One can also use a nightly snapshot build to try out the latest stuff: 7.x: https://builds.apache.org/job/Solr-Artifacts-7.x/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/solr/package/ 8.0: https://builds.apache.org/job/Solr-Artifacts-master/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/solr/package/
-Yonik On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 11:50 AM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com> wrote: > There's nothing preventing you from getting/compiling the latest Solr > 7x (what will be 7.1) for your own use. There's information here: > https://wiki.apache.org/solr/HowToContribute > > Basically, you get the code from Git (instructions provided at the > link above) and execute the "ant package" command from the solr > directory. After things churn for a while you should have the tgz and > zip files just as though you have downloaded them from the Apache > Wiki. You need Java 1.8 JDK and ant installed, and the first time you > try to compile you may see instructions to execute an ant target that > downloads ivy. > > One note, there was a comment recently that you may have to get > ivy-2.4.0.jar to have the "ant package" complete successfully. > > Best, > Erick > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 8:38 AM, Steve Rowe <sar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Nawab, >> >> Committership is a prerequisite for the Lucene/Solr release manager role. >> >> Some info here about the release process: >> <https://wiki.apache.org/lucene-java/ReleaseTodo> >> >> -- >> Steve >> www.lucidworks.com >> >>> On Sep 26, 2017, at 11:28 AM, Nawab Zada Asad Iqbal <khi...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Where can I learn more about this process? I am not a committer but I am >>> wondering if I know enough to do it. >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> Nawab >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 9:23 PM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> In a word "no". Basically whenever a committer feels like there are >>>> enough changes to warrant spinning a new version, they volunteer. >>>> Nobody has stepped up to do that yet, although I expect it to be in >>>> the next 2-3 months, but that's only a guess. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Erick >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Nawab Zada Asad Iqbal <khi...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> How are the release dates decided for new versions, are they known in >>>>> advance? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Nawab >>>> >>
