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• a Java JDK in according with target JDK (Java 7 8 for JMeter 3.02)
• a recent Ant binary (1.9.83+)
• subversion (svn) client installed (version 1.79+); the command-line utility svnmucc is needed (it should be included in the svn client installation (svn-tools dir), but please check)
• a text editor
• hostname must resolve to ip address (not loopback)
• Internet access
  

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• wait a day or so for mirrors to catch up distribution files and Maven Central update. Note: the mirrors list can be checked Here
  

Update Doap file

• Get latest Doap file from SVN.

svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/doap

• update doap_JMeter.rdf to add the new release
• and commit

svn commit -m "JMeter 2.8 release"

Update JMeter site

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

rm
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/site

cp
HEAD
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/branches/docs-2.8/docs
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/site

cp HEAD
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/doap/doap_JMeter.rdf
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jmeter/site/doap_JMeter.rdf

Change the /docs-2.8/ path segment above as appropriate!

Now use svnmucc to update the live site:

svnmucc -m "Create branch docsUpdate website for the new release JMeter 2.8" -X updatesite.txt

The SvnPubSub system will update the live site within a few seconds.

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• update Wiki version details
• update doap_JMeter.rdf details in trunk and commit

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  • Wiki Markup
    send \[ANNOUNCE\] e-mail to user@jmeter.a.o, dev@jmeter.a.o

    • See ReleaseAnnounceEmailTemplate
    • Double check all URL in email announce!
  • also copy to announce AT ao (has to be sent from an ao e-mail address)
  • N.B. to track bounces and unsubscribes, it may be a good idea to use a separate mail to Announce
    

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