Re: newlib-2_2_0 tag missing?

[Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>]

On 30 Mar 2015 12:42, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Mar 28 03:27, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On 24 Mar 2015 14:44, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > > On Mar 24 14:20, Freddie Chopin wrote:
> > > > On 03/24/2015 01:52 PM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > > > >Ok, I'm not that familiar with git yet, so I don't grok where the
> > > > >newlib-2_1_0 commit comes from, but I see a newlib-2_2_0 tag (or branch,
> > > > >whatever) in the repo which appears to point to the right thing, no? https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=newlib-cygwin.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/newlib-2_2_0
> > > > 
> > > > Well, that's a branch named "newlib-2_2_0", but there is no tag. A branch is
> > > > useful if you plan to backport some fixes from master branch to 2.2.x
> > > > release branch (to release 2.2.1 with a fix but without other unrelated
> > > > changes from the master branch). A tag is just a "marker" for a specific
> > > > commit (in any branch) that says "this particular commit is important". In
> > > > case of newlib I don't think release branches would be useful.
> > > 
> > > That's how cvs2git created the stuff.  Since nobody is going to pick
> > > up the old "branches which should have been tags" and changes them,
> > > they should work for the purpose.  In the future, I'm sure Jeff will
> > > create the usual tags.
> > 
> > usually people go through and make them into tags.  even it's as simple as
> > `mv .git/refs/heads/newlib-* .git/refs/tags/`.  that could be done locally
> > too though by something like (untested):
> > 	git tag newlib-2_1_0 remotes/origin/newlib-2_1_0
> > 	git push origin :newlib-2_1_0
> > 	git push origin --tags
> 
> I don't trust my git skills enough to make such changes.  If it works
> for you, feel free to apply these changes to convert release branches
> to release tags.

looks like the hooks are preventing me from doing this.  someone will have to do 
it on the server directly i think.  should be as simple as:
	# cd newlib-cygwin.git
	# git tag newlib-2_2_0 7e72fff
-mike

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