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Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 20:18:39 -0400
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Subject: Re: [VOTE] Release Commons Configuration 1.7 based on RC2
From: Gary Gregory <garydgregory@gmail.com>
To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org>
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On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 7:55 PM, sebb <sebbaz@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 1 September 2011 22:42, Gary Gregory <garydgregory@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:25 PM, sebb <sebbaz@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 30 August 2011 21:00, Oliver Heger <oliver.heger@oliver-heger.de>
> >> wrote:
> >> > This is a vote to release Apache Commons Configuration 1.7 based on
> the
> >> 2nd
> >> > RC.
> >> >
> >> > There have been the following changes since RC1:
> >> > * The ant build file has been improved (many thanks to Phil!)
> >> > * The release notes mention that the optional dependency to Commons
> VFS
> >> > requires Java 1.5+. The page listing runtime dependencies has been
> >> updated
> >> > correspondingly.
> >> > * Minor improvements of the building page.
> >> >
> >> > Tag:
> >> >
> >>
> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/configuration/tags/CONFIGURATION_1_7RC2/
> >>
> >> There are quite a few files without AL headers.
> >> Some are generated Java files, which is OK, but there are some scripts
> >> and other files which could and should have AL headers (assuming that
> >> they are ASF files).
> >>
> >> For example:
> >>
> >> conf/digesterRules.xml
> >>
> >
> > Why doesn't RAT catch this?
>
> The POM has been set up to exclude the conf directory tree; no idea
> why as there is no comment in the POM.
>

Well, this sounds like a bug in the POM, no?

Gary

>
> I used RAT, but not via Maven, so it did not exclude the conf files.
>
> > Gary
> >
> >
> >>
> >> If the file is very short (e.g. one-line css file) there is no need to
> >> add the header.
> >>
> >> Not a blocker, but it does make checking releases harder: a lot of the
> >> source files have
> >>
> >> @version $Revision: nnn $, $Date: xxx $
> >>
> >> The Date field is Locale-dependent, so my checkout of the SVN tag does
> >> not agree with the checkout you used to create the source archive.
> >>
> >> If you really want to see a date, use $Id: $; otherwise keep the
> >> $Revision: $ and drop the $Date: $
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> > Distributions: http://people.apache.org/~oheger/configuration-1.7rc2/
> >> >
> >> > Maven artifacts:
> >> > http://people.apache.org/~oheger/configuration-1.7rc2/maven/
> >> >
> >> > Site: http://people.apache.org/~oheger/configuration-1.7rc2/site/
> >>
> >> Not a blocker, but the description uses Commons Configuration as a
> >> noun; for trademark purposes it needs to be used as an adjective, at
> >> least initially.
> >>
> >> For example:
> >>
> >> The Commons Configuration software library provides a generic
> configuration
> >> ...
> >>
> >> > [ ] +1 release it
> >> > [ ] +0 go ahead I don't care
> >> > [X] -1 no, do not release it because...
> >>
> >> Missing AL headers.
> >>
> >> Release otherwise looks OK, and builds/tests using Java 1.4 with Maven
> >> 2.2.1.
> >>
> >> > Vote will remain open for 72 hours.
> >> >
> >> > Oliver
> >> >
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> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thank you,
> > Gary
> >
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Thank you,
Gary

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