Thanks for all the help in that last round of testing and fixing including from (in no particular order): Matt Raible, Phillip Rhodes, Anil Gangolli, Jan Lui, Matthew Montgomery, Steve Elrond and Dehru Cromer. We found and fixed a bunch of issues, mostly minor, and the fix list is included below.

I have created a new release candidate RC9 and believe it to be ready for release as Apache Roller 4.0. Please do the tests and/or sanity tests you feel appropriate and VOTE!

Release files are here with updated docs: http://people.apache.org/~snoopdave/apache-roller-4.0-rc9/

Roller Support files (themes and plugins NOT part of official release) updated here: https://roller.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectDocumentList

Thanks, Dave

*** Weblog update ping results are not parsed properly

Minor issue with the ping response parsing due to the XML rpc client upgrade; the old client used to return HashTable; the new client returns a HashMap. I'm updating to code to expect any Map type. Reported by Steve Elrond FIX: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=587921&view=rev

*** Using incorrect handle for default Planet

http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/roller/browse/ROL-1432 Reported by: Jan Lui and Matthew Montgomery FIX: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=588519&view=rev

*** Mis-capitalzied mail.hostname also in Section 2 of the RC8 install guide.

Reported by Anil Gangolli FIX: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=587767&view=rev

*** Error in Planet task setup docs

Thanks, this is working now. The Installation manual, page 14 needs updating. It referes to RefreshPlanetTask and NOT RefreshRollerPlanetTask. Reported by Steve Elrond FIX: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=587765&view=rev

*** Incorrect feed update element values in site-wide feeds

http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/roller/browse/ROL-1587 FIX: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/roller/browse/ROL-1587 Reported by Matthew Montgomery, fixed by Dave Johnson * Ping error reporting not working http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/roller/browse/ROL-1585 Reported by Steve Elrond FIX: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=587921&view=rev

*** Unable to edit a bloggers blog from the global administrator

When using 3.1 as a global administrator I was able to view, manage and edit a users blogs. After converting to 4.0 when I edit a User I get the 'Change users profile and admin permissions' At the bottom of the page where there should have been a list of the users Weblogs, I just get the message 'User is a member of no weblogs.' Reported by Steve Elrond, Comfirmed by Dehru Cromer FIX: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=588506&view=rev

*** Add a RollerCasPopulator that allows Roller to easily integrate with CAS

http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/roller/browse/ROL-1582 Reported and fixed by Matt Raible w/patch from Phillip Rhodes FIX: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=587514&view=rev

*** Add CAS Settings to security.xml so users can more easily integrate CAS

http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/roller/browse/ROL-1583 Reported and fixed by Matt Raible FIX: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=587518&view=rev

*** Problems with themes in Roller support project

1) The sunsets theme, and werner theme have the themes.xml from the Andreas08 theme, 2) The simple.css from the sunsest theme references an image called input_white.gif which does not exist, and 3) The movablemanila Weblog.vm references a theme.css style sheet which does not exist. Reported by Steve Elrond FIX: fixed in Roller Support project CVS (which is not included in the Apache Roller release)