Misc #15843
Updated by k0kubun (Takashi Kokubun) over 5 years ago
## Background
* We're using `trunk` branch as a canonical development branch because it has been mirrored to there by git-svn.
* In a usual git repository, a HEAD branch is `master` by default. Using `trunk` instead of `master` is confusing and causes typo on git operations or typing git-related URLs.
* We can make an *alias branch* by using symbolic-ref on `git.ruby-lang.org:ruby.git`. We can start using `master` branch without disturbing any `trunk` usage. Why not use it?
## Proposed schedule
* 2019
* 5/22: Announce this schedule *(done)*
* 5/23: Make `master` symbolic-ref pointing to `trunk` on git.ruby-lang.org *(done)*
* 5/23~6/30: Ask maintainers of CI (or whatever integrated with the repository) to explicitly use `master` branch instead of `trunk` at ruby-core mailing list. *(asked)*
* 7/1: Switch HEAD on git.ruby-lang.org from `trunk` to `master`, and reverse the symbolic-ref direction (change the default branch of GitHub ruby/ruby to `master` too)
* `sudo -u git bash -c "cd /var/git/ruby.git && mv refs/heads/trunk refs/heads/master && git symbolic-ref refs/heads/trunk refs/heads/master"`
* 2020
* 1/1: Drop `trunk` branch on git.ruby-lang.org
* `sudo -u git bash -c "cd /var/git/ruby.git && rm refs/heads/trunk"`
### Expected outcome
* 2019
* 5/23:
* `git push` Push to `trunk` branch of git.ruby-lang.org will be reflected to both `trunk` and `master` branches of git.ruby-lang.org immediately.
* `git push` Push to `master` branch of git.ruby-lang.org will also be reflected to both `trunk` and `master` branches of git.ruby-lang.org immediately.
* Both of `trunk` and `master` branches on GitHub will be always mirrored.
* 7/1:
* `git clone` git clone checks out `master` instead of `trunk` by default.
* 2020
* 1/1:
* `trunk` branch cannot be `git fetch`ed fetched and `git push`ed pushed anymore.