b6aee4c6471cddebd638fec8dbb988c29a69bc22
markd
  Thu Apr 23 21:58:41 2026 -0700
import of GENCODE V50, MV39, and V50lift37; added a command to do import with a single command

diff --git src/hg/makeDb/doc/hg19.gencode.txt src/hg/makeDb/doc/hg19.gencode.txt
index db76dbfa2e1..9a316cd058c 100644
--- src/hg/makeDb/doc/hg19.gencode.txt
+++ src/hg/makeDb/doc/hg19.gencode.txt
@@ -1449,15 +1449,21 @@
     # edit all.joiner to add ~/tmp/gencodeV${ver}.joiner
 
     # if final release, Update 'Release Notes' 
     #  human/hg19/wgEncodeGencodeSuper.html
 
     jkmake DBS=hg19
 
     # check joiner 
     pushd /hive/data/genomes/hg19/bed/gencodeV${ver}/hgcImport${pre}
     make  -f ~/kent/src/hg/makeDb/outside/gencode/gencodeLoad.mk joinerCheck
 
     # check tracks in browser sandbox
     # commit all
     jkmake DBS=hg19 alpha
 #########################################################################
+2026-04-23: import of GENCODE V50 pre-release for GENCODE Versions (markd)
+Ensembl release 116 scheduled for mid-May. 
+
+cd ~/kent/src/hg/makeDb/outside/gencode
+i./bin/gencodeBuildRelease hg19 50lift37 pre "May 2026" 116 >& hg19.log&
+#########################################################################