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- You should read the OpenJPA Release Policy to decide on the name of the new release, based on the content.
- You should read the Apache Release FAQ
- You must have shell access to people.apache.org
- You must have the following utilities installed on your local machine and available in your path:
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- For Windows users, install Cygwin in addition to the above utilities
- Make sure the Net/openssh and Utils/gnupg packages are installed that come with Cygwin installation.
- Optional: Putty
Tasks that need to be performed for each release
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Description | The "maven-stage-plugin" is very sensitive to the parameters being passed to it, i.e. the source and target URL properties. When this plugin is used under Cygwin, make sure the following practices are used:
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Solution | As recommended in the descriptions.
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Cygwin/Windows File Path
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Solution | Consistently use the following naming conventions:
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Resources
- Apache Apache Release FAQ
- Signing Releases
- Wendy's notes on Release Signing
- Apache Mirroring Guidelines
- Struts Release Instructions (upon which these instructions are based)