Re: elpa.git and `new-master`

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 16.12.2020 20:24, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> My original plan was to rename `new-master` to `master`, but I'd be
> happy to rename it to `main` instead.  My earlier question remains,
> tho: how do I arrange for
>
>      git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/emacs/elpa.git
>
> to put the user into that `main` branch rather than into `master`?

I think it's a server-side setting.

E.g. 'git clone https://github.com/mdn/content.git mdn-conent' will 
create a local repository with the 'main' branch current.

Either Savannah has a project settings for that, or we'll need to 
contact the admins.

Also see: 'git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD'