packaging: remove support for rsync-patches

Author: tridge

packaging/release-rsync

@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ def main():
         die('"a" must not exist in the current directory.')
     if os.path.lexists('b'):
         die('"b" must not exist in the current directory.')
-    if os.path.lexists('patches.gen'):
-        die('"patches.gen" must not exist in the current directory.')
-
-    check_git_state(args.master_branch, True, 'patches')
 
     curversion = get_rsync_version()
 
@@ -124,8 +120,6 @@ def main():
         if not re.match(r'^del', ans, flags=re.I):
             die("Aborted")
         cmd_chk(['git', 'tag', '-d', v_ver])
-        if os.path.isdir('patches/.git'):
-            cmd_chk(f"cd patches && git tag -d '{v_ver}'")
 
     version = re.sub(r'[-.]*pre[-.]*', 'pre', version)
     if 'pre' in version and not curversion.endswith('dev'):
@@ -259,7 +253,6 @@ About to:
     cmd_run("git diff".split())
 
     srctar_name = f"{rsync_ver}.tar.gz"
-    pattar_name = f"rsync-patches-{version}.tar.gz"
     diff_name = f"{rsync_lastver}-{version}.diffs.gz"
     srctar_file = os.path.join(dest, srcdir, srctar_name)
     pattar_file = os.path.join(dest, srcdir, pattar_name)
@@ -273,8 +266,6 @@ About to:
     - git commit all changes
     - run a full build, ensuring that the manpages & configure.sh are up-to-date
     - merge the {args.master_branch} branch into the patch/{args.master_branch}/* branches
-    - update the files in the "patches" dir and OPTIONALLY (if you type 'y') to
-      run patch-update with the --make option (which opens a shell on error)
 """)
     ans = input("<Press Enter OR 'y' to continue> ")
 
@@ -289,29 +280,17 @@ About to:
     if s.returncode:
         die('Aborting')
 
-    print('Updating files in "patches" dir ...')
-    s = cmd_run(f'packaging/patch-update --branch={args.master_branch}')
-    if s.returncode:
-        die('Aborting')
-
     if re.match(r'^y', ans, re.I):
         print(f'\nRunning smart-make on all "patch/{args.master_branch}/*" branches ...')
         cmd_run(f"packaging/patch-update --branch={args.master_branch} --skip-check --make")
 
-    if os.path.isdir('patches/.git'):
-        s = cmd_run(f"cd patches && git commit -a -m 'The patches for {version}.'")
-        if s.returncode:
-            die('Aborting')
-
     print(f"""\
 {dash_line}
 
 About to:
     - create signed tag for this release: {v_ver}
     - create release diffs, "{diff_name}"
     - create release tar, "{srctar_name}"
-    - generate {rsync_ver}/patches/* files
-    - create patches tar, "{pattar_name}"
     - update top-level README.md, NEWS.md, TODO, and ChangeLog
     - update top-level rsync*.html manpages
     - gpg-sign the release files
@@ -327,12 +306,6 @@ About to:
     if 'bad passphrase' in out or 'failed' in out:
         die('Aborting')
 
-    if os.path.isdir('patches/.git'):
-        out = cmd_txt(f"cd patches && git tag -s -m 'Version {version}.' {v_ver}", capture='combined').out
-        print(out, end='')
-        if 'bad passphrase' in out or 'failed' in out:
-            die('Aborting')
-
     os.environ['PATH'] = ORIGINAL_PATH
 
     # Extract the generated files from the old tar.
@@ -354,15 +327,6 @@ About to:
     cmd_chk(['fakeroot', 'tar', 'czf', srctar_file, '--exclude=.github', rsync_ver])
     shutil.rmtree(rsync_ver)
 
-    print(f'Updating files in "{rsync_ver}/patches" dir ...')
-    os.mkdir(rsync_ver, 0o755)
-    os.mkdir(f"{rsync_ver}/patches", 0o755)
-    cmd_chk(f"packaging/patch-update --skip-check --branch={args.master_branch} --gen={rsync_ver}/patches".split())
-
-    print(f"Creating {pattar_file} ...")
-    cmd_chk(['fakeroot', 'tar', 'chzf', pattar_file, rsync_ver + '/patches'])
-    shutil.rmtree(rsync_ver)
-
     print(f"Updating the other files in {dest} ...")
     md_files = 'README.md NEWS.md INSTALL.md'.split()
     html_files = [ fn for fn in gen_pathnames if fn.endswith('.html') ]