diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 0f5255a..690412f 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetStatus() string {
 		return "merge to main"
 	}
 	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
-		return "ready to tag version"
+		return "unchanged"
 	}
 
 	if rs.CheckBranches() {
diff --git a/merge.go b/merge.go
index ab6410e..26526b5 100644
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -8,26 +8,38 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) RunDevelMergeB() bool {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MergeUserToDevel() bool {
 	startbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	master := rs.mainWorkingName.String()
-	log.Warn("RunDevelMergeB() checking out master branch", master)
-	rs.CheckoutBranch(master)
+	/*
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	if ! rs.CheckoutBranch(devel) {
+		log.Warn("MergeUserToDevel() devel checkout failed", devel)
+		return false
+	}
 	newbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	if newbranch != master {
-		log.Warn("RunDevelMergeB() something went wrong switching branch:", master)
-		log.Warn("RunDevelMergeB() start working name =", startbranch)
-		log.Warn("RunDevelMergeB() current working name =", newbranch)
+	if newbranch != devel {
+		log.Warn("MergeUserToDevel() devel checkout failed", devel)
 		return false
 	}
-	log.Warn("RunDevelMergeB() running runGitCommands()")
-	if !rs.runGitCommands(true) {
-		log.Warn("RunDevelMergeB() SOMETHING WENT WRONG")
-		return false
+	*/
+	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()
-	log.Warn("RunDevelMergeB() THINGS SEEM OK runGitCommands() returned true.")
-	return true
+	return false
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) runReleaseVersionB() bool {
@@ -49,11 +61,12 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) runReleaseVersionB() bool {
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) runFullAutomation() bool {
-	if !rs.RunDevelMergeB() {
+	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() {
@@ -63,6 +76,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) runFullAutomation() bool {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
+	*/
 	if rs.develMergeB.String() == "ready to release" {
 		log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK ready to release")
 		if rs.releaseVersion.String() == "Release!" {
diff --git a/modifyBox.go b/modifyBox.go
index 4df7886..960ed8d 100644
--- a/modifyBox.go
+++ b/modifyBox.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ 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.RunDevelMergeB() {
+		if rs.MergeUserToDevel() {
 			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
 		} else {
 			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ 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.RunDevelMergeB() {
+		if rs.MergeUserToDevel() {
 			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
 		} else {
 			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index ef2a9ac..7d43d54 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -416,23 +416,23 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermBash(args []string) {
 	path := rs.realPath.String()
 	cmd.Dir = path
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		log.Info("xterm.Run() failed")
-		log.Info("path =", path)
-		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
+		log.Log(WARN, "xterm.Run() failed")
+		log.Log(WARN, "path =", path)
+		log.Log(WARN, "cmd = xterm", argsX)
 	} else {
-		log.Info("xterm.Run() worked")
-		log.Info("path =", path)
-		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
+		log.Log(WARN, "xterm.Run() worked")
+		log.Log(WARN, "path =", path)
+		log.Log(WARN, "cmd = xterm", argsX)
 	}
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) DoAll(all [][]string) bool {
 	for _, cmd := range all {
-		log.Info("doAll() RUNNING: cmd =", cmd)
+		log.Log(WARN, "doAll() RUNNING: cmd =", cmd)
 		err, out := rs.RunCmd(cmd)
-		log.Info("doAll() err =", err)
-		log.Info("doAll() out =", out)
 		if err != nil {
+			log.Log(WARN, "doAll() err =", err)
+			log.Log(WARN, "doAll() out =", out)
 			return false
 		}
 	}