On Thu, 22 Mar 2018, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 12:56:30PM +0100, Alexander Wirt wrote: > > > > > > On the other hand the current timing does not allow for a probably > > > complex implementation and a http redirect which is even implemented[2] > > > can help to relax the situation we are currently facing. I admit I > > > expected the kind of response since it seems related but my posting was > > > targetting to help for the next couple of monthes and not for discussing > > > something that will hopefully implemented in the next couple of years. > > This was not was you were asking for. The temporary workaround is there (the > > redirector), but that doesn't mean your vcs entries are right. The lintian > > check is right. > > Or rather lintian reflects the current status that was forced by the > Alioth to Salsa migration. May be somebody can explain me in very > simple words why we can not point anonscm.d.o to salsa.d.o once Alioth > is shut down. Because it wouldn't work. URLs wouldn't magically work and on the other hand the redirector will just stop working.
Alex