On 16/06/2009, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> sebb wrote:
>  > On 16/06/2009, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
>  >> Mark Thomas wrote:
>  >>  > The candidates source tarball and derived binaries are available here:
>  >>  > http://tomcat.apache.org/dev/dist/apache-tomcat-4.1.40/
>  >>  >
>  >>  > According to the release process, the 4.0.40 tag is:
>  >>  > [ ] Broken
>  >>  > [ ] Alpha
>  >>  > [ ] Beta
>  >>  > [ ] Stable
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> There were enough issues to re-roll the release. For the record, I tried
>  >>  and failed on several machines to recreate the problem sebb saw so I can
>  >>  only assume it was a local JVM issue.
>  >
>  > I've just realised that it might be due to trying to install without
>  > Admin privileges; I'll try another install shortly.
>
>
> That might explain things. I wonder if there is anything more graceful we can 
> do
>  in the installer in that case? Something for trunk though, not for 4.1.x.

That was it. The error message ideally needs fixing, but I agree it's
not worth it for 4.1.20

>
>  > There's another issue I forgot to mention - the file
>  > RELEASE-NOTES-4.1.txt is buried in the container directory; it would
>  > be better if it were at the top-level.
>
>
> Probably, although the folks that use 4.1.x (the few there are) are used to
>  where it is.
>
>
>  > If you create a 4.1.20-RCn tag, you can keep going until the release
>  > passes, and then create the GA tag from whatever passes.
>
>
> That would be neater. Something to keep in mind

That way, tags are immutable.

>
>  Mark
>
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