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Adds manual backport instructions to README.md

@david-christiansen david-christiansen added the HTML available HTML has been generated for this PR label Sep 16, 2025
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For example, for modifications to the reference manual associated with Lean version 4.22, the branch should be named `4.22.0`:

```
git checkout -b 4.22.0 //create new branch
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Here, we should add a step to check if the branch exists before just creating it. If there's already a maintenance branch for a given release, it should be used.

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If the branch exists, what are the next steps? Should it be updated before any changes are pushed to it?

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It won't let you push if you don't have all the changes in it. Maybe this should be phrased in Git verbs rather than commands?

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I suggested some minor tweaks. Otherwise, LGTM

Co-authored-by: David Thrane Christiansen <[email protected]>
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Preview for this PR is ready! 🎉 (also as a proofreading version). built with commit 33581dc.

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@ashandoak said out of band that there were some outstanding changes to be made on his end and he'll "try to get to it again this week and will come around with questions if I decide I need to make any changes."

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