Release Plan

Apache OFBiz Release Plan (aka How to do an OFBiz Release)

Steps for testing a revision or branch before a release:

1.  svn export http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/ofbiz/trunk ofbiz

Steps for a test snapshot type "release":

1. svn export http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/ofbiz/trunk ofbiz
2. cd ofbiz
3. echo $
   Unknown macro: {revision-number}
   > REVISION
4. ant run-install
5. cd ..
6. zip -r apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.zip ofbiz/
7. tar -czvf apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.tgz ofbiz/*
8. gpg --output apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.zip.asc --detach-sig --armor apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.zip
9. gpg --output apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.tgz.asc --detach-sig --armor apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.tgz
10. openssl md5 apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.zip > apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.zip.md5
11. openssl md5 apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.tgz > apache-ofbiz-incubating-4.0.0.RC1.tgz.md5

Steps for a branch in preparation for a real release:

1. svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/ofbiz
2. svn copy trunk branches/$
   Unknown macro: {branch-name}

   (example branch-name: release4.0.0)

   1. svn commit -m "Created new branch: $
   "
   Steps for creating a release from a branch: