release jclouds 1.5.6

[jclouds]

includes fixes, route53, sts, and dynamic credentials supplier

Work to do:

• jclouds
• staging repo closed
• staging repo verified
• staging repo released
• tags pushed
• in maven central
• jclouds-chef
• staging repo closed
• staging repo verified
• staging repo released
• tags pushed
• in maven central
• jclouds-karaf
• staging repo closed
• staging repo verified
• staging repo released
• tags pushed
• in maven central
• jclouds-cli
• staging repo closed
• staging repo verified
• staging repo released
• tags pushed
• in maven central
• jclouds.github.com
• release notes updated
• installation guide updated to 1.5.6
• jclouds-examples
• examples updated to 1.5.6
• communication
  • await maven central sync
  • write summary on blog.jclouds.org
  • tweet
  • email jclouds, jclouds-dev google group

Here are the release commands for jclouds:

mvn release:clean release:prepare -DreleaseVersion=1.5.6 -Dtag=jclouds-1.5.6 -DdevelopmentVersion=1.5.7-SNAPSHOT -DpushChanges=false

mvn clean release:perform -DconnectionUrl=scm:git:file://`pwd`/.git -Dtag=jclouds-1.5.6 -Dgoals="deploy -DskipTests"

<close oss sonatype staging repository and test it, then release it> https://oss.sonatype.org/index.html#stagingRepositories

git push
git push --tags

[codefromthecrypt]

starting now

[jclouds]

pausing until jclouds/jclouds#1282 is addressed

[jclouds]

scratch above, as it will hold everyone back

[demobox]

scratch above, as it will hold everyone back

@adriancole Go Adrian! ;-)

[jclouds]

staging repo closed https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/orgjclouds-841/

[codefromthecrypt]

Can someone with access please recut the staging repo?

[codefromthecrypt]

all set to go, except I don't have a stable network to do the release until tomorrow.

[codefromthecrypt]

new repository all ready! https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/orgjclouds-980/

[codefromthecrypt]

tested compute-basics on joyentcloud

[codefromthecrypt]

tested blobstore-basics on hpcloud-objectstorage. releasing repo

[demobox]

In Maven Central. Thanks, Adrian!

[demobox]

@adriancole Codename?

[demobox]

Javadocs available.

[nacx]

jclouds-chef staging repo closed and ready for testing: https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/orgjclouds-116/

[nacx]

jclouds-chef released and awaiting maven central sync. Tags already pushed.

[demobox]

jclouds-chef in Maven Central. Thanks, @nacx!

[demobox]

@nacx @iocanel Are we skipping karaf and cli for this version? If so, @adriancole are we done with this?

[demobox]

Release notes updated, just waiting for inclusion in the overview page now.

As per discussion with Adrian, will close this in its current state once the 1.5.8 release starts. @adriancole OK?

[demobox]

Superceded by #1364. Remaining steps will not be completed. @adriancole Correct? ;-)