late-breaking feedback improvement

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

diff --git a/scripts/rev_control/quick_git_release.sh b/scripts/rev_control/quick_git_release.sh
index 02b04a598092c77a8ef914b91eef010b05961bc8..bb914da1d8ad533fc5e0cf745a74b826660b8170 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/rev_control/quick_git_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/rev_control/quick_git_release.sh
@@ -38,54 +38,60 @@ branch name and release tag name of the new release.
   # make up a release name based on the version number.
   local new_release="release-${new_version}"
   # make a new branch for the release based on the dev branch.
-echo about to git checkout
+echo about to git checkout--hit enter
 read line
   git checkout -b $new_release dev
   exit_on_error checking out a new branch called $new_release
   # bump feisty meow version. 
   bash ./scripts/generator/next_version.sh
   exit_on_error bumping version for feisty meow codebase
-echo about to commit
-read line
   # check in the changes in the new release branch, which now includes a revised version.
+echo about to commit--hit enter
+read line
   git commit -a
   exit_on_error committing all changes
-echo about to check out master
+
+  # not sure if we really need to check in the release branch as a remote, but we like to see it in the list.
+echo about to push new release branch--hit enter
 read line
+  git push --set-upstream origin "$new_release"
+
   # grab out the master branch as the active one.
+echo about to check out master--hit enter
+read line
   git checkout master
   exit_on_error checking out master branch
-echo about to merge
-read line
   # merge the master branch with the new release.
+echo about to merge--hit enter
+read line
   git merge --no-ff $new_release
   exit_on_error merging in the new release in master
   # let the committer see the most recent changes.
   echo "=> launching gitk to show you the full set of changes;"
-  echo "=> please prepare a kick-ass commit comment."
+  echo "=> please prepare an excellent commit comment."
   gitk
   exit_on_error launching gitk
   # now make a tag for the new release, which is where we should go crazy with the detailed
   # and useful comments for what has changed in this release, gathered from the gitk that
   # we just launched.  this should include all of the work on the development branch since
   # the last release...
-echo about to TAG
+echo about to TAG--hit enter
 read line
   git tag -a $new_version
   exit_on_error tagging new version as $new_version
-echo about to commit master branch with all those changes
-read line
   # commit the full set of changes for the master branch now, including the tags.
+echo about to commit master branch with all those changes--hit enter
+read line
   rcheckin .
   exit_on_error checking in the changes in master branch
-echo switching to dev branch
-read line
   # switch back to the dev branch.
+echo switching to dev branch--hit enter
+read line
   git checkout dev
   exit_on_error checking the dev branch out again
-echo merging in from master
-read line
   # merge in the latest changes from master, which should only be the revised version really.
+echo merging in from release branch to dev--hit enter
+read line
   git merge --no-ff $new_release
   exit_on_error merging the release changes into the dev branch
   # back to where we started.