As mentioned on #gcc, the git mirror should also include new major releases.
Diego also documented it on the wiki: http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GitMirror#Adding_a_branch_to_origin.2BAC8.2A (Wiki page rev. 94 -> 96)
OK for committal? Tobias
Index: releasing.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/gcc/wwwdocs/htdocs/releasing.html,v retrieving revision 1.36 diff -u -r1.36 releasing.html --- releasing.html 1 Mar 2012 13:16:51 -0000 1.36 +++ releasing.html 2 Mar 2012 13:55:52 -0000 @@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ <li>Reenable the generation of snapshots off the respective release branch in the crontab of gccadmin on gcc.gnu.org.</li> + +<li>For a new major release, add the release to GIT mirror; example: +<pre> +$ cd /git/gcc.git/.git +$ git symbolic-ref refs/heads/gcc-4_7-branch refs/remotes/gcc-4_7-branch +</pre></li> </ol> <h2>Web Site Updates</h2>
