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OpenJDK6 Release Process

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+ Project page: + + http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk6/ +

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Acknowledgements

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+ Much of this information comes from Joe Darcy's informal notes + with edits from Lana Steuck. +

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Sources

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+ Sources are kept in Mercurial repositories at: + + http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk6/jdk6. + Mercurial tags are used to mark the state of each repository with a + name jdk6-bNN where NN is a 2 or 3 + digit build number. +
+ Once the process is final, source bundles will be made available + at + http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk6/ + + +

+ +

Release Steps

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+ The following steps represent the current process that should be + followed prior to tagging the repositories. +
+ NOTE: Some steps may be done in parallel. +

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  1. + Send out email to "jdk6-dev at openjdk.java.net" + requesting any additional changes for this release + and announcing the start of the release process. +
    2. +
  2. + Perform full build and test on Linux, e.g. make all && make test. +
    + Resolve test failures and repeat as necessary. +
    3. +
  3. + Recommended: Perform same full build and test for all + supported platforms and architectures. + Leverage any available Build and Test systems. +
    4. +
  4. + Recommended: Run TCK tests. + Posting results is limited to saying: + "all the tests pass so the build in question is Java(TM) compatible." +
    5. +
  5. + Request that formal builds be done by Oracle Release + Engineering as a verification, but also to have the + official source bundles created and posted. +
    6. +
  6. + Tag all the OpenJDK6 repositories and push those changesets + into the public repositories as soon as the source bundles + from Release Engineering are publicly posted. + The tags can be created with the following command: +
    + sh ./make/scripts/hgforest.sh tag -f jdk6-bNN +
    +
    7. +
  7. + Generate a Change Summary page. +
    8. +
  8. + Send out official email + to "jdk6-dev at openjdk.java.net" + on this OpenJDK6 release, including test results, + source bundle location, and the Change Summary page. +
    9. +
  9. + Post a blog entry + summarizing all release information. +
    10. +
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References

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