releaser went through the whole process this time

doRelease.go

@@ -200,26 +200,6 @@ func doRelease() error {
 	}
 	log.Info("EVERYTHING OK. RERELEASED", me.current.GetGoPath())
 
-	return skipToNext()
-}
-
-func skipToNext() error {
-	me.current.Reload()
-	me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
-	me.forge.ConfigSave()
-	log.Info("sleep 2")
-	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
-	printDone()
-
-	rePrepareRelease()
-	findNext()
-	if me.current == nil {
-		log.Info("NOT GOOD TO RUN ANOTHER DAY")
-		log.Info("took out all the loop code")
-		setCurrentRepo(nil, "loop by hand motherfucker", "fucknuts")
-		return fmt.Errorf("findNext returned next repo == nil")
-	}
-	log.Info("GOOD TO RUN ANOTHER DAY ON:", me.current.GetGoPath())
 	return nil
 }
 

releaseBox.go

@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 )
 
 type releaseStruct struct {
@@ -122,24 +128,56 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	grid = group.NewGrid("buildOptions", 0, 0)
 	grid.NewButton("doRelease() all", func() {
 		buttonDisable()
+		doReleaseAll()
+		buttonEnable()
+	})
+	grid.NextRow()
+}
+
+func doReleaseAll() {
 	count := 0
 	for {
 		log.Info("START doRelease() LOOP count =", count, "len me.done =", len(me.done))
 		if err := doRelease(); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
-			me.forge.CheckDirty()
+		if err := skipToNext(); err != nil {
+			break
+		}
 		count += 1
+		if count > me.forge.Repos.Len() {
 			// never allow a loop longer than all the known repos
 			// this probably doesn't matter, but often this code is wrong
-			if count > me.forge.Repos.Len() {
 			// so this is a safety check. never remove this check.
 			break
 		}
 	}
-		buttonEnable()
+}
-	})
+
-	grid.NextRow()
+func skipToNext() error {
+	shell.RunVerbose([]string{"forge", "dirty"})
+	log.Info("Sleeping for 10 seconds. Forge file should have been rewritten")
+	time.Sleep(10)
+	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+	me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+
+	me.current.Reload()
+	me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
+	me.forge.ConfigSave()
+	log.Info("sleep 2")
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	printDone()
+
+	rePrepareRelease()
+	findNext()
+	if me.current == nil {
+		log.Info("NOT GOOD TO RUN ANOTHER DAY")
+		log.Info("took out all the loop code")
+		setCurrentRepo(nil, "loop by hand motherfucker", "fucknuts")
+		return fmt.Errorf("findNext returned next repo == nil")
+	}
+	log.Info("GOOD TO RUN ANOTHER DAY ON:", me.current.GetGoPath())
+	return nil
 }
 
 func buttonDisable() {