torvalds/linux repository on github

torvalds/linux repository on github

[Jeffrey Merkey]

Linus,

Can you check your repository on github at
https://github.com/torvalds/linux.  I tried to fork and clone it and
it is missing (or appears to be missing) all the subversion tags --
just has rcX candidates and major version tags (i.e. 4.1, 4.2 but
missing the 4.2.X tags).

If it would not be too much trouble to add the tags for the
subversions or point me to a repo there I can fork.  I have tried to
clone linux-stable on github and it does not seem to allow that the
import hangs,  I am working off linux-stable (which this git thing is
cool and works great) and I have branches and I am wondering can I
just apply branches from the linux-stable git archive to the
https://github.com/torvalds/linux git archive if I fork it into a
local repo on github.

I know you are very busy, thanks in advance for any help.

Jeff

Re: torvalds/linux repository on github

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 12:50 AM, Jeffrey Merkey <jeffmerkey@gmail.com> wrote:
> Linus,
>
> Can you check your repository on github at
> https://github.com/torvalds/linux.  I tried to fork and clone it and
> it is missing (or appears to be missing) all the subversion tags --
> just has rcX candidates and major version tags (i.e. 4.1, 4.2 but
> missing the 4.2.X tags).
>
> If it would not be too much trouble to add the tags for the
> subversions or point me to a repo there I can fork.  I have tried to
> clone linux-stable on github and it does not seem to allow that the
> import hangs,  I am working off linux-stable (which this git thing is
> cool and works great) and I have branches and I am wondering can I
> just apply branches from the linux-stable git archive to the
> https://github.com/torvalds/linux git archive if I fork it into a
> local repo on github.

I think you are on a right road. The upstream contains only two digits
version for now (vA.B), though there is a stable tree that contains
vA.B.y tags. You may use git.kernel.org to clone / pull into your
local repository.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

Re: torvalds/linux repository on github

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Nov 01, 2015 at 03:50:35PM -0700, Jeffrey Merkey wrote:
> Linus,
> 
> Can you check your repository on github at
> https://github.com/torvalds/linux.  I tried to fork and clone it and
> it is missing (or appears to be missing) all the subversion tags --
> just has rcX candidates and major version tags (i.e. 4.1, 4.2 but
> missing the 4.2.X tags).

Those tags are not in Linus's tree, they are in the linux-stable tree,
which is a different one (linux-stable on git.kernel.org, none of us use
github for actual development.)

Hope this helps,

greg k-h

Re: torvalds/linux repository on github

[Jeffrey Merkey]

On 11/1/15, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 01, 2015 at 03:50:35PM -0700, Jeffrey Merkey wrote:
>> Linus,
>>
>> Can you check your repository on github at
>> https://github.com/torvalds/linux.  I tried to fork and clone it and
>> it is missing (or appears to be missing) all the subversion tags --
>> just has rcX candidates and major version tags (i.e. 4.1, 4.2 but
>> missing the 4.2.X tags).
>
> Those tags are not in Linus's tree, they are in the linux-stable tree,
> which is a different one (linux-stable on git.kernel.org, none of us use
> github for actual development.)
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> greg k-h
>

That does help, thanks Greg.   Well I don't plan on using github for
development either, just was looking for a place to post my patches
where folks can get to them.  Google code is shutdown and Sourceforce
is ancient technology.   Any suggestions other than putting a git
server online myself?

:-)

Jeff

Re: torvalds/linux repository on github

[Jeffrey Merkey]

I'll maintain a local repo and post patches like everyone else.  Sorry
for being dense.

Jeff

On 11/1/15, Jeffrey Merkey <jeffmerkey@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/1/15, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Nov 01, 2015 at 03:50:35PM -0700, Jeffrey Merkey wrote:
>>> Linus,
>>>
>>> Can you check your repository on github at
>>> https://github.com/torvalds/linux.  I tried to fork and clone it and
>>> it is missing (or appears to be missing) all the subversion tags --
>>> just has rcX candidates and major version tags (i.e. 4.1, 4.2 but
>>> missing the 4.2.X tags).
>>
>> Those tags are not in Linus's tree, they are in the linux-stable tree,
>> which is a different one (linux-stable on git.kernel.org, none of us use
>> github for actual development.)
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> greg k-h
>>
>
> That does help, thanks Greg.   Well I don't plan on using github for
> development either, just was looking for a place to post my patches
> where folks can get to them.  Google code is shutdown and Sourceforce
> is ancient technology.   Any suggestions other than putting a git
> server online myself?
>
> :-)
>
> Jeff
>