Took at a stab at the infra ticket:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-8992

Didn't quite understand what i was asking for so there is a non-zero chance
of that not working out.

Thanks
Joe

On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:22 PM, Joe Witt <[email protected]> wrote:

> Josh
>
> Awesome.
>
> Honestly I believe we're good on the LICENSE, NOTICE, DISCLAIMER, README.
> All dependencies have been reviewed and checked for ASLv2 compatibility.
>
> Will submit the infra ticket now for the dist/ path for keys files and
> such.
>
> My guess is that the release artifact should be a tarball of all source.
> Could we literally just package up a clean source tree?  Anyone else have
> views on this?
>
> Ideally with this release we'd do it all properly including maven
> artifacts, sources/javadocs, and so on.  The Maven build does already
> operate now off a single command at the root to build everything
> (build-order is gone) and inherits from the apache parent.
>
> Will need to incorporate RAT.
>
> Thanks for all that - definitely gives some stuff to work on and look into.
>
> Thanks
> Joe
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:10 PM, Josh Elser <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Regardless of what you call it, writing down exactly what was done to
>> make a RC is extremely important early on (I know that I sure can't
>> remember what I did last week, much less last release). I'm not sure if
>> release guide is formally defined somewhere, but enough information that
>> any other committer can come by after "you get hit by a train" and make a
>> release is extremely important. Using the CMS and making a page on the
>> website for this is extremely easy to do, IMO.
>>
>> Another concern for how to actually make a release is the type of
>> packaging that is released. I not talking about the source/binary release
>> here, literally "what is Apache NiFi 0.0.1-incubating"? Is it a tarball?
>> Are there jars in Maven? etc. A tarball is pretty easy to make, and likely
>> the closest to what the build-order.sh script already does (with Maven's
>> help). I'm not sure if maven-released artifacts are quite as important at
>> this point -- if it's not, punting on that will help. If/when you get to
>> that point, look into the apache parent pom[1]. It is extremely well
>> automated to use the existing infrastructure to do it all for you.
>>
>> Without looking at official documentation (which is me being lazy,
>> sorry), some other things that will need to be thought about:
>>
>> Start with the releases page [2]
>>
>> * You *must* include a source artifact. It cannot have binaries. No Java
>> class files, no jars. A user must be able to download the source artifact
>> and build it all themselves. Artifacts which include binaries are for
>> user-convenience only and can optionally be provided as well.
>>
>> * LICENSE, NOTICE and README must all be included in the top level of the
>> artifact. The NOTICE is the most painful and must include any required
>> third-party notices. [3]
>>
>> * You will need to audit your dependencies to make sure that they are
>> ASLv2 compatible [4]
>>
>> * Releases must be cryptographically signed (PGP) [5]. Your public key
>> should be published to known sites (e.g. pgp.mit.edu) and must be listed
>> in NiFi's KEYS file [6] (which does not yet exist, probably needs an infra
>> ticket to create your dist/ directory?).
>>
>> * Verify that every source file contain the proper ASL header. The
>> release-audit-tool[7] (`mvn apache-rat:check`) is a wonderful tool that can
>> (and should, IMO) be integrated into your build process to prevent people
>> from accidentally committing new files between releases that do not have
>> the correct header.
>>
>> And suddenly, this is really long :). Short answer: decide what the
>> release should look like (just a tarball?), start vetting your source code
>> for license headers, and looking into NiFi's dependencies and their
>> licenses.
>>
>> [1] http://maven.apache.org/pom/asf/
>> [2] http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html
>> [3] http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html
>> [4] http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-x
>> [5] http://www.apache.org/dev/release-signing.html
>> [6] http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/nifi/KEYS
>> [7] http://creadur.apache.org/rat/
>>
>>
>> Tony Kurc wrote:
>>
>>> I read the guide Joe linked and a lot of the sticky parts are marked
>>> "TODO"
>>> and it looks like a work in progress
>>>
>>> "Podlings can short circuit this process by starting out with written
>>> release documentation. It is strongly recommended that Podlings invest
>>> time
>>> looking at the best practices recommended in this document. By selection
>>> and modification, sections of this document can be used to quickly and
>>> easily bootstrap a release guide. "
>>>
>>> Is step one putting together a release guide?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Joe Witt<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hello
>>>>
>>>> Just wanted to stir this one up a bit.  Looks like all tickets pegged as
>>>> 0.0.1 are resolved (2 remain as of now but seem likely to be resolved
>>>> shortly based on their comments).  So working through the release steps
>>>> available on apache.org and via the link Brock sent.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone interested in this part of the process or who has advice to help
>>>> us
>>>> avoid landmines we're happy to hear it.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Joe
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Joe Witt<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks Brock this is very helpful.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Brock Noland<[email protected]>
>>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is a decent guide which can be copied:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://mrunit.apache.org/pmc/how_to_release.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brock
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Joe Witt<[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Looking at the tickets that remain which are presently tied to 0.0.1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> we're
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> probably 1-2 weeks out from this initial release.  Can you provide
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> some
>>>>
>>>>> pointers/references or pointers on how to get this ball rolling and
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> any
>>>>
>>>>> rocks we must move before going down this path?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://incubator.apache.org/guides/releasemanagement.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That link seems really helpful but has a lot of TODOs for areas which
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> need
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> more explanation.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Joe
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>
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