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 Switch to the ''default'' branch and use ''hg merge'' to merge the changes.  Resolve any conflicts (bearing in mind that they may be significant, rather than merely textual).
-:'''IMPORTANT''': edit ''master/buildbot/VERSION'' and ''slave/buildslave/VERSION'' to reflect the new version -- Buildbot's usual tactic of using ''git describe'' to determine the version doesn't work with hg.
 Commit your updates to ''default''.  That's it - now it's time to test!
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 == Staging a New Master ==
 On a staging machine,
-* clone your hg repo into ''/tmp'' or somewhere convenient
+* clone your buildbot hg repo into ''/tmp'' or somewhere convenient
-* create a new virtualenv in /tools:
+* create a new virtualenv in /tools, using python-2.6.5:
    /tools/python-2.6.5/bin/virtualenv /tools/buildbot-0.8.2
 * activate it
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 * install the buildbot (master) package
    cd master/
-   python setup.py install
+   pip install .
-At the momemnt, you'll also need to install some prereqs for buildbotconfig using ''easy_install'' (see {{bug|608296}}):
- * pycrypto
- * pyasn1
- * argparse
 Back in your staging directory, edit the Makefile to point it at the new version:
    BUILDBOT=/tools/buildbot-0.8.2/bin/buildbot
-that's it - ''make restart'' and check the /about URI to make sure it upgraded (and that you remembered to change VERSION).  You will probably need to run ''buildbot upgrade-master'' to upgrade the database first, but the buildmaster will tell you that.
+that's it - ''make restart'' and check the /about URI to make sure it upgraded (you should see an hg revision in the footer).  You will probably need to run ''buildbot upgrade-master'' to upgrade the database first, but the buildmaster will tell you that.