Re: elpa.git and `new-master`

[Boruch Baum]

On 2020-12-16 14:06, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >> >  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`?
> >
> > Was my answer to your question here[1] incorrect?
> >
> > [1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2020-12/msg00855.html
>
> That answer only changes *your* local clone, AFAICT,
> whereas we need to change git://git.sv.gnu.org/emacs/elpa.git itself.

Did you try it? Log into the (remote) server, switch to some existing secondary
branch (or use checkout), then on your local machine perform the clone
and then note the output of 'git status'.

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