Re: elpa.git and `new-master`

[Stefan Monnier]

>> 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'

OK, I renamed `new-master` to `main`.
Will have to ask for a sysadmin to do the server-side dance, now.

But before I do that: if we want to do this for `elpa.git`, why not do it
for `nongnu.git`, and for `emacs.git` as well?


        Stefan