[Geoserver-devel] [jira] Created: (GEOS-876) Release testing script

Release testing script
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                 Key: GEOS-876
                 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOS-876
             Project: GeoServer
          Issue Type: New Feature
    Affects Versions: 1.5.0-beta2
            Reporter: Brent Owens
         Assigned To: Brent Owens
             Fix For: 1.5.0-beta3

There are many things that need to be tested when a release is built, such as:
- version numbers
- distribution size (is the download too big?)
- is the data directory working
- if there is no data directory specified, does it default properly?
- does it start up without errors
- duplicate files (especially with gis data files)
- runs without JAI being installed (we have to make sure this is always the case from now on)

These can all be tested by hand, but you have to remember to do each one and it can be time consuming.
I am proposing writing a script that will test these. It should be simple to set up and to code, maybe in python or another tool that is capable.
It can be run by hand after the release is generated and doesn't have to be integrated into maven, for now but maybe in the future.

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