some sections

tools/release_helper.sh

@@ -89,19 +89,23 b' echo $GREEN"please update version number in ${RED}IPython/core/release.py${NOR} '
 echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
 read
 
-echo 
-echo "Attempting to build the docs.."
+if ask_section "Build the documentation ?"
+then
 make html -C docs
-
 echo 
 echo $GREEN"Check the docs, press enter to continue"$NOR
 read
 
+fi
+
 echo
 echo $BLUE"Attempting to build package..."$NOR
 
 tools/build_release
+rm dist/*
 
+if ask_section "Shoudl we commit, tag, push... etc ? "
+then
 echo
 echo "Let's commit : git commit -am \"release $VERSION\" -S"
 echo $GREEN"Press enter to commit"$NOR
@@ -140,17 +144,26 b' echo $GREEN"Press enter to commit"$NOR'
 read
 git commit -am "back to dev" -S
 
-
-
-
 echo
 echo $BLUE"let's : git checkout $VERSION"$NOR
 echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
 read
 git checkout $VERSION
+fi
 
-# ./tools/release
-# ls ./dist
-# shasum -a 256 dist/*
+if ask_section "Should we build and release ?"
+then
 
+    echo
+    echo $BLUE"Attempting to build package..."$NOR
+
+    tools/build_release
 
+    echo '$ shasum -a 256 dist/*'
+    shasum -a 256 dist/*
+
+    if ask_section "upload packages ?"
+    then 
+       tools/build_release upload
+    fi
+fi