Update branch/release creation documentation

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Nick Clifton 2024-01-15 14:21:37 +00:00
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5. Make sure that the branch is there. IE check out the branch sources:
git clone ssh://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_41-branch 2.41
git clone ssh://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_42-branch 2.42
If you get a message about being in a "detached head" state, something
has gone wrong...
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of the next release and the BRANCH to indicate that it is almost
ready for the release.
So if the release is going to be 2.41 then the version number on
the BRANCH should be set to 2.40.90 - ie almost, but not quite 2.41,
and the version number on the MAINLINE should be set to 2.41.50 -
ie half way to 2.42 release.
So if the release is going to be 2.42 then the version number on
the BRANCH should be set to 2.41.90 - ie almost, but not quite 2.42,
and the version number on the MAINLINE should be set to 2.42.50 -
ie half way to 2.43 release.
So the BRANCH bfd/version.m4 has: