improve svn release staging/release instructions

All good. I tested these just now.

ATR so far does artifact checks & voting/email management.
Working with artifacts on the svn server is still our responsibility, for now.
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Adam Monsen
2025-12-22 09:57:47 -08:00
parent 7923d9e6cb
commit f4aa11468d
2 changed files with 11 additions and 4 deletions
@@ -16,14 +16,18 @@ These files (or "artifacts") comprise the release candidate. Upload these files
[source,bash,subs="attributes+"]
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# this is a remote operation
svn mkdir https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/fineract/{revnumber}
svn mkdir -m "Create Fineract {revnumber} staging area 🏗️" \
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/fineract/{revnumber}
# create local svn-tracked folder "{revnumber}"
svn checkout https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/fineract/{revnumber}
# prepare to upload
cp path/to/new/folder/* {revnumber}/
cd {revnumber}/
# actual upload occurs here
svn add * && svn commit
svn add * && svn commit -m "Stage Fineract {revnumber} 🎭"
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NOTE: You will need your ASF Committer credentials to be able to access the Subversion host at `dist.apache.org`.
@@ -36,4 +40,4 @@ NOTE: You will need your ASF Committer credentials to be able to access the Subv
./gradlew fineractReleaseStep8 -Pfineract.release.version={revnumber}
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CAUTION: This task is inefficient. Follow `svn mkdir` and other manual steps above.
CAUTION: Gradle task 8 is inefficient. We recommend `svn mkdir` and other manual steps above.
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ Move the release candidate from the dev area to the release area using a Subvers
[source,bash,subs="attributes+"]
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svn mv https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/fineract/{revnumber} https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/fineract/
# this is a remote operation
svn mv -m "Release Fineract {revnumber} 🚢" \
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/fineract/{revnumber} \
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/fineract/
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NOTE: https://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#upload-ci[This must be done by a Fineract PMC member].