Author: elserj
Date: Sun Jan 10 18:31:54 2016
New Revision: 1723944
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1723944&view=rev
Log:
Hullo? Buildbot?
Modified:
accumulo/site/trunk/content/releasing.mdtext
Modified: accumulo/site/trunk/content/releasing.mdtext
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/accumulo/site/trunk/content/releasing.mdtext?rev=1723944&r1=1723943&r2=1723944&view=diff
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--- accumulo/site/trunk/content/releasing.mdtext (original)
+++ accumulo/site/trunk/content/releasing.mdtext Sun Jan 10 18:31:54 2016
@@ -85,9 +85,20 @@ list](mailto:d...@accumulo.apache.org) an
the staged repository, clean up the branch you created (or wait until the
release ultimately passes if you
choose), and fix what needs fixing.
-If the vote passes, huzzah, you're almost done. All you need to do is to
promote that stage repository
-using Nexus which you can do with the click of a button. This will trigger a
process to get the release
-out to all of the mirrors.
+If the vote passes, huzzah, you're almost done.
+
+## Promote the artifacts
+
+Promote that staged repository using Nexus which you can do with the click of
a button. This will trigger
+a process to get the release out to all of the mirrors.
+
+## Create the final Git tag
+
+The Git repository should also contain a tag which refers to the final commit
which made up a release. This tag
+should also be signed with your GPG key. To ensure proper retention on release
(stemming from ASF policy
+requirements), This final tag *must* being with "rel/". For example, a release
of 1.7.0 should have a corresponding
+tag name of "rel/1.7.0".
+
## Copy artifacts to dist.apache.org
