* tools/dist/release.py
('roll', 'create-tag'): Clarify docstrings of --branch.
@@ -1027,7 +1027,8 @@ def main():
subparser.add_argument('revnum', type=lambda arg: int(arg.lstrip('r')),
help='''The revision number to base the release on.''')
subparser.add_argument('--branch',
- help='''The branch to base the release on.''')
+ help='''The branch to base the release on,
+ relative to ^/subversion/.''')
# Setup the parser for the sign-candidates subcommand
subparser = subparsers.add_parser('sign-candidates',
@@ -1061,7 +1062,8 @@ def main():
subparser.add_argument('revnum', type=lambda arg: int(arg.lstrip('r')),
help='''The revision number to base the release on.''')
subparser.add_argument('--branch',
- help='''The branch to base the release on.''')
+ help='''The branch to base the release on,
+ relative to ^/subversion/.''')
subparser.add_argument('--username',
help='''Username for ''' + secure_repos + '''.''')
subparser.add_argument('--target',
