No, I want the changes in 1.7.x - I'll nuke the existing release-process commits and replace them with new ones.
Sorry, yes, I should have added that this won't be a problem if we're going to cut new RCs. I was just thinking that, in general, we should be considering the release branch frozen (and not commit any changes to it) while the release is in progress and until the release commits have been pushed.
Or am I missing something? Anyway, looking forward to RC2! ap