update 'getting sparse' info.

update 'getting sparse' info.

[Dave Jones]

- point to the sparse webpage
- use git:// instead of rsync://

Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>

--- linux-2.6.20.noarch/Documentation/sparse.txt~	2007-03-08 19:40:30.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.20.noarch/Documentation/sparse.txt	2007-03-08 19:43:01.000000000 -0500
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ special.
 Getting sparse
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-With git, you can just get it from
+You can get latest released versions from the Sparse homepage at
+http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse/
 
-        rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/devel/sparse/sparse.git
+Alternatively, you can get snapshots of the latest development version
+of sparse using git to clone..
 
-and DaveJ has tar-balls at
+        git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/josh/sparse.git
+
+DaveJ has hourly generated tarballs of the git tree available at..
 
         http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/projects/git-snapshots/sparse/
 

-- 
http://www.codemonkey.org.uk

Re: update 'getting sparse' info.

[H. Peter Anvin]

Please don't put non-kernel software in /pub/linux/kernel and 
/pub/scm/linux/kernel on kernel.org.

IN PARTICULAR, if Josh is the new sparse maintainer, please contact 
ftpadmin@kernel.org so we can either create a group or simply chown the 
standard locations (/pub/software/devel/sparse, /pub/scm/devel/sparse) 
to him instead of leaving stale stuff where people can find it!

Dave Jones wrote:
> - point to the sparse webpage
> - use git:// instead of rsync://
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>

Nacked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@kernel.org>

	-hpa

Sparse homepage moved; Git repository moving soon [Re: update 'getting sparse' info.]

[Josh Triplett]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 Mar 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>> Please don't put non-kernel software in /pub/linux/kernel and
>>> /pub/scm/linux/kernel on kernel.org.
>>>
>>> IN PARTICULAR, if Josh is the new sparse maintainer, please contact
>>> ftpadmin@kernel.org so we can either create a group or simply chown the
>>> standard locations (/pub/software/devel/sparse, /pub/scm/devel/sparse) to him
>>> instead of leaving stale stuff where people can find it!
>> Yes, let's just do that. Whoever has the right magic touch, please just 
>> chown those things to Josh.
> 
> Done.

I have moved the Sparse homepage to
http://kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse .  (That location previously
contained an old BK repo of Sparse; I tarred that up and saved it if anyone
wants it for some reason, but I think the Git repo contains the history.)

I will soon move the Git repository as well, to the original location at
/pub/scm/devel/sparse/sparse.git .  I will likely maintain a symlink from my
current repo's location, to avoid gratuitously breaking people's checkouts or
automated scripts.

However, I know that other people sometimes maintain Sparse Git repositories,
and as far as I can tell, "people" directories only exist under
/pub/linux/kernel/people.  Where should people keep Sparse repos, if not
there?

Also, if possible, I'd like to have an HTTP 301 redirect from
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse (and everything under
it, via RedirectMatch) to the corresponding page under the new homepage at
http://kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse .  Could someone with the
appropriate access please do so, or let me know if I can do so somehow?

- Josh Triplett

Re: Sparse homepage moved; Git repository moving soon [Re: update 'getting sparse' info.]

[H. Peter Anvin]

Josh Triplett wrote:
> 
> However, I know that other people sometimes maintain Sparse Git repositories,
> and as far as I can tell, "people" directories only exist under
> /pub/linux/kernel/people.  Where should people keep Sparse repos, if not
> there?
> 

What we do is to, on request, create directories like 
/pub/scm/devel/sparse/<username> for that kind of stuff.  Let us know 
who needs them.  (This is one of many reasons you tend to see 
/pub/scm/foo/bar/bar.git as the repository path, another one is so the 
maintainer can create additional repositories as needed.)

> Also, if possible, I'd like to have an HTTP 301 redirect from
> http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse (and everything under
> it, via RedirectMatch) to the corresponding page under the new homepage at
> http://kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse .  Could someone with the
> appropriate access please do so, or let me know if I can do so somehow?

I *think* you can just put an .htaccess file in your directory to have 
that happen.  However, please note that the URL should be 
http://www.kernel.org/... ; it may matter in the future.

	-hpa

Re: Sparse homepage moved; Git repository moving soon [Re: update 'getting sparse' info.]

[Josh Triplett]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Josh Triplett wrote:
>> Also, if possible, I'd like to have an HTTP 301 redirect from
>> http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse (and everything under
>> it, via RedirectMatch) to the corresponding page under the new homepage at
>> http://kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse .  Could someone with the
>> appropriate access please do so, or let me know if I can do so somehow?
> 
> I *think* you can just put an .htaccess file in your directory to have 
> that happen.

That doesn't seem to work.  The .htaccess file
(/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse/.htaccess) gets mirrored, but seems to
get ignored.  It contains the following:

Redirect /pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse

> However, please note that the URL should be 
> http://www.kernel.org/... ; it may matter in the future.

No problem.

- Josh Triplett

Re: Sparse homepage moved; Git repository moving soon [Re: update 'getting sparse' info.]

[H. Peter Anvin]

Josh Triplett wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Josh Triplett wrote:
>>> Also, if possible, I'd like to have an HTTP 301 redirect from
>>> http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse (and everything under
>>> it, via RedirectMatch) to the corresponding page under the new homepage at
>>> http://kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse .  Could someone with the
>>> appropriate access please do so, or let me know if I can do so somehow?
>> I *think* you can just put an .htaccess file in your directory to have 
>> that happen.
> 
> That doesn't seem to work.  The .htaccess file
> (/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse/.htaccess) gets mirrored, but seems to
> get ignored.  It contains the following:
> 
> Redirect /pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse
> 

That should be fixed, but you want to change that to "Redirect permanent 
..." otherwise you get a 302 redirect, not 301.

	-hpa

Re: Sparse homepage moved; Git repository moving soon [Re: update 'getting sparse' info.]

[Josh Triplett]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Josh Triplett wrote:
>> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>> Josh Triplett wrote:
>>>> Also, if possible, I'd like to have an HTTP 301 redirect from
>>>> http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse (and everything under
>>>> it, via RedirectMatch) to the corresponding page under the new homepage at
>>>> http://kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse .  Could someone with the
>>>> appropriate access please do so, or let me know if I can do so somehow?
>>> I *think* you can just put an .htaccess file in your directory to have 
>>> that happen.
>> That doesn't seem to work.  The .htaccess file
>> (/pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse/.htaccess) gets mirrored, but seems to
>> get ignored.  It contains the following:
>>
>> Redirect /pub/linux/kernel/people/josh/sparse http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse
> 
> That should be fixed,

Thanks!  Seems to work now.

> but you want to change that to "Redirect permanent 
> ..." otherwise you get a 302 redirect, not 301.

Argh; I noted that when doublechecking the syntax in the Apache documentation,
and promptly failed to do it when writing the .htaccess file.  Fixed, and
thanks for noticing.

- Josh Triplett