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CHANGES.txt captures all the patches that have made it into this release candidate.The new CHANGES.txt  It can be generated using this script. 

• Checkout the Spark release version in a Spark git repository. 
• Download the script to a location within the repo.
• Updated the previous release tag, and other information in the script.

• Set SPARK_HOME environment variable and run the script.

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  language bash
  $ export SPARK_HOME="..." $ python -u generate-changelist.py

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Calling a vote on the Release Candidate

The release voting takes place on the Apache Spark developers list (the PMC is voting). Look at past vote threads to see how this goes. They should look like the draft below.

• Make a shortened link to the full list of JIRAs using  http://s.apache.org/
• If possible, attach a draft of the release notes with the e-mail.
• Make sure the voting closing time is in UTC format. Use this script to generate it.
• Make sure the email is in text format.

Once the vote is done, you should also send out a summary e-mail with the totals (subject “[RESULT] [VOTE]...”).

Rolling Back Release Candidates

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