Git Core Improvements and Contributions
Migrating Arch Linux's packaging infrastructure to GitLab

Migrating Arch Linux's packaging infrastructure to GitLab

9/11/2023 · Levente Polyak

What this post added

Arch Linux migrated its packaging infrastructure from Subversion to Git and GitLab, involving the creation of over 12,000 individual Git repositories. This migration utilized custom tooling with `git-svn` imports and `git-filter-repo` for history migration and rewriting. Additionally, a new package maintainer tool, `pkgctl`, was developed.

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