+
+ echo "About to create the release called '$new_release' as a branch"
+ echo "on the git repository -- please hit Enter."
+ read line
+
+ # make sure we're working on the dev branch, since that's where our releases come from.
+ git checkout dev
+ exit_on_error checking out the dev branch
+
+ # inflate all the git branches we might need, getting all their latest.
+ rpuffer
+ exit_on_error running rpuffer on the dev branch to update it
+