moved branch name impacts

[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 654b0aba854dbee9c4dee073738293eaecacfd16..e37aca80feb305602ffab3f5b9fb8b3bdb55deab 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/rev_control/quick_git_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/rev_control/quick_git_release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# a simple and quick method for making a new release, merging it into the master branch,
+# a simple and quick method for making a new release, merging it into the main branch,
 # and tagging it with a new tag for the release.
 # currently needs to be told the new release name, which is actually also gotten from
 # the "next_version" script.  if these differ, there will be confusion for users about
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ source $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
 #  + better if we could get the version automatically, but there is a circular dependency where we want to check out the new branch by version number.
 
 # these are the steps i take on feisty meow when i have a dev branch that is
-# ready to merge in to the master branch as a new release.  the process
+# ready to merge in to the main branch as a new release.  the process
 # includes adding the tag for the new release and such.  there are manual
 # steps for adding the commit comments, including an introspection phase
 # with gitk before the release commit comment is created.
@@ -37,69 +37,94 @@ branch name and release tag name of the new release.
   pushd $FEISTY_MEOW_APEX
   # make up a release name based on the version number.
   local new_release="release-${new_version}"
+
+  echo "About to create the release called '$new_release' as a branch"
+  echo "on the git repository -- please hit Enter."
+  read line
+
+  # make sure we're working on the dev branch, since that's where our releases come from.
+  git checkout dev
+  exit_on_error checking out the dev branch
+
+  # inflate all the git branches we might need, getting all their latest.
+  rpuffer
+  exit_on_error running rpuffer on the dev branch to update it
+
   # make a new branch for the release based on the dev branch.
-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
+
   # check in the changes in the new release branch, which now includes a revised version.
-echo about to commit--hit enter
-read line
+#echo about to commit--hit enter
+#read line
   git commit -a
   exit_on_error committing all changes
 
   # 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
+#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
-  # merge the master branch with the new release.
-echo about to merge--hit enter
-read line
+  # 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
   git merge --no-ff $new_release
-  exit_on_error merging in the new release in master
+  exit_on_error merging in the new release in main
+
   # let the committer see the most recent changes.
+  echo
   echo "=> launching gitk to show you the full set of changes;"
   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--hit enter
-read line
+#echo about to TAG--hit enter
+#read line
   git tag -a $new_version
   exit_on_error tagging new version as $new_version
-  # 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
+
+  # commit the full set of changes for the main branch now, including the tags.
+#echo about to commit main branch with all those changes--hit enter
+#read line
   rcheckin .
-  exit_on_error checking in the changes in master branch
+  exit_on_error checking in the changes in main branch
+
   # switch back to the dev branch.
-echo switching to dev branch--hit enter
-read line
+#echo switching to dev branch--hit enter
+#read line
   git checkout dev
   exit_on_error checking the dev branch out again
-  # 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
+
+  # merge in the latest changes from main, 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
-echo pushing merged dev branch up
+#echo pushing merged dev branch up
+
+  # now update anything from our merged state in remote.
   git push 
   exit_on_error pushing merged dev branch up
 
   # done with the serious actions.
-  echo -e '\ncompleted the release of version $new_version\n'
+  echo -e "\ncompleted the release of version $new_version\n"
 
   # back to where we started.
   popd