Author: martinc Date: Sun Dec 12 12:19:39 2004 New Revision: 111662 URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?view=rev&rev=111662 Log: Announce and make available the Struts 1.2.6 Beta release. Restructure the 'Acquiring' page a bit to account for GA and Beta releases, and to better document access to the Subversion repository. Modified: struts/core/trunk/doc/acquiring.xml struts/core/trunk/doc/announce.xml struts/core/trunk/doc/download.xml
Modified: struts/core/trunk/doc/acquiring.xml Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/struts/core/trunk/doc/acquiring.xml?view=diff&rev=111662&p1=struts/core/trunk/doc/acquiring.xml&r1=111661&p2=struts/core/trunk/doc/acquiring.xml&r2=111662 ============================================================================== --- struts/core/trunk/doc/acquiring.xml (original) +++ struts/core/trunk/doc/acquiring.xml Sun Dec 12 12:19:39 2004 @@ -19,24 +19,21 @@ <section name="Acquiring Struts" href="Acquiring"> <p> - Struts is available in a convenient binary distribution and also with complete - source code. You may choose to download a production release or one of the - development builds. All downloads are available to the general public at - no charge and are distributed under the <a href="http://apache.org/licenses/";>Apache License</a>. + Struts is available in a binary distribution, a source distribution, and a + library distribution, which is a minimal binary distribution that includes + only what you need to build your own applications with Struts. </p> - <ul> - <li> - <a href="http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi";> - <strong>Struts Binary and Source Code Distributions - Struts 1.2.4 is the best available version</strong> - </a> - </li> - </ul> <p> - <strong>In addition to a Struts distribution,</strong> you will need to ensure that you have - downloaded and installed all of the - <a href="userGuide/installation.html#Prerequisites"> - prerequisite</a> software applications. - Then, follow the appropriate instructions to + You may choose to download a production release, a milestone release, or a + development build. All downloads are available to the general public at + no charge and are distributed under the + <a href="http://apache.org/licenses/";>Apache Software License</a>. + </p> + <p> + <strong>In addition to a Struts distribution,</strong> you will need to + ensure that you have downloaded and installed all of the + <a href="userGuide/installation.html#Prerequisites">prerequisite</a> + software. Then, follow the appropriate instructions to <a href="userGuide/installation.html#Installing"> install and use a Struts binary distribution</a> in your web application or for @@ -46,23 +43,53 @@ </section> -<section name="Development Builds" href="Milestones"> +<section name="Releases and Milestone Builds" href="ReleasesAndMilestones"> + <p> + Releases and milestone builds of Struts are available from the main + Struts distribution site, or from mirror sites. + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <strong>General Availability (GA) Releases</strong> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi";> + Struts 1.2.4 + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <strong>Beta Releases</strong> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi";> + Struts 1.2.6 (Beta) + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> +</section> + +<section name="Development Builds" href="DevelopmentBuilds"> <p> The latest <em>development build</em> of Struts is available <a href="http://svn.apache.org/dist/struts/";>here</a> - in a convenient binary distribution and also with complete source code. + in binary, source and library distributions. </p> <p> Development builds are being reviewed for quality by the Struts community. When a build is judged "ready for prime time", it is promoted to "General - Availability" status and may be made the "Best Available" release. + Availability" status and may be made the "Best Available" release. A build + that isn't quite there may be promoted to "Beta" status. </p> </section> -<section name="Nightly Builds" href="Builds"> +<section name="Nightly Builds" href="NightlyBuilds"> <p> For developers who are helping to develop Struts, or who just want "the @@ -73,19 +100,13 @@ <ul> <li> - Source Repository - Download the source directly via - <a href="http://www.apache.org/dev/version-control.html";> - anonymous access</a>. - </li> - - <li> - Nightly binary builds - Download the binary distribution from the + Binary builds - Download the binary distribution from the <a href="http://svn.apache.org/builds/struts/nightly/";> Struts nightly builds directory</a>. </li> <li> - Nightly source builds - Download the source distribution from the + Source builds - Download the source distribution from the <a href="http://svn.apache.org/builds/struts/nightly/src/";> Struts nightly sources directory</a>. </li> @@ -93,32 +114,48 @@ </ul> <p> - If you are building Struts from source, be sure to refer to the - <a href="userGuide/installation.html">Installation page</a> in the - User Guide for prerequisites. - There are several JARs from the Jakarta Commons project that - are required to build Struts. + Be sure to check the <a href="userGuide/release-notes.html"> + Release Notes</a> for the nightly builds so you know what you are getting! </p> - <p> - If you are interested in the Tag Library Descriptor (TLD) files, - they are maintained in the - <a href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/core/trunk/conf/share/";> - /conf/share</a> folder of the main repository. - </p> +</section> - <p> - Also be sure to check the - <a href="userGuide/release-notes.html"> - Release Notes</a> for the nightly builds so you know what you are getting! - </p> +<section name="Source Code" href="SourceCode"> <p> Access to the source repository for Struts is available through both <a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/struts/core/trunk/?root=Apache-SVN";>web