Re: [fedora-community] Re: 3.8.1 Release Candidate - Test NOW

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Hi Andrew-

I've done a Java8 sanity test for the full Islandora stack via
islandora_vagrant[1].

I can verify that the full Islandora stack (including fcrepo 3.8.1-RC3)
works with Java8.

cheers!

-nruest

[1] https://github.com/Islandora-Labs/islandora_vagrant/tree/java8

On 15-04-16 01:00 PM, Andrew Woods wrote:
> Hello All,
> This is an update. A third 3.8.1 release candidate is now available for
> testing:
> https://github.com/fcrepo3/fcrepo/releases/tag/v3.8.1-RC3
>
> The only update from RC2 is that RC3 is built against Java8. Per the
> Fedora policy [1] combined with the fact that Java7 is being
> end-of-lifed this month, we are providing a Java8 build of the 3.8.1
> release.
>
> Please test this release candidate now if you have any interest in using
> 3.8.1 in the future.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
> [1] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Policy+-+Supported+JVM
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Andrew Woods <awo...@duraspace.org
> <mailto:awo...@duraspace.org>> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> *************
> If you plan on using 3.8.1, please install the release candidate [1]
> in your local environment now in order to find any bugs before the
> official 3.8.1 release.
> *************
>
> As you are likely aware, the Fedora community has been making
> exciting progress with the transition from Fedora 3 to 4. It is also
> worth noting, that one of the community goals was to ensure that we
> had a robust final 3.x release on which institutions could rely,
> allowing for a smooth and scheduled upgrade/migration to 4.x.
>
> That final 3.x release was fully intended to be 3.8.0 [2]. However,
> several bugs [3] were discovered by the community in 3.8.0 that have
> prompted the need for a subsequent 3.8.1 release. All of the bugs
> addressed in 3.8.1 were discovered by institutions that tried to use
> 3.8.0 in their local environments *after the official release*.
> These bugs could have been found earlier had more stakeholders
> exercised the software with their own real-world scenarios during
> the "release candidate" phase of the 3.8.0 testing cycle. Some were
> very old bugs that our volunteers addressed now to facilitate
> upgrading from the 3.x line: of the nine tickets, seven address
> object export and migration, and six of these nine tickets address
> issues that were a year or more old.
>
> A 3.8.1 "release candidate" installer has been built and made
> available [1] for stakeholder testing and feedback. Based on the
> insufficient community testing observed in the previous 3.8.0
> release, we will be extending the time that this 3.8.1 release
> candidate is available for testing until late May or early June to
> ensure that institutions that are interested will have ample time to
> verify their local scenarios.
>
> *************
> If you plan on using 3.8.1, please install the release candidate [1]
> in your local environment now in order to find any bugs before the
> official 3.8.1 release.
> *************
>
> Once 3.8.1 is released, it is safe to assume that it will mark the
> last stop in the Fedora 3.x software line.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
> [1] https://github.com/fcrepo3/fcrepo/releases/tag/v3.8.1-RC2
> [2] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FEDORA38/Downloads
> [3] https://jira.duraspace.org/issues/?filter=13040
>
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