[Eg-newdevs] Community Git Server Updates on 1 June 2023 at 1300 UTC

[Jason Stephenson]

Plans have changed since the previous update was sent regarding the 
community git repositories on June 1, 2023 
(http://list.evergreen-ils.org/pipermail/evergreen-dev/2023-April/000488.html). 
  Please read the rest of this email carefully if you use the 
git.evergreen-ils.org server.

On 1 June 2023 at 13:00 UTC (9:00 AM EDT), access to 
git.evergreen-ils.org will be disabled for approximately 1 hour.  The 
downtime will facilitate the move of the community git repositories to a 
newer host server as well as the renaming of "master" branches to 
"main."  Once the work is complete, access will be restored and an email 
will be sent to indicate that it is OK to resume using 
git.evergreen-ils.org.

NOTE: The rest of this email contains technical information for users of 
the git.evergreen-ils.org server.  If this does not apply to you, you 
should skip ahead to the next email in your inbox.

If you use the git.evergreen-ils.org server, there are some things that 
you need to do after the changes are complete.

The host key identification for git.evergreen-ils.org will change as a 
result of the move to a new host.  In order to access the repositories 
with your SSH key via git at git.everngreen-il.org, remove the old SSH host 
identification from your known_hosts file.  For OpenSSH, the following 
commands should work on Linux systems and on Windows in the Git Bash 
shell.  If you use some other method to access the community git server, 
please consult that software's documentation.

     ssh-keygen -R git.evergreen-ils.org

If your known_hosts file is in a non-standard location, add it to the 
command line with the -f switch:

     ssh-keygen -R git.evergreen-ils.org -f /path/to/ssh/known_hosts_file

You can fetch the new server's keys in advance by running ssh-keyscan 
and appending them to your known_hosts file.  Otherwise, you will be 
prompted to add the new server's SSH host keys to your known_hosts file 
on the first fetch.  The example command line below assumes that your 
known_hosts file is in the standard location for OpenSSH.

     ssh-keyscan -H git.evergreen-ils.org >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts

If you manage remote mirrors of the community repositories that use git 
pull to stay up to date, you will likely need to make similar changes on 
your servers if they use git at git.evergreen-ils.org to access the 
repositories.  If your mirrors are automatically pushed to by the 
community server, then you should not have to do anything as a result of 
the host key changes.

The following repositories will have their master branch renamed to main:

* Evergreen.git
* Hatch.git
* NCIPServer.git
* OpenSRF.git
* SIPServer.git
* eg-antora.git
* history.git
* working/Evergreen.git
* working/Hatch.git
* working/NCIPServer.git
* working/OpenSRF.git
* working/SIPServer.git
* working/eg-antora.git
* working/random.git
* evergreen/equinox.git
* evergreen/joelewis.git
* evergreen/pines.git
* evergreen/tadl.git
* evergreen/masslnc.git

You may run the following three commands to update your local repository 
from master to main.

     git fetch --all
     git checkout -b main origin/main
     git branch -d master

The above commands assume that your origin repository is one of the 
above, or an automated mirror of one of the above.  If that is not the 
case, then modify the checkout command as appropriate.

Mirrors that are updated by pushes from the community server will get 
the new main branch pushed automatically.  However, the master branches 
may not be deleted from these mirrors.  If you have such a mirror, you 
should check it for the presence of the master branch and take steps to 
delete it if you like.  All future pushes will go to the main branch.

Other mirrors will likely require updates as well.  However, the 
possibilities are too diverse for us to provide any universal steps in 
this email.  If you get stuck trying to update your own mirrors, then 
feel free to ask questions in the #evergreen channel on irc.libera.chat 
or to email the Evergreen development email list: 
evergreen-dev at list.evergreen-ils.org.

Please pardon the cross posting to multiple lists.  We want to assure 
that the widest audience of affected users is reached.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me.

Cheers,
Jason Stephenson