Hi all, Thanks Wenchen for reviewing RC3 and raising the API doc issue.
Given the -1, I will cancel RC3 and prepare RC4 after the API doc fix is merged and backported to branch-4.2. I plan to cut RC4 on Thursday. Thanks, Huaxin On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM Holden Karau <[email protected]> wrote: > Also it's Data+AI summit so I suspect a lot of folks are busy with that > right now. > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM Wenchen Fan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No open bug report for 4.2 so far, but I found an issue in the API doc: >> https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/56551 . The generated proto java >> classes and the new internal Types Framework ops classes are leaked into >> the Scala API doc. >> >> Given we claim APIs in the API doc as public, I'm -1 to avoid releasing >> unexpected public APIs. >> >> On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM huaxin gao <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> The RC3 voting deadline has passed, but we have not received any votes >>> yet. >>> >>> Since the previous 72-hour voting period included a weekend, I’ll keep >>> the vote open and extend it for another 48 hours. Could community members >>> please help review RC3 and vote when you have a chance? Binding votes from >>> PMC members are especially needed to close the release vote. >>> >>> Also, SPARK-57452 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-57452> >>> was raised to audit the 4.2 migration guide for potentially missing >>> behavior-change notes, and it is currently marked as a blocker. Could the >>> owners of the changes listed in SPARK-57452 please review the corresponding >>> items and confirm whether any of them should block RC3? If you are aware of >>> any other 4.2 behavior changes that require migration-guide updates, please >>> also flag them. >>> >>> If you believe SPARK-57452 should block the release, please vote -1 and >>> share the specific items that must be fixed before 4.2.0. Otherwise, please >>> help verify RC3 and vote. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Huaxin >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Please vote on releasing the following candidate as Apache Spark >>>> version 4.2.0. >>>> >>>> The vote is open until Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:14:21 PDT and passes if a >>>> majority +1 PMC votes are cast, with >>>> a minimum of 3 +1 votes. >>>> >>>> [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache Spark 4.2.0 >>>> [ ] -1 Do not release this package because ... >>>> >>>> To learn more about Apache Spark, please see https://spark.apache.org/ >>>> >>>> The tag to be voted on is v4.2.0-rc3 (commit 560dc9d3c95): >>>> https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/v4.2.0-rc3 >>>> >>>> The release files, including signatures, digests, etc. can be found at: >>>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.0-rc3-bin/ >>>> >>>> Signatures used for Spark RCs can be found in this file: >>>> https://downloads.apache.org/spark/KEYS >>>> >>>> The staging repository for this release can be found at: >>>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachespark-1523/ >>>> >>>> The documentation corresponding to this release can be found at: >>>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.0-rc3-docs/ >>>> >>>> The list of bug fixes going into 4.2.0 can be found at the following >>>> URL: >>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/SPARK/versions/12356380 >>>> >>>> FAQ >>>> >>>> ========================= >>>> How can I help test this release? >>>> ========================= >>>> >>>> If you are a Spark user, you can help us test this release by taking >>>> an existing Spark workload and running on this release candidate, then >>>> reporting any regressions. >>>> >>>> If you're working in PySpark you can set up a virtual env and install >>>> the current RC via "pip install >>>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.0-rc3-bin/pyspark-4.2.0.tar.gz >>>> " >>>> and see if anything important breaks. >>>> In the Java/Scala, you can add the staging repository to your project's >>>> resolvers and test >>>> with the RC (make sure to clean up the artifact cache before/after so >>>> you don't end up building with an out of date RC going forward). >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] >>>> >>>> > > -- > Twitter: https://twitter.com/holdenkarau > Fight Health Insurance: https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/ > <https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/?q=hk_email> > Books (Learning Spark, High Performance Spark, etc.): > https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9 <https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9> > YouTube Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/holdenkarau > Pronouns: she/her >
