Mailing-List: contact cocoon-dev-help@xml.apache.org; run by ezmlm
From: "Robin Green" <greenrd@hotmail.com>
To: cocoon-users@xml.apache.org, cocoon-dev@xml.apache.org
Subject: Testers wanted for Cocoon 1.8-dev
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 23:34:32 BST
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Hi all,

The Cocoon project would like to enlist some "beta testers" for release 1.8, 
before it is released. It would help us to ensure the quality of the release 
if some people could download and test it first. Please, if you are willing 
to test it, read the instructions below, and after testing, post to 
cocoon-users@xml.apache.org your full configuration (OS, JDK, web server, 
servlet engine - Vendors _and_ version numbers please), and whether it 
worked, or any problems you encountered (that are not already known about). 
Your help will be greatly appreciated!

We are aiming for a testing period of Monday to Thursday, with an official 
release on Friday evening, all being well, as it was generally agreed that 
1.8 is long overdue.

Changes between 1.7.4 and 1.8 are documented in changes.xml.

How to get it:

1. Download and unzip/untar Cocoon 1.8-dev, either direct from CVS or from 
snapshots directory:

http://xml.apache.org/from-cvs/xml-cocoon/

2. Delete the src/org/apache/tools/doclet directory _if_ it exists (this was 
left here by mistake, and will be deleted soon). This is necessary for the 
next step to work.

3. Run build.sh or build.bat to generate build/cocoon.jar, the executable. 
Make sure your servlet engine loads this new cocoon.jar and not your old 
one!

4. Remember to update your cocoon.properties file. Cocoon.properties has 
changed and any pages using the SQL taglib WILL NOT work if you leave a 
1.7.4 version of cocoon.properties.

Snapshots taken after this email was sent _should_ have the ability to build 
docs (build docs was broken before). However don't count on it because we 
are still working on the docs. (lots of improvements still to come there!)

You may find Apache JMeter useful for simulating high loading conditions. 
http://java.apache.org/

Did I mention updating cocoon.properties?

--
Robin

P.S. Hmmm... I can't remember - did I mention cocoon.properties? I'd better 
say it just one more time in case anyone missed that... ;)
Remember to update your cocoon.properties file. Cocoon.properties has 
changed and any pages using the SQL taglib WILL NOT work if you leave a 
1.7.4 version of cocoon.properties.


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