X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=scripts%2Frev_control%2Fversion_control.sh;h=08a9a07c1f0880bb33b07e1eb7cac00fd56f8ad8;hb=4725790b8595d4760aa92e844a6033490fc592be;hp=491b77a9234ae2722944a51defe9bfa87964a89e;hpb=7f70f21fc751fec03fb0bc994048532c1f0205e2;p=feisty_meow.git

diff --git a/scripts/rev_control/version_control.sh b/scripts/rev_control/version_control.sh
index 491b77a9..08a9a07c 100644
--- a/scripts/rev_control/version_control.sh
+++ b/scripts/rev_control/version_control.sh
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ function check_branch_state()
 {
   local branch="$1"; shift
 
+  if [ -z "$branch" ]; then
+    echo "No branch was passed to check branch state."
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   local to_return=120  # unknown issue.
 
   local local_branch=$(git rev-parse @)
@@ -300,6 +305,8 @@ function do_careful_git_update()
     return 0
   fi
 
+  local this_branch="$(my_branch_name)"
+
   state=$(check_branch_state "$this_branch")
   echo "=> branch '$this_branch' state prior to remote update is: $state"
 
@@ -308,9 +315,6 @@ function do_careful_git_update()
   promote_pipe_return 0
   test_or_die "git remote update"
 
-  local this_branch="$(my_branch_name)"
-#appears to be useless; reports no changes when we need to know about remote changes that do exist:
-#hmmm: trying it out again now that things are better elsewhere.  let's see what it says.
   state=$(check_branch_state "$this_branch")
   echo "=> branch '$this_branch' state after remote update is: $state"