[syslinux] repo.or.cz links are no longer valid.

[Ady]

> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 05:57:39AM +0300, Ady via Syslinux wrote:
> >  
> > After taking over repo.or.cz/syslinux.git, the aforementioned 
> > previously-valid links are no longer valid :(. Perhaps not only "tags" 
> > are no longer valid.
> > 
> > Also, the "tag" hyperlinks that were visible before are now no longer 
> > there in repo.or.cz/syslinux.git.
> > 
> > Note that when clicking on the main "refs" hyperlink (in the upper line 
> > of links in the web interface) the list should be including both, 
> > "refs/heads" and "refs/tags". This was the way to avoid any potential 
> > conflict of any kind. The "refs/tags" list is no longer there :(.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, I lack the necessary knowledge so to help with this. I 
> > just know that we (users) have now less features available in the web 
> > interface in repo.or.cz/syslinux.git than we had a couple of days ago 
> > :(.
> > 
> > I hope there is still some possibility to get the same web interface 
> > features that we had before (I am _not_ focusing on conversion / 
> > redirection here, but in current features of the web interface).
> > 
> > Thank you and Best Regards,
> 
> And thanks for reporting.
> 
> 
> I haven't yet taken a closer look at the web representation of a git repo.
> 
> The transition is still in progress. I'm waiting for an announce that
> `git clone SOME_URL` is ready.
> 
> When  git cloning and git pulling is possible, then I'm happy.
> 
> A web view on the repo is low priority to me. My advice in this:
> * Let the migration stablize
> * Wonder how much HTML caching there is
> * Find contact with maintainers of the web sauce
> 
> 
> Groeten
> Geert Stappers
 
I have my quote of patience :) ; I can wait.

Since I don't know the technical details about all this matter, I don't 
really know which items / features / characteristics can be postpone 
and which ones are "either done correctly from the starting point, or 
else can never be corrected".

As simple user of the web interface, I can only see that the "tags" 
that were there a couple of days ago in repo.or.cz/syslinux.git are no 
longer shown (nor their links working).

For example, the "yellow" /refs/tags/ "syslinux-6.03" is not shown in 
the web interface, whereas the "green" /refs/heads/ "master" is seen.

Since the "tag" hyperlinks are not currently shown (they were there a 
couple of days ago), and the "refs" page is currently showing 
"heads/<branch_name>" but not even one of the "tags/<tag_name>, then I 
am guessing that the "refs/tags" data needs some additional (manual?) 
treatment.

I am only reporting just in case this cannot be corrected later; if it 
can, I can wait (hopefully not years :)).

Regarding the use of the web interface, it helps non-developers. I have 
used it when (beta-)testing (so to help to narrow down the source of 
some problem). I have also used it when helping others.

For this type of situations, during the years I have found that I am 
more comfortable or do things faster when using the web interface style 
of gitweb-caching rather than the one of cgit. This is just my own 
personal perception as simple user; other users might have a different 
experience and I cannot say anything about the technical background 
features / functions / load / whatever behind it.

I understand the importance of having a new official git repository 
available for The Syslinux Project, and I also understand that the web 
interface has a lower priority to developers. I hope the features / 
characteristics I was already accustomed to can be restored at some 
point, and hopefully without "breaking" other/older things (we already 
have had such experience).

Thank you and Best Regards,
Ady.