Revision: 628
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=administration&revision=628
Author: ineiev
Date: 2023-06-08 02:04:20 -0400 (Thu, 08 Jun 2023)
Log Message:
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add a note on GNU Arch status
Modified Paths:
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trunk/sviki/UsingGnuArch.mdwn
Modified: trunk/sviki/UsingGnuArch.mdwn
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--- trunk/sviki/UsingGnuArch.mdwn 2023-05-24 14:11:02 UTC (rev 627)
+++ trunk/sviki/UsingGnuArch.mdwn 2023-06-08 06:04:20 UTC (rev 628)
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
# GNU Arch at Savannah
+*Note: As of 2023-06, these instructions don't work for Ineiev. Existing
+archives can be downloaded via rsync:*
+
+ rsync -avz [email protected]:/srv/arch/your_group .
+
+Likewise, rsync may work for uploading the archives.
+
+Now, GNU Arch is a decommissioned GNU package (though it's still available
+in distros like Trisquel), and its UI is quite complicated and different
+from commonly used VCSes like CVS, Subversion or Git, so it isn't likely
+that we'll make it fully work on Savannah unless some _really_ interested
+party steps up and provides us substantial guidance.
+
## Help yourself!
Newest versions of Arch include *A GNU Arch Handbook*, which covers the
@@ -48,7 +61,8 @@
# Tell Arch who you are:
tla my-id "FirstName LastName <[email protected]>"
# Tell Arch where your archive is:
- tla register-archive
sftp://[email protected]/archives/your_group
+ tla register-archive [email protected] \
+ sftp://[email protected]/archives/your_group
# Tell Arch to use that archive by default:
tla my-default-archive [email protected]
