[Savannah-cvs] [628] add a note on GNU Arch status

[ineiev]

Revision: 628
          
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=administration&revision=628
Author:   ineiev
Date:     2023-06-08 02:04:20 -0400 (Thu, 08 Jun 2023)
Log Message:
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add a note on GNU Arch status

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/sviki/UsingGnuArch.mdwn

Modified: trunk/sviki/UsingGnuArch.mdwn
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--- trunk/sviki/UsingGnuArch.mdwn       2023-05-24 14:11:02 UTC (rev 627)
+++ trunk/sviki/UsingGnuArch.mdwn       2023-06-08 06:04:20 UTC (rev 628)
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # GNU Arch at Savannah
 
+*Note: As of 2023-06, these instructions don't work for Ineiev.  Existing
+archives can be downloaded via rsync:*
+
+      rsync -avz your_username@arch.savannah.nongnu.org:/srv/arch/your_group .
+
+Likewise, rsync may work for uploading the archives.
+
+Now, GNU Arch is a decommissioned GNU package (though it's still available
+in distros like Trisquel), and its UI is quite complicated and different
+from commonly used VCSes like CVS, Subversion or Git, so it isn't likely
+that we'll make it fully work on Savannah unless some _really_ interested
+party steps up and provides us substantial guidance.
+
 ## Help yourself!
 
 Newest versions of Arch include *A GNU Arch Handbook*, which covers the
@@ -48,7 +61,8 @@
        # Tell Arch who you are:
        tla my-id "FirstName LastName <your@email.tld>"
        # Tell Arch where your archive is:
-       tla register-archive 
sftp://your_username@arch.sv.gnu.org/archives/your_group
+       tla register-archive your_group@sv.gnu.org \
+         sftp://your_username@arch.savannah.gnu.org/archives/your_group
        # Tell Arch to use that archive by default:
        tla my-default-archive your_group@sv.gnu.org