Hi Abhishek, Thank you for driving this release forward!
I’ve built the project on CentOS 7 in both debug and release modes and verified that the output results are as expected. Additionally, I’ve run the Java unit tests locally and confirmed the results. Everything looks good from my side — happy to give a +1 for the release. Thanks again for your hard work on this! Best, KeDeng Gabriella Lotz <gabriella.l...@cloudera.com.invalid> 于2025年7月2日周三 22:47写道： > Hi, > > Thank you for preparing the release! > > I built the third-party dependencies and Kudu in debug mode. > I also ran the C++ client example on a local Kudu cluster on Ubuntu 22.04 > and verified its output. > > My vote is +1 (non-binding). > > Best regards, > Gabriella > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM Marton Greber <mgre...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Hi Abhishek! > > > > Thank you for working on this release! > > > > > > I’ve built the project on Ubuntu22 in debug and release modes. > > I’ve checked the test failures Zoltan described. We’ve cleared those up > > offline: > > > > Most of them were just flaky, and small test failures corresponding to > non > > Ubuntu18 machines: minidump-test and curl_util. > > > > > > I’ve built the Java client locally and ran the Java example successfully. > > There was just one caveat, that now we have to put > > > > com.stumbleupon.async into the example pom. But I don’t think this should > > hold up the release. > > > > > > I’ve also built and ran all the Python client tests, those were fine > > (Ubuntu22 and Python3.8). Moreover verified locally the package install: > > built the Python dist, and installed it into a clean venv, and ran the > > Python example. This was also fine. > > > > +1 from my end. > > > > > > Thanks again for your continued effort on this release! > > > > > > Best, > > Marton > > > > Zoltan Chovan <zcho...@cloudera.com.invalid> ezt írta (időpont: 2025. > jún. > > 30., H, 13:34): > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > Thanks for putting together this RC! > > > To verify I executed the following steps: > > > > > > 1. checked out '1.18.0-RC1' tag > > > 2. build the thirdparty dependencies > > > 3. build both DEBUG and RELEASE C++ builds > > > 4. ran the full tests suite, with slow tests enabled by > > > 5. re-ran failed tests 2x > > > 6. built the Java bits and ran the tests, re-ran the failed tests 2x > > > > > > For both debug and release builds I encountered failing tests, some > were > > > flaky, and some may be affected by local environmental peculiarities. > > > > > > Debug test failures: > > > 251 - txn_manager-test (Failed) - timeout > > > 350 - kudu-admin-test.5 (Failed) > > > 469 - curl_util-test (Failed) - timeout > > > > > > Release test failures: > > > 108 - alter_table-test (Failed) - > > > ReplicatedAlterTableTest.AlterReplicationFactorWhileWriting - local env > > > issue? > > > 178 - open-readonly-fs-itest (Failed) - > > > OpenReadonlyFsITest.TestWriteAndVerify > > > 251 - txn_manager-test (Failed) - TxnManagerTest.BeginManyTransaction > > > timeout > > > 378 - tablet_server-stress-test (Failed) - > > > EvictionPolicyTypes/TSStressTestWithEvictionPolicy.TestMTInserts > > > 417 - maintenance_manager-test (Failed) - > > > MaintenanceManagerTest.ComprehensiveTest > > > 464 - minidump-test (Failed) - MinidumpDeathTest.TestRegisterAndDelete > > > 469 - curl_util-test (Failed) - timeout > > > > > > Java tests > > > > > > > > > org.apache.kudu.client.TestSecurity.testExternallyProvidedSubjectRefreshedExternally > > > - failed > > > > > > More details of test failures can be found here: > > > > > > > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vvlx96fbMVYbNCst9uzgO7XhW0sjFW9GFbmxwF3jjqY/edit?usp=sharing > > > > > > The test OS is Ubuntu 22.04. > > > While some of these test failures seem flaky, I haven't found them in > the > > > flaky dashboard, so I'd really like to see other people's testing > results > > > to confirm if this was environmental/setup problem or actual issues > that > > > need fixed (I unfortunately haven't had the time to RCA these yet) > > > > > > In light of these results my vote would be 0 (non-binding). > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Zoltan > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM Abhishek Chennaka < > achenn...@apache.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hello Kudu devs! > > > > > > > > The Apache Kudu team is happy to announce the first release candidate > > for > > > > Apache Kudu 1.18.0. > > > > > > > > Apache Kudu 1.18.0 is a minor release that offers many improvements > and > > > > fixes since Apache Kudu 1.17.1. > > > > > > > > This is a source-only release. The artifacts have been staged here: > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kudu/1.18.0-RC1 > > > > > > > > Java convenience binaries in the form of a Maven repository are > staged > > > > here: > > > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachekudu-1125 > > > > > > > > Linux (x86_64 and aarch64 platforms built on RHEL 8) and macOS (built > > on > > > > Sonoma) test-only Kudu binary JAR artifacts are staged here: > > > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachekudu-1126 > > > > > > > > It is tagged in Git as 1.18.0-RC1 and signed with my key (found in > the > > > KEYS > > > > file below). Its commit hash is > > cdb87324cd31be738c03b6b0765ca9d8d65f2852 > > > > you can check it out from ASF Gitbox or the official GitHub mirror: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=kudu.git;a=commit;h=cdb87324cd31be738c03b6b0765ca9d8d65f2852 > > > > https://github.com/apache/kudu/releases/tag/1.18.0-RC1 > > > > > > > > The KEYS file to verify the artifact and tag signatures can be found > > > here: > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/kudu/KEYS > > > > > > > > The release notes can be found here: > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kudu/blob/1.18.0-RC1/docs/release_notes.adoc > > > > > > > > I'd suggest going through the release notes, building Kudu, and > running > > > the > > > > unit tests. Testing out the Maven repo would also be appreciated. > Also, > > > > it's worth running Kudu Java tests against kudu-binary JAR artifact > as > > > > described in the commit message here: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kudu/commit/8a6faaa93f3e206ac75e8087731daccaf7ab646a > > > > > > > > The vote will run until a majority[1] is achieved, but at least until > > > > Saturday June 28 12:00:00 UTC 2025. > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > Abhishek Chennaka > > > > > > > > [1] https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html#ReleaseVotes > > > > > > > > > >
