No Format
svn commit -m "JMeter 2.8 release - Prepare update site" dist-jmeter

Maven Release

Go to Apache Repository
Section Staging Repositories
- Check the RC box, add click on Release button (see: Release a staging repository)
- Comment: "JMeter 2.8 release"
Maven Central will catch up the new release in next sync (check: ga)

Wait for the update mirrors and central maven

wait a day or so for mirrors to catch up distribution files and Maven Central update.

This is now done using svnmucc. Create a script - for example "updatesite.txt" - containing the following:

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so any necessary changes to the site should be made to the branch (and trunk if appropriate). Then rebuild the branch (not the Javadocs!) and update the SVN branch with the changed files The site can then be updated as above.

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Check the RC box, add click on Release button (see: Release a staging repository)
Comment: "JMeter 2.8 release"

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Make sure: JMeter website is update AND download mirrors too.

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a few days after the release has been announced, remove any superseded releases from the ninaries binaries and source directories under https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/jmeter/ using the following command:

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