REQUEST: Repository maintenance on go and go-contrib

[MadVikingGod]

Affected Repository

https:/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go
https:/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib

Requested changes

Create an empty branch name benchmark for both repositories.

git checkout --orphan benchmarks
git commit --allow-empty -m "Init"
git push origin benchmarks

Purpose

We are setting up a continuous benchmarking tool and need a branch to host the historic data.
See open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go#4537

Expected Duration

Once

Repository Maintainers

• @open-telemetry/go-maintainers

Note

I tried the instructions above and received a remote: error: Required status check "EasyCLA" is expected. error. This is the same error encountered in #1192

[arminru]

Hi @MadVikingGod!
I added a branch protection rule for benchmarks which is exempt from the EasyCLA check as done in #1577.
Otherwise your GH action would not be able to push updates to the branch as it would not pass the EasyCLA checks there.
You should be able to create the branches now.