RE: [pre vote take 3] 2.0.9-RC3

> Sejal, thanks...that's exactly the kind of tests we'll need.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sejal Patel [mailto:sepatel@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:47 PM
> To: Maven Developers List
> Subject: Re: [pre vote take 3] 2.0.9-RC3
>
> +1 for now. Seems to work with my personal projects at home. I'll see how
> well it works on our projects at work and make sure it doesn't break
> anything that used to work with 2.0.8.
>
> I'll give my final answer probably in a little over 24 hours from now
> (want
> to make sure it works with all of our projects at work of which we have
> over
> 200 of them, several which are reactorized and have 10 or more modules to
> them.).
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Raphaël Piéroni <raphaelpieroni@...
> >
> wrote:
>
> > +1 the bundle worked fine to build
> > the archetype plugin.
> >
> > Raphaël
> >
> > 2008/3/26, Raphaël Piéroni <raphaelpieroni@...>:
> > > +1 for the new process.
> > >  not yet tested the bundle.
> > >
> > >  Raphaël
> > >
> > >  2008/3/26, Brian E. Fox <brianf@...>:
> > >
> > > > We fixed the regressions identified last week with the plugin tools
> > and
> > >  >  reporting impl. The new 2.0.9 is staged at
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > http://people.apache.org/~brianf/staging-repository/org/apache/maven/apa<http://people.apache.org/%7Ebrianf/staging-repository/org/apache/maven/apa>
> <
> http://people.apache.org/%7Ebrianf/staging-repository/org/apache/maven/apa
> >
> > >  >  che-maven/2.0.9-RC3/
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  You'll notice that this one has an RC qualifier attached to it.
> > Since
> > >  >  what I've actually been staging hasn't been for an official vote,
> it
> > >  >  makes more sense to have actual deterministic numbers on them
> > instead of
> > >  >  continuously rolling back and forth between .10 and .9.
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  The other significant reason it has a qualifier is that I want to
> > >  >  solicit feedback from the users list without potentially getting
> > >  >  multiple versions out there called 2.0.9. My new mantra for the
> > maven
> > >  >  release is "no more regressions". To that end, what I intend to do
> > is
> > >  >  let the RC sit here for a day. If no one turns up anything new (it
> > >  >  should be good since this is really attempt #3), then I'll email
> the
> > >  >  user list to solicit feedback. Naturally we'll probably get a slew
> > of
> > >  >  "can you fix xyz" but the only thing that we will consider at this
> > point
> > >  >  would be a regression from 2.0.8 to the current RC. If something
> is
> > >  >  identified then we should consider fixing it and re-releasing RC4.
> I
> > >  >  think that having the users more involved in testing the RCs is
> the
> > only
> > >  >  way to really identify and eliminate regressions. If someone
> > identifies
> > >  >  a regression after the fact and didn't speak up or try it, well
> > that's
> > >  >  unfortunate but it'll have to wait.
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  The RC can sit with the users for 3 days. If nothing turns up,
> then
> > I'll
> > >  >  restage with a final release tag and we can do a formal vote.
> > Assuming
> > >  >  this is all successful, then I'll document a more formal Core
> > release
> > >  >  procedure that we can follow going forward.
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  Here's the list of issues fixed in the latest RC:
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  Release Notes - Maven 2 - Version 2.0.9
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  ** Bug
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-1412] - dependency sorting in classpath
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-1914] - Wrong url in error message when using a mirror
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2123] - NullPointerException when a dependency uses
> > version
> > >  >  range and another uses an actual version incompatible with that
> > range
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2145] - Plugins' dependencies are not always checked
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2178] - incorrect M2_HOME guess in mvn.bat
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2234] - activeProfile in ~/.m2/settings.xml is ignored
> > when
> > >  >  profiles section is missing or empty
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2339] - ${project.*} are interpreted in the wrong place
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2744] - checksum comparison should be case-insensitive
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2809] - Can't activate a profile by checking for the
> > presence
> > >  >  of a file in ${user.home}
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2848] - Environment variables in profile activation not
> > >  >  working
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2861] - NullPointerException in DefaultArtifactCollector
> > for
> > >  >  relocated resolvedArtifacts with different version ranges and
> > available
> > >  >  versions.
