Update of fedpkg coming to handle new branch names

[Severin Gehwolf]

On Tue, 2011-04-19 at 13:59 -0700, Jesse Keating wrote:
> On 4/19/11 12:35 PM, Severin Gehwolf wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 16:44 -0700, Jesse Keating wrote:
> >> As part of https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Dist_Git_Branch_Proposal I
> >> have prepared an update to fedora-packager (the package that holds
> >> fedpkg); 0.5.9.0-1.  This update contains code to handle repositories
> >> that are in the old naming style as well as the new style.  It also has
> >> code to detect when the new naming style goes into effect, and a helper
> >> script to convert existing clones to the new naming style.
> >
> > Could you please clarify what exactly is changing? Are remote branch
> > names going to change to, say "f15" (instead of "f15/master").
> 
> Yes, remote branch names are changing, we are removing the "/master", 
> simplifying to just "f15".
> 
> > Will this
> > be untouched, but working on a feature branch, say
> > "f15-my-cool-new-feature", will allow me to push builds to koji (say
> > "dist-f15-updates-canditate" as default) by using $ fedpkg build?
> 
> Right now you can call your local branch whatever you want.  If it 
> tracks the origin/f15 then it will submit builds to 
> dist-f15-updates-candidate.
> 
> As far as remote branch name, currently fedpkg will only match with base 
> branch names, eg "f15" or "f15/master".  Attempts to build from 
> "f15-my-cool-new-feature" would result in a prompt to use the --dist 
> flag to clarify which distribution you wish to build for.

Ok, thanks.

> >
> >> My plan is to let this version go through -testing and into stable for a
> >> period of time (week~?) and then do the conversion on the live repos.
> >> During the time this update is in -testing and stable I invite anybody
> >> who is willing to help me verify that things will be ready for the
> >> switch.  I still have use of pkgs.stg.fedoraproject.org that I will be
> >> syncing up and doing another conversion run on to fine tune the
> >> conversion script and can use that to test how fedpkg will react.
> >
> > Is there a way to test this change right now? If so what are the precise
> > steps I'd have to carry out? I've tried to clone a few packages from
> > pkgs.stg.fedoraproject.org, but didn't see any change in remote branch
> > naming scheme.
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification.
> 
> I have yet to run the conversion script on the stg server again, so 
> there has been no change on those branch names.  Once I do change it you 
> can adjust the url defined in the 
> /usr/lib/python*/site-packages/pyfedpkg/__init__.py file.  Those that 
> contact me wishing to test I will coordinate with and provide a helping 
> hand.

Could you please let us know once the new branch naming scheme is
available on the staging server?

Thanks,
Severin