Re: [sarif] Re: SARIF repository primary branch is now 'main'

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Stefan Hagen <>
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2022-07-12T21:12:35+00:00
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Re: [sarif] Re: SARIF repository primary branch is now 'main'
Sharing to ease thinking about a good, matching name before we talk about how and when: https://github.com/sthagen/valid-branch-names

My question was mostly practical (the one asking for branch off and merge to) - I understand I should use master as before.

PS: For the elderly like me, tag like branches could remind us of the good old times, like <xml> at https://github.com/sthagen/valid-branch-names/tree/%3Cxml%3E

Best,

Stefan

On Tue, Jul 12, 2022, at 19:29, Aditya Sharad wrote:

Sharing in case this helps before we discuss in person: GitHub now allows you to rename the existing `master` branch to `main`, rather than making a copy named `main`. If you do this, it will update most references, PRs, and links automatically, though local clones will still need to be updated manually.

Here are the GitHub docs on the topic: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/renaming-a-branch

On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 9:46 AM David Keaton <> wrote:

      I will add this discussion to the agenda.

 

       Since the industry in general is moving from master to main, it is 

 a good idea to align with current practice, though there may be various 

 ideas about how to migrate.

 

                                         David

 

 On 2022-07-12 09:39, Stefan Hagen wrote:

 > Hi,

 > 

 > should we talk about such actions beforehand in the TC meeting? I would 

 > prefer that.

 > 

 > Question from which branch should I best branch off to create the new 

 > minutes draft for the meeting on Thursday?

 > 

 > â and to which branch should I target the pull request we use for the 

 > live document before and during the meeting?

 > 

 > Thanks,

 > Stefan

 > 

 > On Tue, Jul 12, 2022, at 18:23, Michael Fanning wrote:

 >>

 >> Iâve created a copy of our current âmasterâ branch into the new 

 >> primary development branch âmainâ.

 >>

 >>

 >> I **think** that GitHub will automatically redirect URL references 

 >> from âmasterâ to âmainâ, when appropriate. This should mean that any 

 >> existing references to our checked in schemata continue to work (see 

 >> below for an example).

 >>

 >>

 >> I intend to test this soon by deleting the master branch and verifying 

 >> these URLs still resolve. I wanted to give everyone here a heads up 

 >> first, though, so people have a chance to switch over to âmainâ.

 >>

 >>

 >> MCF

 >>

 >>

 >> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oasis-tcs/sarif-spec/master/Schemata/sarif-external-property-file-schema-2.1.0.json 

 >> <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oasis-tcs/sarif-spec/master/Schemata/sarif-external-property-file-schema-2.1.0.json>

 >>

 >>

 >> After our errata update, the link above will be rendered as. 

 >> Hopefully, previous references to the link above will continue to work 

 >> after I delete the âmasterâ branch. If thatâs not correct, we will 

 >> retain the schemata in an archived âmasterâ branch.

 >>

 >>

 >> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oasis-tcs/sarif-spec/main/Schemata/sarif-external-property-file-schema-2.1.0.json 

 >> <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oasis-tcs/sarif-spec/main/Schemata/sarif-external-property-file-schema-2.1.0.json>**

 >>

 > 

 

 

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