busbey commented on a change in pull request #1725:
URL: https://github.com/apache/hbase/pull/1725#discussion_r429420117
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File path: dev-support/create-release/release-util.sh
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@@ -389,6 +389,40 @@ function configure_maven {
EOF
}
+# force a clone of the repo, optionally with auth details for pushing.
+function git_force_clone {
Review comment:
because it deletes the target directory before cloning. I could name it
something like `git_clone_overwrite` if that's clearer?
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