add a troubleshooting note about branch checkout

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Charles Kerr 2017-12-04 10:26:35 -06:00
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@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ minor, patch, or beta version change. Read the
[Version Change Rules](../tutorial/electron-versioning.md#version-change-rules) [Version Change Rules](../tutorial/electron-versioning.md#version-change-rules)
for more information. for more information.
**NB:** If releasing from a branch, e.g. 1-8-x, check out the branch with
`git checkout 1-8-x` rather than `git checkout -b remotes/origin/1-8-x`.
The scrips need `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD` to return a short name,
e.g. no `remotes/origin/`
## Set your tokens and environment variables ## Set your tokens and environment variables
The Electron S3 Bucket in LastPass has environment variables needed for the The Electron S3 Bucket in LastPass has environment variables needed for the
release process. If you don't have access to this, make a request similar to release process. If you don't have access to this, make a request similar to