+1 for the new process. not yet tested the bundle. Raphaël
2008/3/26, Brian E. Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > We fixed the regressions identified last week with the plugin tools and > reporting impl. The new 2.0.9 is staged at > > > > http://people.apache.org/~brianf/staging-repository/org/apache/maven/apa > che-maven/2.0.9-RC3/ > > > > You'll notice that this one has an RC qualifier attached to it. Since > what I've actually been staging hasn't been for an official vote, it > makes more sense to have actual deterministic numbers on them instead of > continuously rolling back and forth between .10 and .9. > > > > The other significant reason it has a qualifier is that I want to > solicit feedback from the users list without potentially getting > multiple versions out there called 2.0.9. My new mantra for the maven > release is "no more regressions". To that end, what I intend to do is > let the RC sit here for a day. If no one turns up anything new (it > should be good since this is really attempt #3), then I'll email the > user list to solicit feedback. Naturally we'll probably get a slew of > "can you fix xyz" but the only thing that we will consider at this point > would be a regression from 2.0.8 to the current RC. If something is > identified then we should consider fixing it and re-releasing RC4. I > think that having the users more involved in testing the RCs is the only > way to really identify and eliminate regressions. If someone identifies > a regression after the fact and didn't speak up or try it, well that's > unfortunate but it'll have to wait. > > > > The RC can sit with the users for 3 days. If nothing turns up, then I'll > restage with a final release tag and we can do a formal vote. Assuming > this is all successful, then I'll document a more formal Core release > procedure that we can follow going forward. > > > > Here's the list of issues fixed in the latest RC: > > > > Release Notes - Maven 2 - Version 2.0.9 > > > > > > ** Bug > > * [MNG-1412] - dependency sorting in classpath > > * [MNG-1914] - Wrong url in error message when using a mirror > > * [MNG-2123] - NullPointerException when a dependency uses version > range and another uses an actual version incompatible with that range > > * [MNG-2145] - Plugins' dependencies are not always checked > > * [MNG-2178] - incorrect M2_HOME guess in mvn.bat > > * [MNG-2234] - activeProfile in ~/.m2/settings.xml is ignored when > profiles section is missing or empty > > * [MNG-2339] - ${project.*} are interpreted in the wrong place > > * [MNG-2744] - checksum comparison should be case-insensitive > > * [MNG-2809] - Can't activate a profile by checking for the presence > of a file in ${user.home} > > * [MNG-2848] - Environment variables in profile activation not > working > > * [MNG-2861] - NullPointerException in DefaultArtifactCollector for > relocated resolvedArtifacts with different version ranges and available > versions. > > * [MNG-2925] - NullPointerException in PluginDescriptor.getMojo() if > there's no mojo in pom.xml > > * [MNG-2928] - Null pointer exeception when introducing version > range [major.minor.build-SNAPSHOT,) > > * [MNG-2972] - Ignores version of plugin dependency specified in my > pom > > * [MNG-3086] - NullPointerException in > ResolutionNode.getTrail(ResolutionNode.java:136) > > * [MNG-3099] - Profiles ignored when working with non-projects (such > as archetype:create) > > * [MNG-3111] - Classpath order incorrect > > * [MNG-3156] - NullPointerException with mvn dependency:sources > > * [MNG-3221] - Infinite loop in DefaultLifecycleExecutor > > * [MNG-3259] - Regression: Maven drops dependencies in multi-module > build > > * [MNG-3286] - execution.inherited field is ignored > > * [MNG-3288] - Invalid systemPath allows build to continue--failing > in later phase. > > * [MNG-3296] - mvn.bat looses error code on windows NT type > platforms > > * [MNG-3310] - JAVACMD set incorrectly when JAVA_HOME is not set > > * [MNG-3316] - Barfs at attribues named .*encoding > > * [MNG-3354] - mvn.bat incorrectly detects OS on Windows NT or XP > with Novell login > > * [MNG-3355] - CLONE -${pom.build.sourceDirectory} and > ${pom.build.testSourceDirectory} no longer recognized > > * [MNG-3365] - Remove trailing-backslashes from M2_HOME in mvn.bat > > * [MNG-3394] - Plugin versions inherited via <pluginManagement> > cannot be overriden by <build>.<plugins> section of sub modules > > * [MNG-3396] - Managed versions dont affect over constrained ranges > > * [MNG-3400] - MavenProject is not extensible > > * [MNG-3405] - "Checking for updates from repository" logging should > not display if WagonManager is offline > > * [MNG-3410] - Managed versions in plugins are not considered when > using them > > * [MNG-3415] - Transfer errors cause junk metadata in the local repo > > * [MNG-3426] - regression : <dependency> in plugin configuration > doesn't override plugin classpath > > * [MNG-3430] - Toolchain doesn't match Toolchain extensions > > * [MNG-3431] - Pom Extensions not supported for Toolchains > > * [MNG-3439] - incorrect child dependency selected when parent is > not selected > > * [MNG-3441] - Maven should always retrieve metadata to be updated > from the deployment repository > > * [MNG-3460] - org.apache.maven.profiles.DefaultProfileManagerTest > fails if you use a different local repo > > * [MNG-3464] - maven-toolchains missing from final binary.. need to > update the assembly > > * [MNG-3473] - site generation with 2.0.9 and plugin:report (2.4 > ONLY) is broken > > > > ** Improvement > > * [MNG-428] - Japanese message resource > > * [MNG-2881] - Improve logging when downloading snapshots in offline > mode > > * [MNG-3119] - Duplicate attached artifacts should not be allowed. > > * [MNG-3279] - Support Exception Chaining for MojoFailureException > > * [MNG-3318] - ActiveProjectArtifact should have appropriate equals > and hashCode methods > > * [MNG-3331] - Normalize paths to sub modules > > * [MNG-3388] - DefaultPluginManager needs to catch LinkageError > > * [MNG-3395] - Default core plugin versions in the superpom. > > * [MNG-3442] - Add explicit resource bundle for English > > * [MNG-3461] - Mirrors should not apply to file:// repositories > > * [MNG-3467] - PatternSet needs a toString() method to properly > print in debug mode > > * [MNG-3468] - FileSet needs a toString() method to properly print > in debug mode > > * [MNG-3469] - Resource needs a toString() method to properly print > in debug mode > > > > ** New Feature > > * [MNG-2664] - Add native support for webdav > > > > ** Task > > * [MNG-2883] - Make sure that the network isn't used for snapshots > in offline mode when legacy repositories are used > > > > > > ** Wish > > * [MNG-1491] - Reactor should print out a message if it detects a > collision of artifact ids > > > > > > > > > >