I think it's much better to try it on a new small project, at least if you're talking about git, because git-svn isn't very good when dealing with multiple svn branches.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: > On 02/16/2011 03:13 PM, Russel Winder wrote: >> >> This using Git, Mercurial or Bazaar as client to Subversion (via >> git-svn, hgmercurial, and bzr-svn respectively) appears seductively >> interesting but is ultimately not a good solution unless the central >> repository has to be Subversion and there is no other choice. Bazaar is >> able to (more or less seamlessly include a Subversion repository as a >> peer in a DVCS branch group. Mercurial and Git do not provide this but >> can only be used easily as personal clients. >> >> Best best is just to take the conversion hit and switch to Git, >> Mercurial or Bazaar. Doing this also finds all the errors and hacks in >> the Subversion repository! > > I completely agree. But the intermediate hg/git+svn solution can be handy > for getting in touch with hg/git; and eventually starting to persuade a > customer who's not convinced yet to get rid of subversion to start trying > hg/git. > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
