Hello Apache NiFi community, Please find the associated guidance to help those interested in validating/verifying the release so they can vote.
# Download latest KEYS file: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/nifi/KEYS # Import keys file: gpg --import KEYS # Download the nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0 source release artifacts for review: wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.15.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.15.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz.asc wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.15.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz.sha256 wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/nifi/nifi-minifi-cpp/0.15.0/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz.sha512 # Verify the signature gpg --verify nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz.asc # Verify that the hashes (sha256, sha512) match the source and what was provided in the vote email thread sha256sum nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz sha512sum nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz # Extract nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz tar -xvzf nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source.tar.gz # Verify the build works including tests and linter checks cd nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make package && make test && make linter # or: # ./bootstrap.sh && cd build && make package && make test && make linter # On Windows: # Install dependencies as documented: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=139627733 # cd nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-source # win_build_vs.bat build /P # Verify the contents contain a good README.md, NOTICE, and LICENSE. # Verify the git commit ID is correct # Verify the RC was branched off the correct git commit ID # Look at the resulting convenience binary as found in build/nifi-minifi-cpp-0.15.0-bin.tar.gz # Make sure the README.md, NOTICE, and LICENSE are present and correct # Run the resulting convenience binary and make sure it works as expected # Send a response to the vote thread indicating a +1, 0, -1 based on your findings. Thank you for your time and effort to validate the release!