On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Anil Gangolli <[email protected]> wrote:
> -1 Found some fundamental issues which will necessitate another build.

Thanks Anil. That's definitely a stopper if I've ever seen one!

I have seen that database upgrade issue before and have a fix for it.
I'll be able to put together a new build in the next day or two.

Anybody else have feedback?

- Dave


> Did some basic tests with RC1
> - All packages downloaded and sigs verified ok.
>
> - Installed 4.0.1 RC1 from scratch with installation.type=auto.  Went
> through the initial installation of a user, blog, front page.  This worked
> fine.
>
> - Stopper.  The fix for https://issues.apache.org/roller/browse/ROL-1766
> (i.e.  https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=668737) wasn't
> integrated to 4.0 branch.  I guess I was expecting you to integrate that
> over before building. Sorry for the miscommunication.  I have now integrated
> it to the roller_4.0 branch as
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=729448&view=rev
>
> - Additional issue.  Tried the webapp pointed to an unmodified working
> Roller 4.0 database.  Visiting the site, I get IllegalStateException
> complaining the weblogger isn't bootstapped.  I noticed that the
> database.version value in the roller_properties table in the 4.0.1 db
> created from scratch is 401.  Modified the database.versionvalue in my 4.0
> database to 401 and restarted.  This worked.  We either need to include
> upgrade instructions that mention this or we need to change the expected db
> version to 400.  Ideally you we should be able to drop the new webapp in
> without touching the db; the required mod is probably minor enough to be
> tolerable, but if it is easy to  this (I don't know), let's fix in the next
> RC.
>
> If you want, you can wait for more comments from others before rolling a
> second RC.
>
> --a.
>
>
>
> Dave wrote:
>>
>> It's been about a year now since the 4.0 release and we've fixed a
>> fair number of minor bugs in the Roller 4.0 branch, including a
>> security vulnerability. The full list of fixes made is here
>> http://tinyurl.com/4cjfb2.
>>
>> I'd like to propose that we make a release from the 4.0 branch and I
>> have prepared a Release Candidate build here:
>>
>>    http://people.apache.org/~snoopdave/apache-roller-4.0.1
>>
>> The build was made from the current 4.0 branch and compiled with Java
>> 1.5.0_16.
>>
>> If you want to help out, please download the build install it and let
>> us know if it looks good.
>>
>> Vote +1 for release or vote -1 and provide a list of specific reasons
>> why the RC should not be released as 4.0.1. If we get any -1 votes,
>> we'll figure out how to address them, create RC2 and call for another
>> vote... and so on until we have a 4.0.1 release (or I give up in
>> frustration ;-)
>>
>> - Dave
>>
>
>

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