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2925] - NullPointerException in PluginDescriptor.getMojo
> ()
> > if
> > >  >  there's no mojo in pom.xml
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2928] - Null pointer exeception when introducing version
> > >  >  range [major.minor.build-SNAPSHOT,)
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2972] - Ignores version of plugin dependency specified
> in
> > my
> > >  >  pom
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3086] - NullPointerException in
> > >  >  ResolutionNode.getTrail(ResolutionNode.java:136)
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3099] - Profiles ignored when working with non-projects
> > (such
> > >  >  as archetype:create)
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3111] - Classpath order incorrect
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3156] - NullPointerException with mvn dependency:sources
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3221] - Infinite loop in DefaultLifecycleExecutor
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3259] - Regression: Maven drops dependencies in
> > multi-module
> > >  >  build
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3286] - execution.inherited field is ignored
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3288] - Invalid systemPath allows build to
> > continue--failing
> > >  >  in later phase.
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3296] - mvn.bat looses error code on windows NT type
> > >  >  platforms
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3310] - JAVACMD set incorrectly when JAVA_HOME is not
> set
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3316] - Barfs at attribues named .*encoding
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3354] - mvn.bat incorrectly detects OS on Windows NT or
> XP
> > >  >  with Novell login
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3355] - CLONE -${pom.build.sourceDirectory} and
> > >  >  ${pom.build.testSourceDirectory} no longer recognized
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3365] - Remove trailing-backslashes from M2_HOME in
> > mvn.bat
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3394] - Plugin versions inherited via <pluginManagement>
> > >  >  cannot be overriden by <build>.<plugins> section of sub modules
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3396] - Managed versions dont affect over constrained
> > ranges
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3400] - MavenProject is not extensible
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3405] - "Checking for updates from repository" logging
> > should
> > >  >  not display if WagonManager is offline
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3410] - Managed versions in plugins are not considered
> > when
> > >  >  using them
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3415] - Transfer errors cause junk metadata in the local
> > repo
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3426] - regression : <dependency> in plugin
> configuration
> > >  >  doesn't override plugin classpath
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3430] - Toolchain doesn't match Toolchain extensions
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3431] - Pom Extensions not supported for Toolchains
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3439] - incorrect child dependency selected when parent
> is
> > >  >  not selected
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3441] - Maven should always retrieve metadata to be
> > updated
> > >  >  from the deployment repository
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3460] -
> > org.apache.maven.profiles.DefaultProfileManagerTest
> > >  >  fails if you use a different local repo
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3464] - maven-toolchains missing from final binary..
> need
> > to
> > >  >  update the assembly
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3473] - site generation with 2.0.9 and plugin:report (
> 2.4
> > >  >  ONLY) is broken
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  ** Improvement
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-428] - Japanese message resource
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2881] - Improve logging when downloading snapshots in
> > offline
> > >  >  mode
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3119] - Duplicate attached artifacts should not be
> > allowed.
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3279] - Support Exception Chaining for
> > MojoFailureException
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3318] - ActiveProjectArtifact should have appropriate
> > equals
> > >  >  and hashCode methods
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3331] - Normalize paths to sub modules
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3388] - DefaultPluginManager needs to catch LinkageError
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3395] - Default core plugin versions in the superpom.
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3442] - Add explicit resource bundle for English
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3461] - Mirrors should not apply to file:// repositories
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3467] - PatternSet needs a toString() method to properly
> > >  >  print in debug mode
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3468] - FileSet needs a toString() method to properly
> > print
> > >  >  in debug mode
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-3469] - Resource needs a toString() method to properly
> > print
> > >  >  in debug mode
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  ** New Feature
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2664] - Add native support for webdav
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  ** Task
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-2883] - Make sure that the network isn't used for
> > snapshots
> > >  >  in offline mode when legacy repositories are used
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >  ** Wish
> > >  >
> > >  >     * [MNG-1491] - Reactor should print out a message if it detects
> a
> > >  >  collision of artifact ids
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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