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

[Josh Triplett <josh@kernel.org>]

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