[pkg-go] pkg-go will migrate to salsa.debian.org on 2018-04-02

[Free Ekanayaka]

Great plan and work, can't wait for that. Thanks!

Alexandre Viau <aviau at debian.org> writes:

> Dear pkg-go contributors,
>
> [all pkg-go contributors are in Bcc]
>
> I will be migrating all of pkg-go's Alioth repositories to
> salsa.debian.org on 2018-04-02.
>
> === About the migration ===
>
> - A mail will be sent to pkg-go-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org when
> the migration starts and when it ends. I intend to start early in the
> morning, maybe close to 8 AM EDT.
>
> - All repositories in git.debian.org:/git/pkg-go/packages will be
> migrated to the pkg-go-team group on salsa.debian.org[1] You should join
> the group if you are not already in it!
>
> - Repositories will keep the same name, with the trailing ".git" removed.
>
> - HTTP anonscm.debian.org links of migrated repositories will be
> redirected to the new location.
>  for example, you can test the following links:
>   - https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-go/packages/syncthing
>   - https://anonscm.debian.org/git/pkg-go/packages/syncthing.git
>
>  - Packages that use the git:// scheme in their vcs-git urls, and that
> have uploaded modifications or upstream versions, will be left behind.
>
> - Packages that use the git:// scheme will be uploaded with new vcs-* urls.
>
> - I will produce a list of what was left behind, and the reason, so that
> we can finish the work. I may have the time to fix it all by myself
> during the migration.
>
> - Pushes to Alioth will be disabled as soon as the migration starts and
> we don't plan to enable them again. If your package was left behind by
> the migration and you want to work on it, you will have to migrate it
> yourself to salsa.debian.org.
>
> === During the migration ===
>
> - You may start using salsa repositories immediately after they are created.
>
> === After the migration ===
>
> - A copy of the migrated repositories will remain available in
> git.debian.org:/git/pkg-go/packages-migrated-to-salsa
>
> - You may point your git working directories to the new remote address
> with this oneliner:
>  ``git remote set-url origin git at salsa.debian.org:go-team/$(git
> config --get remote.origin.url | tr "/" "\n" | tail -n 1)``
>
> 1. https://salsa.debian.org/go-team
>
> Feel free to ask any questions.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- 
> Alexandre Viau
> aviau at debian.org