Uh? It should NOT contain an exact copy of a git repository, what do I need
a ".github" folder for in order to build the project?  I don't, it just
clutter things up for no good reason. None of the Apache projects I've seen
do this. It sounds like a convenience because it's easy as opposed to using
a proper Maven assembly plugin configuration with a bin.xml file and a
src.xml file.

Gary

On Tue, May 2, 2023, 15:12 Volkan Yazıcı <vol...@yazi.ci> wrote:

> I completely disagree. Generated ZIP archive contains _an exact copy_ of
> the repository snapshot used to generate the release. (In a nutshell, it is
> `git ls-files | zip` output.)
>
> Contrast this with Log4j, which bundles everything out there using the
> provided configuration composed of dozens of lines of exclude statements.
>
> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 5:17 PM Gary D. Gregory <ggreg...@apache.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Another needed clean-up (not a blocker): The zip file has all sorts of
> git
> > junk: a .github folder, a .gitignore file, and a .mvn folder (I certainly
> > don't want extra maven junk either but that's just me)? There should only
> > _sources_, not a snapshot of all files in the github repo. For example,
> see
> >
> https://dlcdn.apache.org/logging/log4j/2.20.0/apache-log4j-2.20.0-bin.zip
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> > On 2023/05/01 19:09:37 "Piotr P. Karwasz" wrote:
> > > The Apache Log4j Transformation Tools 0.1.0 release is now available
> for
> > voting.
> > >
> > > This is the first release and it contains two modules:
> > >
> > > * [LOG4J2-3638]: Adds a bytecode transformation tool to provide
> > > location information without reflection.
> > > * [LOG4J2-673]: Adds a resource transformer for the Maven Shade Plugin
> > > to merge `Log4j2Plugins.dat` plugin caches. Thanks to Eduard
> > > Gizatullin.
> > >
> > > Source repository: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-transform
> > > Tag: rel/0.1.0-rc2
> > > Commit: 7bb767c1466cd9faebfeeffa8136b231bf2b6fae
> > > Artifacts:
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4j-transform/0.1.0
> > > Nexus repository:
> > >
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1104
> > > CI job run:
> >
> https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-transform/actions/runs/4853722893
> > > Signing key:
> >
> https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?search=077e8893a6dcc33dd4a4d5b256e73ba9a0b592d0&fingerprint=on&op=index
> > >
> > > Please download, test, and cast your votes on the Log4j developers
> list.
> > >
> > > [ ] +1, release the artifacts
> > > [ ] -1, don't release, because...
> > >
> > > The vote will remain open for 72 hours All votes are welcome and we
> > > encourage everyone to test the release, but only the Logging Services
> > > PMC votes are officially counted. At least 3 +1 votes and more
> > > positive than negative votes are required.
> > >
> > > Countdown:
> >
> https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/launch?iso=20230504T2115&p0=4162&font=cursive
> > >
> > > Piotr
> > >
> >
>

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