From: Chris Koeritz <fred@gruntose.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:17:26 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Merge branch 'dev' of feistymeow.org:feisty_meow into dev
X-Git-Tag: 2.140.92^2~16
X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5088593bf80d8814405af249bb418d8e1646cd3c;hp=e119f0f1cd5c6e64be0fa2c8739b999a591f48ee;p=feisty_meow.git

Merge branch 'dev' of feistymeow.org:feisty_meow into dev

hmmm, missing this step in scripts
---

diff --git a/scripts/rev_control/diff_repo.sh b/scripts/rev_control/diff_repo.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index eb02719e..00000000
--- a/scripts/rev_control/diff_repo.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# does differences on a set of folders checked out from subversion or git.
-# this can take a directory as parameter, but will default to the current
-# working directory.  all the directories under the passed directory will
-# be examined.
-
-source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
-source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/rev_control/version_control.sh"
-
-##############
-
-dir="$1"; shift
-if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
-  dir=.
-fi
-
-pushd "$dir" &>/dev/null
-test_or_die "changing to directory: $dir"
-tempfile=$(generate_rev_ctrl_filelist)
-popd &>/dev/null
-
-perform_revctrl_action_on_file "$tempfile" do_diff
-test_or_die "performing revision control action do_diff on: $tempfile"
-
diff --git a/scripts/rev_control/diff_repos.sh b/scripts/rev_control/diff_repos.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb02719e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rev_control/diff_repos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# does differences on a set of folders checked out from subversion or git.
+# this can take a directory as parameter, but will default to the current
+# working directory.  all the directories under the passed directory will
+# be examined.
+
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/rev_control/version_control.sh"
+
+##############
+
+dir="$1"; shift
+if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
+  dir=.
+fi
+
+pushd "$dir" &>/dev/null
+test_or_die "changing to directory: $dir"
+tempfile=$(generate_rev_ctrl_filelist)
+popd &>/dev/null
+
+perform_revctrl_action_on_file "$tempfile" do_diff
+test_or_die "performing revision control action do_diff on: $tempfile"
+
diff --git a/scripts/rev_control/version_control.sh b/scripts/rev_control/version_control.sh
index 8f1033cf..efda5948 100644
--- a/scripts/rev_control/version_control.sh
+++ b/scripts/rev_control/version_control.sh
@@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ function careful_git_update()
 {
   local this_branch="$(my_branch_name)"
 
+#this step didn't help before, and it seems redundant now.
+#hmmm, maybe it is needed.  and people did seem to want it first, so trying that.
+  # first update all our remote branches to their current state from the repos.
+  git remote update
+  test_or_die "git remote update"
+
 #appears to be useless; reports no changes when we need to know about remote changes that do exist:
 #  check_branch_state "$this_branch"
 #  state=$?
@@ -296,10 +302,6 @@ function careful_git_update()
   git checkout "$this_branch"
   test_or_die "git checking out our current branch: $this_branch"
 
-  # first update all our remote branches to their current state from the repos.
-  git remote update
-  test_or_die "git remote update"
-
   # now pull down any changes in our own origin in the repo, to stay in synch
   # with any changes from others.
   git pull --no-ff --all