git - renaming already existing package

Elan Ruusamäe glen at pld-linux.org
Mon Sep 24 16:10:32 CEST 2012


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?

or the trash part should be done manually?

-- 
glen



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