My +1 (binding) Gary
On Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 06:18 Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > We have fixed a few bugs and added enhancements since the release of > Apache Commons Collections 4.5.0, so I would like to release Apache > Commons Collections 4.6.0. > > Apache Commons Collections 4.6.0 RC1 is available for review here: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/collections/4.6.0-RC1 > (svn revision 86577) > > The Git tag commons-collections-4.6.0-RC1 commit for this RC is > 4107624de41aeed37985d2a069fad41992fd71a2, which you can browse here: > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-collections.git;a=commit;h=4107624de41aeed37985d2a069fad41992fd71a2 > You may checkout this tag using: > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-collections.git > --branch > <https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-collections.git--branch> > commons-collections-4.6.0-RC1 commons-collections-4.6.0-RC1 > > Maven artifacts are here: > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecommons-1956/org/apache/commons/commons-collections4/4.6.0/ > > These are the artifacts and their hashes: > > #Release SHA-512s > #Thu Aug 06 10:04:34 UTC 2026 > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-bin.tar.gz=b54c61737ff2ec7eaf6e1caf4d2adae42534dd28a9383c3fae1d5f299bce97b00ca15aee2c81ba4a4b50e64db69103cc3629a43af39b52f90990cdee944d3aa5 > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-bin.zip=7dd17310d9cde4148efca1c077040b4fc390056ac6ed93891037e012db89e5e5fac7cf6b7031c053f66fb36f7a246dab3c9b11a09c8974a8ad2a4b29c4ce7c01 > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-bom.json=af24476bfeebbec0ba5d2cea15671b3f6d7df0b43db5f1b007749e41b6807386e00f04259804099c6e0b30d42cf68691607ae9de69c325765a169ca55c34c190 > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-bom.xml=3afc64e7fe828d3fbd176e378fe3a87187331c22c3270f97bc53e51a3a0f648afdf3249b8b10ee2e8903779bb3ac6cf6cbe99696c719c69668d802ebe4770bd8 > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-javadoc.jar=e41380ffeeef2cea4b1d3b573fa797785a892a69dcf67d12f3ea6933eca0deed9a274c088a030094e8813010cc3568866d9997141262e886876cf7de05ab998b > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-sources.jar=11f08ac33ed6b8736599884d1b39ddf5dbb176b7b65873bcc6f2afc7112c1549c4b86ee74f68bbe7fad693ff4839af384480bcde516c04dfda8b37852c711a40 > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-src.tar.gz=445a1771c01ca87dd37e5ed16304858add36b4f7b8a0032ef2ba6aae8c4e59fa31e45ebcc67c1c71c64f34784c4382b2378ddc212819000a1f04ec25e77513d5 > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-src.zip=6c58b8fd8eee2bc2b081e26c18685a0f13074ba92ef4ca5bd413ffaad71f3df04c977aa56f0eac9472cc8ddee5cb86bfc9525e60816e5e71c78f762566c0c9d2 > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-test-sources.jar=e1c1e2f2906c867728317db4851082ea6ffa81c4b1ec6a59ba676761347c959b0b32a0731deea06cca4ce99ada8ac9499a4272c2fbe3e23f75ed7ffe2a79ad3b > > commons-collections4-4.6.0-tests.jar=9f06898680a41b32d3bb16324d58a20a8ec1cbc36bd5cb2cb369ed51b762d83ff45c018ffefea47ef0a526d3278512ca337dcf4e43f15a67d0b4d725be00a5aa > > org.apache.commons_commons-collections4-4.6.0.spdx.json=7459288c9504a8be96d5d5b55ada620be9c15b30d64dc7f0e2892985e1bb62e6888163e755487c56ada472dab8e00387c6be020329f5f776f275c8f60c7b66f9 > > > I have tested this with 'mvn' and 'mvn clean install site' using: > > openjdk version "21.0.12" 2026-07-21 > OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 21.0.12) > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 21.0.12, mixed mode, sharing) > > Apache Maven 3.9.16 (2bdd9fddda4b155ebf8000e807eb73fd829a51d5) > Maven home: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/maven/3.9.16/libexec > Java version: 21.0.12, vendor: Homebrew, runtime: > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/openjdk@21/21.0.12/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home > Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 > OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.6", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac" > > Darwin Garys-MacBook-Pro.local 25.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.6.0: > Sat Jul 11 15:27:27 PDT 2026; > root:xnu-12377.161.13~4/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64 > > Docker version 29.6.2, build dfc4efb > > > Details of changes since 4.5.0 are in the release notes: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/collections/4.6.0-RC1/RELEASE-NOTES.txt > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/collections/4.6.0-RC1/site/changes.html > > Site: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/collections/4.6.0-RC1/site/index.html > (Note some *relative* links are broken and the 4.6.0 directories > are not yet created - these will be OK once the site is deployed.) > > JApiCmp Report (compared to 4.5.0): > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/collections/4.6.0-RC1/site/japicmp.html > > RAT Report: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/collections/4.6.0-RC1/site/rat-report.html > > KEYS: > https://downloads.apache.org/commons/KEYS > > Please review the release candidate and vote. > This vote will close no sooner than 72 hours from now. > > [ ] +1 Release these artifacts > [ ] +0 OK, but... > [ ] -0 OK, but really should fix... > [ ] -1 I oppose this release because... > > Thank you, > > Gary Gregory, > Release Manager (using key 530AA5F25C25011F) > > The following is intended as a helper and refresher for reviewers. > > Validating a release candidate > ============================== > > These guidelines are NOT complete. > > Requirements: Git, Java, and Maven. > > You can validate a release from a release candidate (RC) tag as follows. > > 1a) Download and decompress the source archive from: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/collections/4.6.0-RC1/source > > 1b) Check out the RC tag from git (optional) > > This is optional, as a reviewer must at least check source distributions. > > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-collections.git > --branch > <https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-collections.git--branch> > commons-collections-4.6.0-RC1 commons-collections-4.6.0-RC1 > cd commons-collections-4.6.0-RC1 > > 2) Checking the build > > All components should include a default Maven goal, such that you can > run 'mvn' from the command line by itself. > > 2) Check Apache licenses > > This step is not required if the site includes a RAT report page, > which you then must check. > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn apache-rat:check > > 3) Check binary compatibility > > This step is not required if the site includes a JApiCmp report page, > which you then must check. > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn verify -DskipTests -P japicmp japicmp:cmp > > 4) Build the package > > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can > check it with: > > mvn -V clean package > > You can record the Maven and Java version produced by -V in your VOTE > reply. > To gather OS information from a command line: > Windows: ver > Linux: uname -a > > 4b) Check reproducibility > > To check that a build is reproducible, run: > > mvn clean verify artifact:compare -DskipTests > -Dreference.repo= > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/ > '-Dbuildinfo.ignore=*/*.spdx.json' > > Note that this excludes SPDX files from the check. > > 5) Build the site for a single module project > > Note: Some plugins require the components to be installed instead of > packaged. > > mvn site > Check the site reports in: > - Windows: target\site\index.html > - Linux: target/site/index.html > > -the end- >
