#quickstart >> * https://kafka.apache.org/28/documentation.html#producerapi >> * https://kafka.apache.org/28/documentation.html#consumerapi >> * https://kafka.apache.org/28/documentation.html#streamsapi >> * https://kafka.apache.org/28/documentation.html#adminapi >> >> The way these are updated during the release process has changed recently. >> IIUC they are generated as part of the release build via the >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/2.8.1-rc0/docs/js/templateData.js >> file, which appears to have not been updated in the tag: >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/2.8.1-rc0/docs/js/templateData.js#L22 >> . >> Maybe >> the https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Process >> needs >> to be tweaked to update this file even when cutting a patch release RC (it >> currently says to update this file in the section for major and minor >> releases). >> >> Also, the https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/tree/asf-site/28 history >> shows no updates since July. I guess that's possible, but might be worth >> double checking. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Randall >> >> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 5:15 AM David Jacot <dja...@confluent.io.invalid> >> wrote: >> >> > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, >> > >> > This is the first candidate for release of Apache Kafka 2.8.1. >> > >> > Apache Kafka 2.8.1 is a bugfix release and fixes 49 issues since the >> 2.8.0 >> > release. Please see the release notes for more information. >> > >> > Release notes for the 2.8.1 release: >> > https://home.apache.org/~dajac/kafka-2.8.1-rc0/RELEASE_NOTES.html >> > >> > *** Please download, test and vote by Friday, September 17, 9am PT >> > >> > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: >> > https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS >> > >> > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): >> > https://home.apache.org/~dajac/kafka-2.8.1-rc0/ >> > >> > * Maven artifacts to be voted upon: >> > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ >> > >> > * Javadoc: >> > https://home.apache.org/~dajac/kafka-2.8.1-rc0/javadoc/ >> > >> > * Tag to be voted upon (off 2.8 branch) is the 2.8.1 tag: >> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/2.8.1-rc0 >> > >> > * Documentation: >> > https://kafka.apache.org/28/documentation.html >> > >> > * Protocol: >> > https://kafka.apache.org/28/protocol.html >> > >> > * Successful Jenkins builds for the 2.8 branch: >> > Unit/integration tests: >> > https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Kafka/job/kafka/job/2.8/80/ >> > System tests: >> > https://jenkins.confluent.io/job/system-test-kafka/job/2.8/214/ >> > >> > /************************************** >> > >> > Thanks, >> > David >> > >> >
