-echo about to check out master
-read line
- # grab out the master branch as the active one.
- git checkout master
- exit_on_error checking out master branch
-echo about to merge
-read line
- # merge the master branch with the new release.
+
+ # not sure if we really need to check in the release branch as a remote, but we like to see it in the list.
+#echo about to push new release branch--hit enter
+#read line
+ git push --set-upstream origin "$new_release"
+
+ # grab out the main branch as the active one.
+#echo about to check out main--hit enter
+#read line
+ git checkout main
+ exit_on_error checking out main branch
+
+ rpuffer
+ exit_on_error running rpuffer on main branch to update it
+
+ # merge the main branch with the new release.
+#echo about to merge--hit enter
+#read line