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| ====== Repo appearance on git.kernel.org ====== | ====== Repo appearance on git.kernel.org ====== | ||
| - | You can change how your repository is shown on git.kernel.org using a special %%__meta__%% branch of each repository. | + | You can change how your repository is shown on git.kernel.org using a special ''refs/meta/cgit'' ref in each repository. |
| - | ===== Creating the __meta__ branch ===== | + | ===== Creating the special ref ===== |
| - | To create the special %%__meta__%% branch, use the following commands: | + | To create the special ''refs/meta/cgit'' ref, use the following commands: |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | git checkout --orphan __meta__ | + | git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/meta/cgit |
| - | git rm -rf . | + | git reset --hard |
| - | # add any files you need, see below | + | # add and commit any files you need, see below |
| - | git push origin __meta__ | + | git push origin HEAD:refs/meta/cgit |
| + | git checkout master | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Editing files in the special ref ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | It is a bit trickier to edit files in the special ref as opposed to a normal branch. | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | git fetch origin refs/meta/cgit | ||
| + | git checkout FETCH_HEAD | ||
| + | # make any changes and commit them | ||
| + | git push origin HEAD:refs/meta/cgit | ||
| + | git checkout master | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| ===== Cgit configuration options ===== | ===== Cgit configuration options ===== | ||
| - | You can now add a ''cgitrc'' file to the %%__meta__%% branch, for example: | + | You can add a ''cgitrc'' file to the ''refs/meta/cgit'' location, for example: |
| <file> | <file> | ||
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| # repository description | # repository description | ||
| desc=Frobble module development | desc=Frobble module development | ||
| + | # generate tarballs with this prefix instead of repo name | ||
| + | # e.g. instead of linux-stable-x.x.x.tar.gz, do linux-x.x.x.tar.gz | ||
| + | snapshot-prefix=linux | ||
| # Link to the project home page | # Link to the project home page | ||
| homepage=https://frobblemod.io | homepage=https://frobblemod.io | ||
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| ===== Repo-specific about tab ===== | ===== Repo-specific about tab ===== | ||
| - | Your repository is probably going to be a clone of linux.git, so if you want to display different info in the "about" tab of the repo instead of the default linux README, you can add a separate README file in the %%__meta__%% branch. | + | Your repository is probably going to be a clone of linux.git, so if you want to display different info in the "about" tab of the repo instead of the default linux README, you can add a separate README file in the ''refs/meta/cgit'' location. |
| We will look for README, README.md and README.rst files, so if you want Markdown or ReST formatting in the about tab, you can use the appropriate file extension. | We will look for README, README.md and README.rst files, so if you want Markdown or ReST formatting in the about tab, you can use the appropriate file extension. | ||
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| ===== Note on caching ===== | ===== Note on caching ===== | ||
| - | CGit heavily relies on caching, so it can take up to a few hours for the changes you made to the %%__meta__%% branch to show up on git.kernel.org. | + | CGit heavily relies on caching, so it can take up to a few hours for the changes you made to the ''refs/meta/cgit'' ref to show up on git.kernel.org. |
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