> On Oct 3, 2016, at 3:49 PM, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: > > > On 10/3/2016 12:45 PM, Marcus wrote: >> Am 10/03/2016 09:40 PM, schrieb Patricia Shanahan: >>> Testing seems to be going well, but there is a very specific requirement >>> for a release. >>> >>> A PMC member, to cast a binding +1 vote approving a relese, needs to >>> have built the software from source and tested it on a machine under the >>> PMC member's control. See >>> http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#release-approval >>> >>> PMC members please indicate when they have done that test, to help me >>> decide when to start a vote. >> >> I've build today that branch with release options. Is this sufficient or >> do I need to build from the [zip|gz|bzip] file? > > I believe it does have to be from the zip etc. but I am not sure. The actual > wording is: > > "Before casting +1 binding votes, individuals are REQUIRED to download all > signed source code packages onto their own hardware, verify that they meet > all requirements of ASF policy on releases as described below, validate all > cryptographic signatures, compile as provided, and test the result on their > own platform." >
The release is the tarball/zip itself and not the "tag". So it (the build) needs to be from the zip/tarball. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
