[llvm-dev] [cfe-dev] Renaming The Default Branch

Mon Dec 7 21:39:34 PST 2020

On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 5:04 PM Mike Edwards via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 4:38 PM Hubert Tong <
> hubert.reinterpretcast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 10:59 AM Mike Edwards via cfe-dev <
>> cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Currently there are two issues I would like to address:
>>>
>>> 1) While we understand new commits to the 'main' branch are somewhat
>>> slow to synchronize (about 5 minutes) to the old 'master' branch, we are
>>> not planning to address the issue at this time.  Developers will notice an
>>> immediate improvement by migrating their workflows to the new 'main'
>>> branch.  We advise everyone to stop relying on 'master' and migrate to the
>>> 'main' branch as soon as possible.
>>>
>> When will it be correct to push to `main` for all of the repos under the
>> GitHub org?
>>
>
> Hi Hubert,
> I do not have a specific timeline defined as of yet.  My hope is to get
> all of the other projects under the llvm org migrated to using a 'main'
> branch by default prior to the end of January 2021.  I do not control all
> of the other repositories though, so I will be working with their owners to
> accomplish this according to a schedule which will cause the least
> disruption to the individual projects.
>

I just updated the MLIR website repo: https://github.com/llvm/mlir-www/

-- 
Mehdi

>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 2) As Hans just pointed out, the automation we have in place to make
>>> commits post to the mailing lists is not working correctly.  I will be
>>> looking into this today and hope to have it resolved soon.
>>>
>>> -Mike
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 6:35 AM Hans Wennborg <hans at chromium.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nice!
>>>>
>>>> One issue that I noticed is that it seems all commit emails now go to
>>>> the llvm-branch-commits mailing list. For example,
>>>>
>>>> http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-branch-commits/2020-December/015623.html
>>>> was pushed to 'main', but still went to this list which is supposed to
>>>> be for commits to release branches and such.
>>>>
>>>> Is there some way that can be fixed?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Hans
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 7:38 AM Mike Edwards via llvm-dev
>>>> <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Hello,
>>>> > The change to the default branch setting has been completed.  The new
>>>> default branch for the llvm-project is now 'main'.  Pushes to the 'master'
>>>> branch will no longer be accepted.  Please update your workflow to use the
>>>> new 'main' branch.  Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this
>>>> process.  I hope everyone has a nice, productive day.
>>>> >
>>>> > Respectfully,
>>>> >
>>>> > Mike Edwards
>>>> > On Behalf Of the LLVM Foundation
>>>> >
>>>> > On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 9:54 PM Mike Edwards <mike at sqlby.me> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Hello,
>>>> >> This is a reminder the process to rename the default branch to main
>>>> will begin in approximately 10 minutes.  An update will be sent to the
>>>> lists once the process has been completed and the branch is open to receive
>>>> new commits.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thanks,
>>>> >> Mike Edwards
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 3:56 PM Mike Edwards <mike at sqlby.me> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Hi Everyone,
>>>> >>> Many tech communities, including GitHub and Git, have moved away
>>>> from term “master branch” and replaced it with “main branch” in an
>>>> >>> effort to remove unnecessary references to slavery and use more
>>>> inclusive terms.  This was also discussed on the LLVM-dev mailing list
>>>> >>> and there was strong consensus from LLVM Developers’ that the LLVM
>>>> Project should also rename our master branch as well. Now that
>>>> >>> an industry standard name has been selected by GitHub, the LLVM
>>>> Project can begin the renaming process of the default branch to “main”.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> This change will occur at **06:00GMT on Monday December 7, 2020**
>>>> (time is **GMT**, please adjust for your local timezone).
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> To make this as easy as possible we plan to do the following prior
>>>> to November 20, 2020:
>>>> >>> * Create a new branch named 'test-main' on the llvm-project
>>>> repository
>>>> >>>     * This branch will be read-only except for the llvmbot account
>>>> >>>     * Setup a GitHub action to mirror commits from 'master' to
>>>> ‘test-main' automatically
>>>> >>>     * Allow the configuration to soak for a few days to ensure
>>>> everything works
>>>> >>> * Create a new branch named “main” on the llvm-project repository
>>>> >>>     * This branch will be readonly initially
>>>> >>>     * Reuse the previous Github Action to mirror master to main
>>>> >>>     * This configuration will stay in place until cutover takes
>>>> place on Dec. 7
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On December 7, 2020:
>>>> >>> * We will lock the master branch and change it to be readonly (with
>>>> the exception of llvmbot)
>>>> >>> * Switch the GitHub action to mirror commits from the new main
>>>> branch back to the old master branch
>>>> >>> * Make a few test commits to ensure the GitHub action is
>>>> functioning as expected
>>>> >>> * Open the main branch to commits from community members
>>>> >>> * In parallel we will begin to work through the rest of the llvm
>>>> organization repositories to update branch names as well
>>>> >>> * We will update the developer policy to reflect the change in
>>>> workflow
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On January 7, 2021:
>>>> >>> * We will remove the ‘master’ branch from all repositories in the
>>>> llvm organization
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> As we work towards December 7, 2020 we are going to set up a test
>>>> of this system on a fork of the llvm-project
>>>> >>> in order to simulate the cutover. If we encounter any issues we
>>>> will update the community on llvm-dev.
>>>> >>> We expect the llvm-project repository to be unavailable to
>>>> developers for approximately 1 hour while the
>>>> >>> switch is made. Lockout will occur promptly at 06:00GMT on the 7th.
>>>> Certainly if we finish sooner, we will
>>>> >>> update llvm-dev to let everyone know the repository is available
>>>> for use once again.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> We know this has been a long process and we want to thank everyone
>>>> for their patience.  We look forward to getting
>>>> >>> the project completed soon.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Respectfully,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Mike Edwards
>>>> >>> On Behalf Of the LLVM Foundation
>>>> >
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