add GIT_BRANCHES.TXT; update README.TXT; update TREE.TXT

Signed-off-by: Chess Griffin <chess.griffin@gmail.com>

GIT_BRANCHES.TXT

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+MATE SlackBuilds
+================
+
+MSB will follow MATE's workflow on versioning and releases as described in
+MATE's wiki: http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/dev-doc.
+
+Currently, there are two branches in the MSB GIT repository:
+
+- master:  The MSB development branch.  It represents the most up-to-date
+  code, but no binary packages are built from this branch.  Building from
+  this branch may or may not work.  This is where the next stable release
+  will come from.  Please use this branch for testing only and not for
+  production environments.
+
+- 1.6:  The MSB stable branch.  This is the supported branch and only
+  receives bug fix updates.  The MSB binary packages are built from this
+  branch.  You might want to use this branch if you enjoy stable releases.
+  Once 'master' has been declaraed the next stable release (e.g. 1.8) then
+  this branch will be obsoleted and no longer updated.
+
+An easy way to find out which branch are you in right now (once you have
+cloned the repo or pulled the latest updates):
+
+# git branch
+
+An asterisk will appear in front of the branch you are currently in.
+Example output of 'git branch':
+
+  1.6
+* master
+
+This output indicates that you are now in the 'master' branch.
+
+To switch to another branch, use 'git checkout <branch_name>'.  Example:
+
+# git checkout 1.6
+# git branch
+
+* 1.6
+  master
+
+You have now switched from the 'master' branch to the '1.6' branch.

README.TXT

@@ -10,29 +10,34 @@ information.  There is also a link there to some binary packages for Slackware
 
 How to build and install the MATE packages using these scripts:
 
-1.  Clone the Git repo or download a tarball/zip of the repo. Run the
+1.  Clone the Git repo or download a tarball/zip of the repo.
-'mate-build-base.sh' in the msb root directory which will build and install
+
-all the base (required) packages, including necessary dependencies in the
+2.  Read GIT_BRANCHES.TXT to make sure you are on the right branch of the MSB
-/deps directory.  There are a total of 24 packages and they do not replace any
+repo.  The stable branch is '1.6'.  Checkout that branch using 'git
-stock Slackware packages. (If you are building on -current, then dconf is
+checkout 1.6' to build from the stable branch.
-already included in Slackware so you do not need the dconf here in the git
+
-repo -- see CURRENT.TXT).  The SlackBuilds will use wget to download the
+3.  Run the 'mate-build-base.sh' in the msb root directory which will build
-sources.  Or, you can also manually download the sources from:
+and install all the base (required) packages, including necessary dependencies
+in the /deps directory.  There are a total of 24 packages and they do not
+replace any stock Slackware packages. (If you are building on -current, then
+dconf is already included in Slackware so you do not need the dconf here in
+the git repo -- see CURRENT.TXT).  The SlackBuilds will use wget to download
+the sources.  Or, you can also manually download the sources from:
 http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.6/ and the download locations for each
 dependency and put each source into the corresponding directory within 'base'
 and 'deps'.
 
-2.  Optionally, build and install any of the extra packages in the /extra
+4.  Optionally, build and install any of the extra packages in the /extra
 directory.  If you want to build and install them all, then you can use the
 'mate-build-extra.sh' script in the msb root directory.  Otherwise, just go
 into the directory of whatever package you want in /extra and run the
 SlackBuild.  As with 'base', each SlackBuild will download the source.
 
-3.  Once the base packages are built and installed, plus any from /extra, you
+5.  Once the base packages are built and installed, plus any from /extra, you
 can use 'xwmconfig' to select the mate session.  Or, if you use KDM, just log
 out and select MATE from the KDM session dialog.
 
-4.  Check the 'startup applications' because there might be some duplicate or
+6.  Check the 'startup applications' because there might be some duplicate or
 conflicting entries.  For example, there will be an entry for polkit-mate and
 polkit-gnome, the result of which might be duplicate attempts at polkit
 actions when inserting a usb stick, for example.  You may want to disable
@@ -41,11 +46,11 @@ mate-power-manager from /extra then you might want to disable the Xfce power
 manager if it is listed.  Same with mate-keyring from /extra - if you
 installed that, you might want to disable the gnome-keyring entries.
 
-5.  Users running Slackware{64}-Current are advised to read CURRENT.TXT.  It
+7.  Users running Slackware{64}-Current are advised to read CURRENT.TXT.  It
 should also be noted that the target system for MATE SlackBuilds is a full
 install of the latest official Slackware release.  It might run on a
 less-than-full install and it might run on -current.  Or, it might not.
 Neither of those are our official target systems.
 
-6.  Enjoy and let us know of any issues.  Email is: mateslackbuilds@gmail.com.
+8.  Enjoy and let us know of any issues.  Email is: mateslackbuilds@gmail.com.
 Thanks!

TREE.TXT

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .
 |-- CURRENT.TXT
+|-- GIT_BRANCHES.TXT
 |-- KNOWN_ISSUES.TXT
 |-- README.TXT
 |-- TODO.TXT
@@ -234,4 +235,4 @@
     `-- xdg-utils
         `-- xdg-open.patch
 
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