The 4.6-maintenance branch will be renamed to 4.6.x for consistency

Author: bluetech

.travis.yml

@@ -82,5 +82,4 @@ notifications:
 branches:
   only:
     - master
-    - 4.6-maintenance
     - /^\d+\.\d+\.x$/

RELEASING.rst

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ The release a version ``MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH``, follow these steps:
    latest ``master`` and push it to the ``pytest-dev/pytest`` repo.
 
 #. Create a branch ``release-MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`` from the ``MAJOR.MINOR.x`` branch.
-   (Note: historically, the ``4.6.x`` branch is called ``4.6-maintenance``).
 
    Ensure your are updated and in a clean working tree.
 

doc/en/py27-py34-deprecation.rst

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Maintenance of 4.6.X versions
 -----------------------------
 
 Until January 2020, the pytest core team ported many bug-fixes from the main release into the
-``4.6-maintenance`` branch, with several 4.6.X releases being made along the year.
+``4.6.x`` branch, with several 4.6.X releases being made along the year.
 
-From now on, the core team will **no longer actively backport patches**, but the ``4.6-maintenance``
+From now on, the core team will **no longer actively backport patches**, but the ``4.6.x``
 branch will continue to exist so the community itself can contribute patches.
 
 The core team will be happy to accept those patches, and make new 4.6.X releases **until mid-2020**
@@ -74,22 +74,22 @@ Please follow these instructions:
 
 #. ``git fetch --all --prune``
 
-#. ``git checkout origin/4.6-maintenance -b backport-XXXX`` # use the PR number here
+#. ``git checkout origin/4.6.x -b backport-XXXX`` # use the PR number here
 
 #. Locate the merge commit on the PR, in the *merged* message, for example:
 
     nicoddemus merged commit 0f8b462 into pytest-dev:features
 
 #. ``git cherry-pick -m1 REVISION`` # use the revision you found above (``0f8b462``).
 
-#. Open a PR targeting ``4.6-maintenance``:
+#. Open a PR targeting ``4.6.x``:
 
    * Prefix the message with ``[4.6]`` so it is an obvious backport
    * Delete the PR body, it usually contains a duplicate commit message.
 
 **Providing new PRs to 4.6**
 
-Fresh pull requests to ``4.6-maintenance`` will be accepted provided that
+Fresh pull requests to ``4.6.x`` will be accepted provided that
 the equivalent code in the active branches does not contain that bug (for example, a bug is specific
 to Python 2 only).