1269394 - Set up gecko 2.6 (nee 48) branch only on github/mozilla-b2g

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Developer Services :: General, task)

Description

[Hal Wine [:hwine] use NI!]

Due to changes in how the TV branch (FxOS 2.6) will be handled, there is no need for a mercurial version of the gecko branch.

Rather, the Repository of Record will be on github.com in the mozilla-b2g organization.

It will not be actively updated in the gecko-dev[1] repository, managed by vcs-sync.

[1] https://github.com/mozilla/gecko-dev

The TV dev team has signed off on this change - it makes their life a lot simpler! \o/

Comment 1

[Hal Wine [:hwine] use NI!]

Proposed plan:

1. stop conversion of https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-b2g48_v2_6 (set up in 1268117)

2. github fork mozilla/gecko-dev -> mozilla-b2g/gecko-dev (question on name)

3. delete the mercurial repository (set up in bug 1267317)

4. delete b2g48_v2_6 branch from github.com/mozilla/gecko-dev.git & git.mozilla.org/integration/gecko-dev.git

Future manual maintenance:
- If TV team wants other gecko branches, they follow normal github practice for forks of manually pulling from upstream, and manually pushing to their repo.

- If individual devs want b2g48_v2_6 branch in their forks/clone of gecko-dev, they manually add the remote.

Open questions:

re (2) should repo be called 'gecko-dev' in mozilla-b2g -- or will that cause excessive confusion?

re (4) I believe this is preferred to leaving the stale branch in the file, but opinions may vary.

gps: comments or concerns?

Comment 2

[Gregory Szorc [:gps]]

Having it called "gecko-dev" seems a bit confusing. How about "gecko-b2g?"

re (4) if you delete the Git branch, commits without a reference will eventually be garbage collected. That feels like the right way to do thing.

Comment 3

[Hal Wine [:hwine] use NI!]

https://hg.mozilla.org/build/mozharness/rev/a51b3f9108b3855fd345f8e0e8ebcc2dec7e051b
bug 1269394 - gecko 2.6 branch only for gecko-b2g

Comment 4

[Hal Wine [:hwine] use NI!]

https://hg.mozilla.org/hgcustom/version-control-tools/rev/4b669bb2475d14790c325401610e1d6a67ecb651
bug 1269394 - RoR for b2g48_v2_6 now github

Comment 5

[Hal Wine [:hwine] use NI!]

Repo "retired" on hg.mozilla.org, and removed from web display.


New repository of record is https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/gecko-b2g

Comment 6

[Hal Wine [:hwine] use NI!]

all done, afaict.