git - renaming already existing package

[Kacper Kornet]

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.

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  Kacper