On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:39 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 23 April 2013 02:19, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > To release Codec 1.8, I just tried following > > https://commons.apache.org/releases/prepare.html > > > > In particular: > > > > "Before you close< > > http://www.apache.org/dev/publishing-maven-artifacts.html#close-stage > >the > > staging repository you must remove the tarballs/zips together with > > their PGP signatures and checksums using the Nexus web interface. While > you > > are at it you can also remove the checksums Nexus created for the PGP > > signatures of the remaining artifacts, they are not needed at all." > > > > > [BTW, this does not have to be done before closing; it can be done before > publishing. Not sure why Nexus allows deletion from a closed repo, but it > does] > > If a mistake is made, just delete and recreate the staging repo.It's not > that difficult. >
OK, will do. Gary > > Nexus / Maven is not ideal in that it creates hashes for .ASC files, but > having a staging repo is a huge benefit compared with the pre-Nexus > situation. > If you look around Maven Central, you will see a lot of mistaken releases > (e.g. snapshots in the release area). Once released to Maven, it cannot be > unreleased. > > I don't want to go back to that time. > > So I dutifully deleted .md5 and sha1 files and guess what? I messed it up > > by deleting all MD5 and SHA1 files instead of just this one and that one > > out of the 61 files that are presented in the UI. Frak! So beware, our > > release process sucks rocks and does not do it well, as it has for years. > > > > It still takes a bit of care, but I think it's a lot better / safer than it > used to be. > > Note: it's possible to prevent the non-Maven artifacts from being uploaded > to Nexus. > It would then be possible to just leave the useless hashes in place > However, this means additional work has to be done to create the > tarballs/zips and their sigs/hashes. > > We just need a Maven expert to help fix up the process now that svnpubsub > is in use. > > > > > :( > > > > Gary > > > > -- > > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition< > > http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > > > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
