Add the "cmrel update-release-branch" command #36
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This PR creates a new command
cmrel update-release-branch
, and the goal is to automate this part of our release-process.The
cmrel update-release-branch --branch release-1.4
does the following:release-1.4
does not exist, create it,release-1.4
already exists,merge --ff-only master
and push it.Note that
cmrel update-release-branch
currently does not know about the "code freeze":cmrel update-release-branch
must not be run during a code freeze, since merged PRs myst be cherry picked during that period.The part of release process in question: