Add helper script for safekeeping

Author: cowtowncoder

init-release.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on error
+set -e
+
+# Check if pom.xml exists
+if [ ! -f "pom.xml" ]; then
+    echo "Error: pom.xml not found in current directory"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Remove -SNAPSHOT from parent pom reference
+echo "Removing -SNAPSHOT from parent pom reference..."
+sed -i.bak 's/<version>\([^<]*\)-SNAPSHOT<\/version>/<version>\1<\/version>/g' pom.xml
+
+# Check if changes were made
+if ! diff pom.xml pom.xml.bak > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Successfully removed -SNAPSHOT from pom.xml"
+    rm pom.xml.bak
+else
+    echo "No -SNAPSHOT found in pom.xml"
+    rm pom.xml.bak
+fi
+
+# Git add pom.xml
+echo "Adding pom.xml to git..."
+git add pom.xml
+
+# Open emacs to edit release notes
+echo "Opening emacs to edit release notes..."
+emacs -nw release-notes/VERSION*