git - renaming already existing package

[Jakub Bogusz]

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 05:46:52PM +0200, Kacper Kornet wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 05:10:32PM +0300, Elan Ruusamäe wrote:
> > On 10.09.2012 20:45, Jakub Bogusz wrote:
> > >On Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 10:08:36PM +0200, Jakub Bogusz wrote:
> > >>>What is the procedure to rename already existing (also on ftp) package
> > >>>after moving to git?
> 
> > >>>cvs2git howto says "ssh git at ... move ... ..." instead of rename -
> > >>>is it appropriate for such case (would old package be accessible using
> > >>>old name/auto tag?) - in cvs cp was invoked instead of mv.
> > >>>Or should old repo be imported as new under new name?
> > >OK, I've checked that "move" clones the repo in fact,
> > >and writes ".gitolite.down" file (what does it do?).
> > >Should I do something with the old package repo then? (trash?)
> > i noticed too, that it clones to new repo and does nothing with old repo
> 
> > i.e the old repo seems to be
> > 1) browseable from gitweb
> > 2) cloneable from ssh+git url
> > 3) cloneable from git url
> > 4) fully available in github mirror
> 
> > so it's not working fully?
> 
> It works as intended. The old version is read only. And attempt to push
> to it will result in printing the content of .gitolite.down file with
> information that the package has been renamed.

OK.

Is there a way to just copy a repo (without setting the old one r/o)?
Plain gitolite has "fork" (or clone? I don't remember exactly atm.)
command, but it seems not available in PLD interface.


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