[HBASE-24297] release scripts should be able to use a custom git repo

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-1
• Component/s: community, scripts
• Assignee: Sean Busbey
• Reporter: Sean Busbey
• Created: 01/May/20 02:34
• Updated: 23/May/20 15:58
• Resolved: 23/May/20 03:39

Description

doing a full new clone is expensive, especially for the main repo. we should be able to optionally point at an existing clone.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1725