THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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Just download the distributables and check their contents:
- do they contain the appropriate source/class/jar files?
- do they contain the required legal files?
- do they have the correct MD5/SHA1 sum?
Building the release candidate from source
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Afterwards, do a full build as usual, preferably including running all unit tests.
Testing the binary distribution by running the examples
Download and unpack the binary distribution. Try running the examples.
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