I am now the project manager for MediaWiki's switch to Git and Gerrit.
I'm working to ensure that we hit the March 21st migration date. I am
prioritizing issues and finding workarounds.
I believe the lack of arbitrary labels/tags on changes is a big workflow
problem.[0] The current workaround is to use "topic branches" (Gerrit
calls them topics; Git calls them branches). To do that, you have to
use git-review. So if you have tried and failed to install and use
git-review, please speak up ASAP so we can make our git-review
instructions and workflow more robust.
And can any of you help make native packages for git-review that work on
Mac and Windows?[1]
Thanks.
[0]
https://labsconsole.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_bugs_that_matter#Issue_287:_A…
[1]
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35145
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Sumana Harihareswara
Volunteer Development Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation