Conscious Language: Please, rename master branch to main branch

[droideck]

As part of the conscious language effort, the master branch is to be renamed to the main branch. Please, consider the rename for your project as its branch is used and is specified in other projects' workflows.

Here are the instructions:

• Rename the master branch to main: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/renaming-a-branch
• Check this to ensure the default branch has been changed to main: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/changing-the-default-branch - this should keep the github history, as well as updating the default branch configuration and updating any existing PRs

Thank you!

[frenzymadness]

If we rename the branch, what will happen to all the projects using uses: fedora-python/tox-github-action@master in their CI configurations?

[hroncok]

IIRC at least originally it was possible to rename the branch and keep the old one aliased.

[frenzymadness]

The documentation is clear, if you rename a branch, Github adds automatic redirect from the old name to the new one but it does not apply to Gihub Actions, see https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/renaming-a-branch#about-renaming-branches

According to grep.app, there are 22 projects with the uses: fedora-python/tox-github-action@master in their workflows: https://grep.app/search?q=uses%3A%20fedora-python/tox-github-action%40master

[hroncok]

Could we perhaps create a GitHub action here, that keeps the old branch synchronized with the new? (I would be happy to accept such a job, but not to write it.)

[frenzymadness]

I'd rather rename master to main, do a one-time push of a master branch to keep it working, and then open 22 PRs. I'll take a look at it. When done, we can remove the master branch.

[frenzymadness]

I renamed the branch and pushed the old one to keep the compatibility and prepared 22 PRs.

[frenzymadness]

Exactly half of the PRs are already merged.

[frenzymadness]

8 PRs left to be merged:

• Switch tox-github-action from master to main branch redhat-aqe/kafka-logging-handler#35
• Switch tox-github-action from master to main branch varlink/python#35
• Switch tox-github-action from master to main branch matthew-brett/nb2plots#25
• Switch tox-github-action from master to main branch fedora-infra/datagrepper#598
• Switch tox-github-action from master to main branch fedora-infra/flask-healthz#96
• Switch tox-github-action from master to main branch fedora-infra/tahrir#462
• Switch tox-github-action from master to main branch fedora-infra/supybot-fedora#95
• Switch tox-github-action from master to main branch fedora-infra/fedora-messaging#284

[frenzymadness]

I sent a comment to the open PRs and give them one more month before I remove the master branch.

[frenzymadness]

The master branch has just been removed. I think we gave them enough time to respond.

[encukou]

grep.app apparently doesn't index everything; freezeyt didn't get a PR: encukou/freezeyt#358