> > > Unfortunately, I don’t believe I > > documented the release process but it should be similar to > > http://wiki.apache.org/logging/Log4j2ReleaseGuide > > <http://wiki.apache.org/logging/Log4j2ReleaseGuide> > > <http://wiki.apache.org/logging/Log4j2ReleaseGuide > > <http://wiki.apache.org/logging/Log4j2ReleaseGuide>>, since I based > > the Log4j build and release process after VFS. > > > Before we do this, a couple of questions: > > - how hard is it to delete tags from SVN and who can do that? > > You should not delete tags from SVN. If you can commit, you can manage tags > and branches AFAIK. IMO, the process should be that we VOTE on an RC tag, if > the vote passes the RC tag is copied to a release tag. If it fails, you try > again with a new RC tag. The tags live in SVN as a record of what we VOTEd on. >
I recall that at the time of the 2.0 release the release plugin used the same version as the artifact for tagging, but I could be wrong. I seem to recall that now the tag does not have to match, so what Gary is suggesting should be doable. Ralph
