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The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/master by this push: new eaeb653 Define RM properties in settings.xml eaeb653 is described below commit eaeb653d9b2b9f1e86a88fcf690e71dbccad14d1 Author: Sebb <s...@apache.org> AuthorDate: Sat Aug 1 14:54:20 2020 +0100 Define RM properties in settings.xml --- src/site/xdoc/index.xml | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/index.xml b/src/site/xdoc/index.xml index f458442..e354cdd 100755 --- a/src/site/xdoc/index.xml +++ b/src/site/xdoc/index.xml @@ -118,6 +118,32 @@ </properties> ]]></source> <p> + Ensure your Release Manager details are defined in your Maven <code>~/.m2/settings.xml</code> file + (These are used by the vote-txt goal) + Properties have to be defined in a profile. For example: + </p> +<source><![CDATA[ +<settings> + ... + <profiles> + ... + <profile> + <id>active-profile</id> + <properties> + <commons.releaseManagerName>Your Name</commons.releaseManagerName> + <commons.releaseManagerKey>Your Signing Key Hex ID</commons.releaseManagerKey> + </properties> + </profile> + </profiles> + + <activeProfiles> + <!-- define active profile name --> + <activeProfile>active-profile</activeProfile> + </activeProfiles> + ... +</settings> +]]></source> + <p> After the above configuration performing the release would occur by (<i>note.</i> more in depth details can be found at <a href="https://commons.apache.org/releases/prepare.html">Preparations For A Release</a>):