THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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git tag -a 0.8.1
git push --tags
cd ..
mv kafka_0.8.1-src old
git clone http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka.git kafka_0.8.1-src
cd kafka_0.8.1-src/
git checkout 0.8.1rm -fr .git*
get the tag release notes https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=kafka.git;a=tag;h=0c9f03fd7a6cae909c429a25ffb4624a7fe507ff
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./gradlew clean
0.8.0 and below with SBT
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