Re: git-svn breaks on gtk+ import

[Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>]

Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> wrote:
> Tim Janik <timj@imendio.com> wrote:
> > hi Eric.
> > 
> > with git-svn from git 1.5.4.3, imports of the Gtk+ repository fail:
> > 
> >   git-svn clone -T trunk -b branches -t tags -r 19001 
> >   http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gtk+
> >   Using existing [svn-remote "svn"]
> >   Using higher level of URL: http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gtk+ => 
> >   http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gtk%2B/http:
> >   No such file or directory: PROPFIND request failed on 
> >   '/svn/gtk%252B/http%3A': Could not open the requested SVN filesystem at 
> >   /usr/bin/git-svn line 1352
> > 
> > trying the same for glib works fine:
> > 
> >   git-svn clone -T trunk -b branches -t tags -r 6601 
> >   http://svn.gnome.org/svn/glib
> >   [...]
> >   r6601 = 987f6388b211281d08fce0e63936d9e612ed4d4f (trunk)
> >   Checked out HEAD:
> >     http://svn.gnome.org/svn/glib/trunk r6601
> > 
> > looks like the '+' in the the http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gtk+ repository
> > name isn't handled correctly.
> 
> It's a known bug which I haven't had time to track down and fix.
> 
> git-svn handles files and directories with '+' within the base URL
> you're tracking correctly, but somewhere along the way the base URL
> you're tracking doesn't work correctly for HTTP.
> 
> As Harvey suggested, use the svn:// repository for now.

Hi Tim, the HTTP repository should be fixed with the patch in

  http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/78961

-- 
Eric Wong