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"
+#this step didn't help before, and it seems redundant now.
+# # 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.