diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index 015d007..e72a817 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -50,20 +50,24 @@ func doCleanUser() error {
 		// return err
 	}
 
+	var anyerr error
+
 	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		if err := doCleanUserRepo(repo); err != nil {
 			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), err)
-			return err
+			anyerr = err
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return anyerr
 }
 
+/*
 func doesLocalBranchExist(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch string) bool {
 	return repo.Exists(filepath.Join(".git/refs/heads", branch))
 }
+*/
 
 func doCleanDevel() error {
 	var total int
@@ -72,13 +76,19 @@ func doCleanDevel() error {
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		total += 1
-		devel := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
-		if !doesLocalBranchExist(repo, devel) {
-			if argv.Verbose {
-				log.Info("local branch was already deleted:", repo.GetGoPath())
-			}
-			continue
+		// devel := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+		if repo.GetDevelVersion() == "derr" {
+			// already deleted
+			return nil
 		}
+		/*
+			if !doesLocalBranchExist(repo, devel) {
+				if argv.Verbose {
+					log.Info("local branch was already deleted:", repo.GetGoPath())
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+		*/
 		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetMasterBranchName() {
 			log.Info("Repo not on master branch:", repo.GetGoPath())
 			continue
@@ -98,17 +108,6 @@ func doCleanDevel() error {
 }
 
 /*
-func exactDevelRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	devel := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
-	master := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
-	err := isBranchSubsetOfTrunk(repo, devel, master)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-*/
-
 func checkhashes(repo *gitpb.Repo, hashes []string, refpath string) ([]string, error) {
 	if !repo.Exists(refpath) {
 		return hashes, nil
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ func checkhashes(repo *gitpb.Repo, hashes []string, refpath string) ([]string, e
 	hashes = append(hashes, newhash)
 	return hashes, nil
 }
+*/
 
 // removes all local branches
 func doCleanUserRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
@@ -158,49 +158,6 @@ func doCleanUserRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s branch has things not in %s count=%d", bruser, brdevel, b1)
 }
 
-/*
-// verifies that the branch is a pure subset of the other branch
-// sorry about the 'master' 'slave' nameing thing. I guess that isn't
-// 'cool' to use anymore. I can't think of other terms that aren't reserved words.
-func isBranchSubsetOfTrunk(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch string, trunk string) error {
-	b1 := countGitDiffLog(repo, branch, trunk) // should be zero
-	b2 := countGitDiffLog(repo, trunk, branch) // can be greater than 1
-	// log.Info(branch, "vs", trunk, "count", b1, b2)
-	if b1 == 0 && b2 == 0 {
-		// log.Info("branch and trunk are identical ==", branch, b1, trunk, b2)
-		return nil
-	}
-	if argv.Verbose {
-		log.Printf("%-40s NOT EXACT %s %s (%d) (%d)\n", repo.GetGoPath(), branch, trunk, b1, b2)
-	}
-	if b1 == 0 {
-		cmd := []string{"git", "merge", trunk}
-		log.Printf("%-40s branch %s needs merge with trunk %s len(%d) %s\n", repo.GetGoPath(), branch, trunk, b2, cmd)
-		return ErrorMergeBranch
-	}
-	if b2 == 0 {
-		log.Printf("%-40s trunk %s needs merge with branch %s len(%d)\n", repo.GetGoPath(), branch, trunk, b2)
-		return ErrorMergeTrunk
-	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("branch not clean to delete. needs merge %d %d", b1, b2)
-}
-*/
-
-// count all objects only in branch1
-// if zero, that means branch1 is entirely contained in branch2 and can be safely deleted
-
-/*
-func countGitDiffLog(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch1, branch2 string) int {
-	cmd := repo.ConstructGitDiffLog(branch1, branch2)
-	r, err := repo.RunStrict(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1
-	}
-	// log.Info("countDiffObjects()", cmd, len(r.Stdout), strings.Join(r.Stdout, " "))
-	return len(r.Stdout)
-}
-*/
-
 func doCleanPub() error {
 	total := 0
 	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()