Hi Gary,

On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 10:18:25AM -0400, Gary Gregory wrote:
> We have two options IMO to convert the Xalan Subversion repo into the
> following git repos.
> 
> One repo:
<snip>
> Or one repo per top level folder:


My preference is for separate git repos.

Instead of checking out the entire Xalan project, I typically just
check out a subtree (such as xalan/c or xalan/c/trunk).  This is trivial
with subversion, but it's not clear to me if the same thing is possible
with git.

(side note: I did some brief research and found information about
sparse/shallow checkouts, and using the --filter switch, but I haven't
had a chance to experiment so I'm not sure what works and what doesn't.
Perhaps someone who has tried/done this, especially with github or
gitbox, can chime in?)

While using separate repos isn't an exact substitute for svn's subtree
checkouts, it's close enough for my workflow (and is what I'm generally
used to for git-hosted projects, anyway).

Plus, anyone who wanted the entire project in one tree could still get a
close approximation of that using git submodules.


Best regards,
Bill

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