Hi, Wow! I didn't know the snapshot repository!
If we use the snapshot repository, can we simplify this? https://arrow.apache.org/docs/dev/developers/java/building.html#installing-nightly-packages Then, let's use the snapshot repository instead of https://nightlies.apache.org/ . Thanks, -- kou In <calj5v6o7zho_b+sc5pto250xb+8gewrl0hsyc_woev-zt+j...@mail.gmail.com> "Reason behind using Apache Nightlies directory instead of Apache Nexus Snapshot Repository" on Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:37:35 +0100, Matthew Benedict de Detrich <matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io.INVALID> wrote: > Hello Arrow community! > > I am coming from the Apache Pekko community where we are trying to > bootstrap the newly approved incubator project. Currently we are working on > snapshots/nightlies, specifically where to upload them and also the process > of generating the snapshots (i.e. nightly, after merge into main etc etc). > > As of now we are uploading into Apache nightlies (i.e. > https://nightlies.apache.org/ with PR > https://github.com/apache/incubator-pekko/pull/60) and the method of > uploading was actually derived from Apache Arrow. However after further > cursory investigation I found out that Apache Arrow seems to be the > only Apache project that seems to upload snapshots into > https://nightlies.apache.org/. Every other project uploads snapshots into > Apache's Nexus snapshot repository (i.e. > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots/) and after > discussion with Apache's #askinfra slack channel, they also recommend that > any JVM library snapshot artifacts be published to this Nexus Snapshot > Repository. > > So the question is, is there a reason why this project is uploading > snapshot jars into the nightlies? The only technical reason I can come up > with is that with nightlies you have control over the expiry (i.e. setting > it to 30 days), whereas with Apache's Snapshot Repo there is a default > global job that cleans snapshots. Pekko is currently considering uploading > to Apache's Nexus Snapshot Repo instead of nightlies but I want to make > sure we haven't missed anything, for context of the discussion in pekko see > https://lists.apache.org/thread/p5s8ysypyd2l2slb3o9f2v5vrf8dgsx8. > > Many thanks > > -- > > Matthew de Detrich > > *Aiven Deutschland GmbH* > > Immanuelkirchstraße 26, 10405 Berlin > > Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B > > Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa & Hannu Valtonen > > *m:* +491603708037 > > *w:* aiven.io *e:* matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io
