release:branch creates branch only from HEAD?

[Aliaksei Lahachou <al...@gmail.com>]

Hello everyone!

release:prepare/perform creates release only from HEAD revision and I can
understand that - it has to commit release POMs before it creates a tag,
because the tag may not be modified.

If I want to perform a release from a specific revision, I have to create a
branch first. And I thought that release:branch can help me here - it could
create a branch then update POM in the new branch. But it seems that it has
just the same logic as release:prepare - it attempts to commit release POMs
before branching.

Is there any prescribed sequence for making a release from a revision, or
is this scenario not supported?


Regards,
htfv (Aliaksei Lahachou)

Re: release:branch creates branch only from HEAD?

[Benson Margulies <bi...@gmail.com>]

You're not the first people to complain about this. I believe I filed
a JIRA. Let me see if I can stir up action.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Aliaksei Lahachou
<al...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone!
>
> release:prepare/perform creates release only from HEAD revision and I can
> understand that - it has to commit release POMs before it creates a tag,
> because the tag may not be modified.
>
> If I want to perform a release from a specific revision, I have to create a
> branch first. And I thought that release:branch can help me here - it could
> create a branch then update POM in the new branch. But it seems that it has
> just the same logic as release:prepare - it attempts to commit release POMs
> before branching.
>
> Is there any prescribed sequence for making a release from a revision, or
> is this scenario not supported?
>
>
> Regards,
> htfv (Aliaksei Lahachou)

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