jdk/jdk repository transition to Git, GitHub and Skara is done

[Joe Darcy]

Hi Goetz,

On 9/10/2020 6:15 AM, Lindenmaier, Goetz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We had understood the mercurial jdk/jdk becomes a read-only
> _mirror_ of the git openjdk/jdk.
>
> Was this a misunderstanding, or are there still some technical
> things to resolve?  So far, we saw no changes in mercurial jdk/jdk
> after the transition.  (We are not yet done moving our
> infrastructure to git.)

No; we did not plan to back-mirror the Git changes in Hg. Once the Hg 
repos went read-only for pushes, there are no further plans to update them.

HTH,

-Joe


>
> Best regards,
>    Goetz
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jdk-dev <jdk-dev-retn at openjdk.java.net> On Behalf Of Erik Helin
>> Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2020 2:22 PM
>> To: jdk-dev at openjdk.java.net
>> Subject: jdk/jdk repository transition to Git, GitHub and Skara is done
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> the transition to Git, GitHub and Skara for the Mercurial jdk/jdk [0]
>> and jdk/sandbox [1] is now done. The Git repositories jdk [2] and
>> jdk-sandbox [3] are now open for contributions. Note that the jdk/client
>> repository has been retired [4] and that the jdk/submit repository has
>> been replaced by /test pull request command [5]. Due to planned
>> maintenance the /test pull request command might now work reliably until
>> Sep 7 [14].
>>
>> To get started with Git, GitHub and Skara, see the "Getting Started"
>> section on the Skara wiki [6]. In particular, make sure that you
>> associate your OpenJDK username with your GitHub username [7]. On the
>> Skara wiki you will also find:
>>
>> - an extensive FAQ [8]
>> - reference documentation for all pull request commands [9]
>> - reference documentation for all CLI tools [10]
>>
>> If you are new to Git then we strongly recommend the excellent "Pro Git"
>> book to get started. The book is freely available for reading online at
>> https://git-scm.com/book and can also be downloaded for offline reading.
>>
>> For those of you working with the JDK Updates project (whose
>> repositories still use Mercurial) the Skara CLI tooling is backwards
>> compatible with Mercurial. For more information about using the Skara
>> CLI tools and Mercurial, including how to import a Git patch to
>> Mercurial, see the Skara wiki [11].
>>
>> With a transition this large and complex, we are bound to have missed
>> something. If you run into bugs, errors or if something is missing,
>> start by taking a deep breath :) We also get annoyed when the tools we
>> use for our daily work aren't working as expected, so we feel your
>> frustration. If you run into issues, please reach out to us on skara-dev
>> [11], ping us on IRC [12] or file a bug on Skara in JBS [13].
>>
>> Last, but definitely not least, we would like to thank the following
>> people for making this transition possible:
>>
>> - Mark Reinhold
>> - Joe Darcy
>> - Erik Joelsson
>> - Stanislav Smirnov
>> - Christian Törnqvist
>> - Tim Bell
>> - Tony Squier
>> - All Skara contributors!
>>
>> A huge thank you also to all OpenJDK projects that have transitioned
>> before the JDK project. You have all provided invaluable feedback that
>> has helped shaped the Git, GitHub and Skara experience. Please help your
>> friends and colleagues in OpenJDK that are now embarking on the same
>> transition that you all have already accomplished.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Erik and Robin
>>
>> [0]: https://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk
>> [1]: https://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/sandbox
>> [2]: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk
>> [3]: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk-sandbox
>> [4]: https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/2d-dev/2020-
>> August/011004.html
>> [5]:
>> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/SKARA/Pull+Request+Commands#PullR
>> equestCommands-/test
>> [6]: https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/SKARA/#Skara-GettingStarted
>> [7]:
>> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/SKARA/#Skara-
>> AssociatingyourGitHubaccountandyourOpenJDKusername
>> [8]: https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/skara/FAQ
>> [9]: https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/SKARA/Pull+Request+Commands
>> [10]: https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/SKARA/CLI+Tools
>> [11]: skara-dev at openjdk.java.net
>> [12]: #openjdk on irc.oftc.net
>> [13]: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/projects/SKARA/issues
>> [14]:
>> https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2020-
>> September/004689.html