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From: "Elijah Newren" <newren@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: git-cvsimport bug with dates
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:12:29 -0700
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On Nov 15, 2007 11:06 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> When you use "branch@{date}" notation, you are not asking a
> question on the project history, but a question on the local
> view from _your_ repository on that project.

Interesting; that makes sense from a merge or pull viewpoint, but
wouldn't it make more sense to have cvsimport ensure the commits are
treated as though they actually existed in master as of the date
specified in CVS?

Elijah