Author: crossley Date: Sat Jan 29 06:03:12 2011 New Revision: 1064961 URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1064961&view=rev Log: Explain some delays with deployment.
Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml?rev=1064961&r1=1064960&r2=1064961&view=diff ============================================================================== --- forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml (original) +++ forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml Sat Jan 29 06:03:12 2011 @@ -975,7 +975,11 @@ svn mkdir plugins/&n;</source></li> and site-author/content/doap.xml files. Note that we have copies <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FOR-1210">FOR-1210</a>. </li> - <li>Commit all of the above changes.</li> + <li> + Commit all of the above changes. Either wait for the cronjob, + or ssh in and do 'svn up' + </li> + <li>Remember that there is then a one hour rsync delay.</li> <li>Send email to the dev list to remind people about the new docs set &nd; and that we don't update &pd; set. Also remind about the new release branch of svn. See example email from the 0.8 release.</li> @@ -986,14 +990,16 @@ svn mkdir plugins/&n;</source></li> <p> In this phase we'll upload the new Release, wait for it to be available on most mirror sites, publish the new website, then announce the release. + </p> + <p> The reason for waiting, is because when you send the announcement, most of the mirrors need to be up-to-date or your audience will grumble. + See various notes below, explaining the delays. </p> <note> During this phase there is a lot of waiting. While things are happening you can be doing some of the other tasks in this Upload section and in - the <a - href="#cleanup">Cleanup</a> section. + the <a href="#cleanup">Cleanup</a> section. </note> <ol> <li>