From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Simon 'corecode' Schubert Subject: Re: CVS -> SVN -> Git Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:15:23 +0200 Message-ID: <469FB84B.2010909@fs.ei.tum.de> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Julian Phillips X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Jul 19 21:45:03 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IBbvr-0004lQ-3V for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:45:03 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S966050AbXGSTo7 convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:44:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932190AbXGSTo6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:44:58 -0400 Received: from stella.fs.ei.tum.de ([129.187.54.7]:33741 "EHLO stella.fs.ei.tum.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S939542AbXGSTo4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:44:56 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 1835 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:44:56 EDT Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.fs.ei.tum.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A383280A0; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:15:24 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at fs.ei.tum.de Received: from stella.fs.ei.tum.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (stella.fs.ei.tum.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id jq9F-tIgPgU7; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:15:23 +0200 (CEST) Received: from sweatshorts.home.corecode.ath.cx (85-218-11-169.dclient.lsne.ch [85.218.11.169]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by stella.fs.ei.tum.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA22F2809F; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:15:23 +0200 (CEST) User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070627) In-Reply-To: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Julian Phillips wrote: > Has anyone managed to succssfully import a Subversion repository that= =20 > was initially imported from CVS using cvs2svn using fast-import? >=20 > It looks like cvs2svn has created a rather big mess. It has created= =20 > single commits that change files in more than one branch and/or tag. = It=20 > also creates tags using more than one commit. Now I come to try and=20 > import the Subversion history into git and I'm having trouble creatin= g a=20 > sensible stream to feed into fast-import. Did you try first converting the old CVS repo to git and then adding th= e svn changes? That might give you much better results. cheers simon --=20 Serve - BSD +++ RENT this banner advert +++ ASCII Ribbon /"\ Work - Mac +++ space for low =E2=82=AC=E2=82=AC=E2=82=AC NOW!1 += ++ Campaign \ / Party Enjoy Relax | http://dragonflybsd.org Against HTML \ Dude 2c 2 the max ! http://golden-apple.biz Mail + News / \