Re: Change default branch name (server side) while cloning a repository

["Stefan Näwe" <stefan.naewe@atlas-elektronik.com>]

Am 27.03.2015 um 13:27 schrieb Garbageyard:
> We use Gitolite for access control and i have admin access on Git server. I
> wanted to make sure that whenever a new repository is created and is then
> cloned on any machine, the default branch should point to mainline. To do
> this, when I run the repository creation script, i change the content of
> file HEAD of a given repository to point to mainline i.e., default entry of
> “ref: refs/heads/master” in file HEAD is changed to “ref:
> refs/heads/mainline”.
> 
> For example, if "work" is the repository name, then on Git server,
> 
> [gitolite@gitserver  repositories]$ cd work.git/
> 
> [gitolite@gitserver  work.git]$ cat HEAD
> ref: refs/heads/mainline
> 
> If i now clone the repository on my local machine, then the default branch
> should be pointing to mainline and not master. However, the issue is that it
> still points to master. Am I /wrong/ in assuming that changing the entry in
> file HEAD for a given repository on Git server will change the default
> branch while cloning? If I’m wrong, can anyone please tell me how can I
> enforce this change on the /server/ side correctly?

Works for me with  "gitolite3 v3.6.2-24-g8e36230 on git 2.3.4".

Could it be that the repo was emtpy when you tried to clone it ?

Stefan
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