browser</a> and <a href="http://www.apache.org/dev/version-control.html";> - Subversion client</a> interfaces. + Subversion client</a> interfaces. To check out from the Subversion + repository, you will need to specify one of the following URLs: + </p> + <ul> + <li>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/core/trunk</li> + <li>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/el/trunk</li> + <li>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/faces/trunk</li> + <li>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/sandbox/trunk</li> + </ul> + <p> + <strong>Warning:</strong> If you try to take a shortcut, and check out + everything under 'struts', be aware that you will get not just the most + recent code ('trunk'), but a copy of every tag and branch ever created + for Struts. This will quite possibly fill up your entire disk! + </p> + + <p> + If you are building Struts from source, be sure to refer to the + <a href="userGuide/installation.html">Installation page</a> in the + User Guide for prerequisites. There are several JARs from the Jakarta + Commons project that are required to build Struts. + </p> + + <p> + If you are interested in the Tag Library Descriptor (TLD) files, these + files are generated as part of the build process. The source files from + which they are generated are the struts-*.xml files found in the + <a href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/core/trunk/doc/userGuide/";> + /doc/userGuide</a> folder of the main repository. </p> </section> Modified: struts/core/trunk/doc/announce.xml Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/struts/core/trunk/doc/announce.xml?view=diff&rev=111662&p1=struts/core/trunk/doc/announce.xml&r1=111661&p2=struts/core/trunk/doc/announce.xml&r2=111662 ============================================================================== --- struts/core/trunk/doc/announce.xml (original) +++ struts/core/trunk/doc/announce.xml Sun Dec 12 12:19:39 2004 @@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ <section name="Announcements"> + <h4 id="a20041212">12 Dec 2004 - Struts 1.2.6 (Beta)</h4> + <p> + The Struts team is pleased to announce the release of Struts 1.2.6 + Beta. This release includes minor new functionality, and a number of + fixes for bugs which were reported against previous versions. + </p> + <p> + The binary, source and library distributions are available from the + <a href="http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi";>Struts download page</a>. + The <a href="http://struts.apache.org/userGuide/release-notes.html";>Release Notes</a> + are available on the Struts web site. + </p> + <hr/> + <h4 id="a20040919">19 Sep 2004 - Struts 1.2.4 (General Availability)</h4> <p> The Struts team is pleased to announce the release of Struts 1.2.4 for Modified: struts/core/trunk/doc/download.xml Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/struts/core/trunk/doc/download.xml?view=diff&rev=111662&p1=struts/core/trunk/doc/download.xml&r1=111661&p2=struts/core/trunk/doc/download.xml&r2=111662 ============================================================================== --- struts/core/trunk/doc/download.xml (original) +++ struts/core/trunk/doc/download.xml Sun Dec 12 12:19:39 2004 @@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ </section> - <section name="Struts 1.2.4" href="struts124"> + <section name="Full Releases" href="struts-ga"> + <subsection name="Struts 1.2.4" href="struts124"> <p> Struts 1.2.4 is the latest production release of Struts. It is available @@ -109,6 +110,68 @@ </ul> + </subsection> + </section> + + <section name="Beta Releases" href="struts-beta"> + <subsection name="Struts 1.2.6" href="struts126"> + + <p> + Struts 1.2.6 is the latest Beta release of Struts. It is available + in a binary distribution, a source distribution, and a minimal library + distribution. + </p> + + <ul> + + <li>Binaries: + <ul> + <li> + <a href="[preferred]/struts/binaries/struts-1.2.6.zip">struts-1.2.6.zip</a> + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/binaries/struts-1.2.6.zip.asc";>PGP</a>] + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/binaries/struts-1.2.6.zip.md5";>MD5</a>] + </li> + <li> + <a href="[preferred]/struts/binaries/struts-1.2.6.tar.gz">struts-1.2.6.tar.gz</a> + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/binaries/struts-1.2.6.tar.gz.asc";>PGP</a>] + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/binaries/struts-1.2.6.tar.gz.md5";>MD5</a>] + </li> + </ul> + </li> + + <li>Source: + <ul> + <li> + <a href="[preferred]/struts/source/struts-1.2.6-src.zip">struts-1.2.6-src.zip</a> + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/source/struts-1.2.6-src.zip.asc";>PGP</a>] + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/source/struts-1.2.6-src.zip.md5";>MD5</a>] + </li> + <li> + <a href="[preferred]/struts/source/struts-1.2.6-src.tar.gz">struts-1.2.6-src.tar.gz</a> + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/source/struts-1.2.6-src.tar.gz.asc";>PGP</a>] + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/source/struts-1.2.6-src.tar.gz.md5";>MD5</a>] + </li> + </ul> + </li> + + <li>Library: + <ul> + <li> + <a href="[preferred]/struts/library/struts-1.2.6-lib.zip">struts-1.2.6-lib.zip</a> + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/library/struts-1.2.6-lib.zip.asc";>PGP</a>] + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/library/struts-1.2.6-lib.zip.md5";>MD5</a>] + </li> + <li> + <a href="[preferred]/struts/library/struts-1.2.6-lib.tar.gz">struts-1.2.6-lib.tar.gz</a> + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/library/struts-1.2.6-lib.tar.gz.asc";>PGP</a>] + [<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/struts/library/struts-1.2.6-lib.tar.gz.md5";>MD5</a>] + </li> + </ul> + </li> + + </ul> + + </subsection> </section> <section name="Verify the integrity of the files" href="verify"> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
