modified error handling methods

[feisty_meow.git] / scripts / rev_control / push_repo_downstream.sh

diff --git a/scripts/rev_control/push_repo_downstream.sh b/scripts/rev_control/push_repo_downstream.sh
index 4e1530f8e29c280cde90c24dc98c695d31fd0344..281cc7e9e8ea917a21b0ccd6cfc4d3bf85b0ac4b 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/rev_control/push_repo_downstream.sh
+++ b/scripts/rev_control/push_repo_downstream.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
 source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/rev_control/version_control.sh"
 
+# turn off occasionally troublesome setting before checkin.
+unset GIT_SSH
+
 ##############
 
 dir="$1"; shift
@@ -41,34 +44,21 @@ if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
 fi
 
 pushd "$dir" &>/dev/null
-test_or_die "changing to directory: $dir"
-
-#switch this to the perform revctrl with a do_git_careful_update
-
-
-
-# get everything from the origin.
-git fetch origin
-test_or_die "running git fetch origin"
+exit_on_error "changing to directory: $dir"
+tempfile=$(generate_rev_ctrl_filelist)
+exit_on_error "generating revision control file list"
 
+perform_revctrl_action_on_file "$tempfile" do_careful_git_update
+exit_on_error "doing a careful update on: $tempfile"
 
-#these are all shots in the dark.
-# use our careful updater!
-
-git remote update
-
-# get everything from the origin.
-git fetch --all
-
-# merge the changes in.
-git merge --no-ff --all
-
-# turn off occasionally troublesome setting before checkin.
-unset GIT_SSH
+# seems to be needed to cause a merge to be resolved.
+git pull downstream master
+# -m "unfortunate merge"
+exit_on_error "running the git pull downstream master"
 
-# send the little boat down the stream to the dependent repository.
-git push downstream master
-test_or_die "running the git push downstream"
+# send our little boat down the stream to the dependent repository.
+git push --tags downstream master
+exit_on_error "running the git push downstream master"
 
 popd &>/dev/null