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...
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: