CreatingSubRepository

This page outlines the steps that need to be done to create a new golang.org/x repository, in order for it to have the same properties as all existing golang.org/x repositories:

• a golang.org/x redirect
• automatic git mirroring from Gerrit to GitHub
• automatic importing of GitHub PRs into Gerrit CLs

Steps

1. Create a new empty Gerrit repository at https://go.googlesource.com, complete with a description.
   • Create an initial commit with AUTHORS, CONTRIBUTORS, LICENSE, PATENTS, CONTRIBUTING.md, and README.md files and push it directly to the Gerrit repository. See example commit.
2. Create a new empty GitHub repository at https://github.com/golang with the same name and description.
   • Turn off Wikis, Issues, Projects in repository settings.
   • On "Manage access" tab:
     • Add "golang org admins" team with Admin access.
     • Add "gophers" team with Write access.
     • Add "robots" team with Write access (can only be done by a maintainer of golang organization; ask someone else if you're not).
   • Create "cla: yes" and "cla: no" labels, they need to exist so that @googlebot can automatically apply them. (Without a "cla: yes" label, PRs won't be imported into Gerrit.)
3. Modify the x/build/repos package.
4. Update x/website's version of x/build to include modified x/build/repos package.
5. Redeploy all affected commands: (the order shouldn't matter)
   1. x/build/cmd/gitmirror
   2. x/build/maintner/maintnerd
      • Note that it's expected for the new repo not to appear in maintner until first issue or PR is created (see #25744).
   3. x/build/cmd/gerritbot
   4. x/build/app/appengine
   5. x/website/cmd/golangorg