Well, getting SHA-1 hashes is not awesome either, we really need a plugin updated to use SHA-2/SHA-256
Gary On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > The source jar does just include the .java/.scala/etc. files along with > anything in src/main/resources/ (and anything else configured, though this > is the default). I think that a source jar is required for distribution on > maven central. Besides making releases on the /dist/ svn repo, there's > repository.apache.org which can also technically be used to download maven > artifacts besides MC (plus I think bintray/jcenter mirrors everything on > MC). > > So basically, at the bare minimum, you need the source tarball/zip on dist > which can be used by users to build usable artifacts from source using the > relevant build tools and publicly available dependencies (which of course > are licensed appropriately). All artifacts are signed along with at least > an md5 hash, but I typically also see shaN hashes along with since md5 is > so old and broken (maybe this policy should be updated?). And then the flow > from repository.apache.org to MC and elsewhere only contains the compiled > jars, source jars, poms, and sometimes accompanying xml artifacts or zips. > > On 3 December 2016 at 12:14, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Dec 3, 2016 9:34 AM, "Charles Honton" <c...@honton.org> wrote: > > > > > > To follow up the thread on releasing parent 42 and exactly what needs > to > > signed, etc. I’ve researched asf release policy. Here’s the gist: > > > > > > 1. Every ASF release must contain a source package, which must be > > sufficient for a user to build and test the release provided they have > > access to the appropriate platform and tools. < > > http://www.apache.org/dev/release#what-must-every-release-contain> > > > > > > 2. A release isn't 'released' until the contents are in the project's > > distribution directory, which is a subdirectory of www.apache.org/dist/ > < > > http://www.apache.org/dev/release#where-do-releases-go>. > > > > > > 3. Every artifact distributed to the public through Apache channels > MUST > > be accompanied by one file containing an OpenPGP compatible ASCII armored > > detached signature and another file containing an MD5 checksum. < > > https://www.apache.org/dev/release-distribution.html#sigs-and-sums> > > > > > > What do we consider the source package for our releases? > > > Are the xxx-sources.jar, xxx-test-sources.jar, and pom sufficient to > > build and test the release? > > > > Nope. A sources jar is a convenience for IDEs, it usually does not > contain > > build scripts and such. I am AFK so I am hoping someone can provide an > > example. > > > > > Is the zip/gz just a convenience and is it still useful/required? > > > > That should contain almost everything that is in the repo except for > things > > like old files like proposal.html. > > > > > Or is it the reverse, the zip/gz is the release and the jars are the > > convenience distributions? > > > > Yep. The release are the zip/gz sources. All binaries are conveniences. > > Granted that without a Maven Central jar release, a component is not easy > > to reuse. > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > regards, > > > chas > > > > > > -- > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617290459/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1617290459&linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=cadb800f39946ec62ea2b1af9fe6a2b8> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1617290459> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182021/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182021&linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=31ecd1f6b6d1eaf8886ac902a24de418%22> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1935182021> Spring Batch in Action <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182951/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182951&linkCode=%7B%7BlinkCode%7D%7D&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=%7B%7Blink_id%7D%7D%22%3ESpring+Batch+in+Action> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1935182951> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
