Axis2 release check list

• All distributions
  • Check compressed distributions unpack correctly
  • Check the permissions on executable scripts (eg: *.sh)
• Binary Distributions
  • Check LICENSE and NOTICE files. Make sure to check in all the axis2-*.jar files.
  • Check distributed 3rd party libraries
    • Check licenses for libraries are distributed together with any applicable NOTICEs
    • Check that LICENSE and NOTICE documents contain required sections
    • Check that any cryptographic dependencies satisfy export regulations

    • Check we have all/only the required libraries.build list (TODO: update this)

  • Check distribution structure release artefacts structure (TODO: update this)

  • Check the scripts in the std-bin/bin folder
  • Check the webapps/build.xml
    • Deploy and test the generated web app
    • Verify the admin console is correctly copied

  • Check the samples, build scripts Sample guidelines (TODO: update this)

• Source Distribution
  • Check build instructions exist and that source builds using these instructions. If time/resources permits, do this on a clean maven repo/machine.

  • Check license headers are correctly applied ARAT rat-maven

    • Licenses missing from source files
    • Source files with other licenses which are not mentioned in LICENSE
  • Check for svn related files
  • Check that source is exported from tag
• Document distribution

  • Check documentation is readable & proper stylesheets are applied

  • Check whether the links work.
  • Check whether the correct release number is mentioned in the docs.
  • Check for svn related files

• Signature & checksum

  • Check KEYS file contains signing key
  • Check key has been uploaded to regular public key servers

  • Check for signatures & Checksums for all the released artifacts (including all the axis2-*.jar)

  • Verify the signatures & checksum

Axis2 Release Steps

Axis2 Release Process

Refer to incubator release management page for more elaborate details.