[COMMONSSITE-112] [release-plugin] should create a VOTE.txt file

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Implemented
• Fix Version/s: 1.3
• Component/s: Commons Release Plugin
• Assignee: Rob Tompkins
• Reporter: Gary D. Gregory
• Created: 14/May/18 01:10
• Updated: 04/Jun/18 12:44
• Resolved: 04/Jun/18 12:44

Description

It would be great if the plugin would create a VOTE.txt file based on the template http://commons.apache.org/releases/prepare.html

First, we should resolve whether or not we want the site to be copied as a zip file or as an uncompressed folder on dev.

The steps would be, first create the release candidate. Normally, releasing an RC is done with our new Commons Release plugin:

mvn -Duser.name=${my_apache_id} -Prelease [-Ptest-deploy] clean package site deploy

Then create the release notes, right now, with what I have, you can test like this

mvn -Dcommons.release-plugin.version=1.3-SNAPSHOT org.apache.commons:commons-release-plugin:1.3-SNAPSHOT:vote-txt

Using a goal prefix should work after the release:

mvn -Dcommons.release-plugin.version=1.3-SNAPSHOT commons-release:vote-txt

This creates a VOTE.txt file in the root folder of the project.

I am currently testing this with Commons Collections.

Issue Links

• requires: COMMONSSITE-113 [release-plugin] Accommodate for the RC version in the dist location.