On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 10:02:34AM -0500, Ben Cotton wrote: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/GitRepos-master-to-main > > == Summary == > > This Change will move Fedora git repositories to use "main" as the > default git branch instead of "master". Specific repositories will be > manually moved and default git branch for new projects will be set to > use "main". > > The Fedora Community strives to be open and welcoming. Some language > around our git repositories is dated and could be more inclusive. Many > git repositories currently use "master" as the default branch. This > Change will move many repositories (see below) to use a "main" branch > as default. This small bit of naming adjustment is in-line with > Fedora's vision for free and open source software built by inclusive, > welcoming, and open-minded communities.
snip > == Upgrade/compatibility impact == > > Users with old checkouts will need to update their git configuration > or re-clone repositories that have changed before they can see any new > changes. Is it possible to enhance pagure to support configuring branch symbolic refs when branches are renamed, so clients don't need to update their checkout ? IIUC, it involves running something approximately like this on the server git repo: git symbolic-ref refs/heads/master refs/heads/main Regards, Daniel -- |: https://berrange.com -o- https://www.flickr.com/photos/dberrange :| |: https://libvirt.org -o- https://fstop138.berrange.com :| |: https://entangle-photo.org -o- https://www.instagram.com/dberrange :| _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
