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[GCD] A better name for the default branch

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Message #164 received at 76407 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>, Liliana Marie Prikler
 <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76407 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz <at> elenq.tech>,
 Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz>, Greg Hogan <code <at> greghogan.com>,
 Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>,
 Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [bug#76407] [GCD] Rename the default branch
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:47:41 +0100

Hi Andreas,

On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 at 15:27, Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr> wrote:

>                                    I do not think that it is possible in
> git to have "master" just be an alias for "main"?

Hum, it seems possible directly with Git: Make master point to main

    $ git symbolic-ref refs/heads/master refs/heads/main 

Well, Denis gave the tips [1].  It requires an access to Savannah itself
and I’m sure Savannah admins will process if we open a ticket. :-)

Do I miss something?

Cheers,
simon


1: Re: [GCD] Migrating repositories, issues, and patches to Codeberg
Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo <at> cyberdimension.org>
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:12:40 +0100
id:20250219021240.7ad429f1 <at> primary_laptop
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2025-02
https://yhetil.org/guix/20250219021240.7ad429f1 <at> primary_laptop

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