diff --git a/merge.go b/merge.go
index d735d15..cda174b 100644
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -59,104 +59,16 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) fetchBranchByName(bname string) (error, string) {
 	return errors.New("branch " + bname + " not found"), ""
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) MergeUserToDevel() bool {
-	startbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
-	user := rs.GetUserBranchName()
-
-	log.Info("MergeUserToDevel() checking out", devel, "started on", startbranch, "merge", user)
-
-	var all [][]string
-	all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", devel})
-	all = append(all, []string{"git", "merge", user})
-	all = append(all, []string{"git", "push"})
-
-	if rs.DoAll(all) {
-		log.Log(WARN, "MergeUserToDevel() failed", rs.Path())
-		rs.updateNew()
-		return true
-	}
-	// DoAll failed
-	rs.updateNew()
-	return false
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) MergeDevelToMaster() bool {
-	startbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
-	main := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
-
-	log.Info("MergeDevelToMaster() checking out", main, "started on", startbranch, "merge", devel)
-
-	var all [][]string
-	all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", main})
-	all = append(all, []string{"git", "merge", devel})
-	all = append(all, []string{"git", "push"})
-
-	if rs.DoAll(all) {
-		log.Log(WARN, "MergeDevelToMaster() failed", rs.Path())
-		rs.updateNew()
-		return true
-	}
-	// DoAll failed
-	rs.updateNew()
-	return false
-}
-
 /*
-func (rs *RepoStatus) runReleaseVersionB() bool {
-	if !rs.generateCmd() {
-		log.Warn("something is wrong. fix the errors first")
-		return false
-	}
-	rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
-	log.Warn("MAKING A RELEASE AND VERSION")
-	if !rs.runGitCommands(true) {
-		log.Warn("SOMETHING WENT WRONG")
-		rs.UpdateNew()
-		rs.Enable()
-		return false
-	}
-	log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK. runReleaseVersionB worked. Release is finished. restart autotypist()")
-	rs.Hide()
-	return true
-}
-*/
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) runFullAutomation() bool {
 	if !rs.MergeUserToDevel() {
 		log.Warn("THINGS FAILED returned false")
 		return false
 	}
 	log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK returned true. can run this again?")
-	/*
-		log.Warn("develMerge =", rs.develMergeB.String())
-		label := "merge devel into " + rs.GetMasterBranchName()
-		if label == rs.develMergeB.String() {
-			log.Warn("LABELS MATCH", label, rs.develMergeB.String())
-			if !rs.RunDevelMergeB() {
-				log.Warn("THINGS FAILED returned false")
-				return false
-			}
-		}
-		if rs.develMergeB.String() == "ready to release" {
-			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK ready to release")
-			if rs.releaseVersion.String() == "Release!" {
-				log.Warn("releaseVersion == 'Release!'. safe to do release version HERE?")
-				log.Warn("rs.newversion =", rs.newversion.String())
-				log.Warn("rs.targetReleaseVersion =", rs.targetReleaseVersion.String())
-				log.Warn("Are these equal?")
-				if rs.newversion.String() == rs.targetReleaseVersion.String() {
-					log.Warn("THEY ARE EQUAL!")
-					rs.runReleaseVersionB()
-				} else {
-					log.Warn("THEY ARE NOT EQUAL")
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	*/
 	return true
 }
+*/
 
 var releaseRevision string = ""
 
@@ -508,3 +420,49 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) IsCorrectMode(mode string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+/* moved to gitpb
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MergeUserToDevel() bool {
+	startbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	user := rs.GetUserBranchName()
+
+	log.Info("MergeUserToDevel() checking out", devel, "started on", startbranch, "merge", user)
+
+	var all [][]string
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", devel})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "merge", user})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "push"})
+
+	if rs.DoAll(all) {
+		log.Log(WARN, "MergeUserToDevel() failed", rs.Path())
+		rs.updateNew()
+		return true
+	}
+	// DoAll failed
+	rs.updateNew()
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MergeDevelToMaster() bool {
+	startbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	main := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+
+	log.Info("MergeDevelToMaster() checking out", main, "started on", startbranch, "merge", devel)
+
+	var all [][]string
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", main})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "merge", devel})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "push"})
+
+	if rs.DoAll(all) {
+		log.Log(WARN, "MergeDevelToMaster() failed", rs.Path())
+		rs.updateNew()
+		return true
+	}
+	// DoAll failed
+	rs.updateNew()
+	return false
+}
+*/
diff --git a/modifyBox.go b/modifyBox.go
index 644fcda..6003fae 100644
--- a/modifyBox.go
+++ b/modifyBox.go
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 	label := "merge " + rs.userWorkingName.String() + " to " + rs.develWorkingName.String()
 	rs.develMergeB = newgrid.NewButton(label, func() {
 		rs.Disable()
-		if rs.MergeUserToDevel() {
+		if result, err := rs.pb.MergeUserToDevel(); err == nil {
 			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
 		} else {
-			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
+			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false", result.Error)
 		}
 		rs.Enable()
 	})
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 	label = "merge " + rs.develWorkingName.String() + " to " + rs.mainWorkingName.String()
 	rs.mainMergeB = newgrid.NewButton(label, func() {
 		rs.Disable()
-		if rs.MergeDevelToMaster() {
+		if result, err := rs.pb.MergeDevelToMaster(); err == nil {
 			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
 		} else {
-			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
+			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false", result.Error)
 		}
 		rs.Enable()
 	})
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 
 	rs.releaseVersion = newgrid.NewButton("tag and release new version", func() {
 		rs.Disable()
-		rs.MergeDevelToMaster()
+		rs.pb.MergeDevelToMaster()
 	})
 	// rs.releaseVersion.Hide()
 	newgrid.NextRow()