++added: First thing you may want to do is to tag the state of your CVS repository and declare it as closed. For example:: $ cd my-checked-out-cvs-repository $ cvs tag cvs-repository-moved-to-git
??changed: -After this done create a local git repository on your computer, using the instructions under `Importing from CVS`_. Then push this git repository to your savannah project page using the instructions under `Pushing a Newly-Created, Existing, or Converted Git Repository`_. Before starting though you may want to add a branch or "tag" of the old respository. For example:: - - $ cd my-checked-out-cvs-repository - $ cvs tag repository-before-move-to-git After this done create a local git repository on your computer, using the instructions under `Importing from CVS`_. This will take a while and it will create a local git repository with at least two branches:: $ git show-branch -a * [master] Moved from CVS to GIT. ! [origin] Moved from CVS to GIT. -- *+ [master] Moved from CVS to GIT. Before pushing this to your savannah project page you might want to rename or remove that "origin" branch. It has the same state and history as the master branch so you won't lose any information. (Footnote: Normally the origin branch is used by developers who prefer to use git while working on projects that only run a central CVS repository. They do their work on "master" but track the changes in the CVS repository in the "origin" branch.) This is not what you are going to do anyway and unfortunately "origin" is also the default alias name for remote git repositories and thus it may lead to unnecessary confusion. You can remove the branch like this:: $ git branch -d origin Don't worry! If you ever need to recreate that branch you can always do so by branching off at that last CVS commit and call the branch "origin", "cvs" or "back-in-the-dark-ages". Now you are ready to push this git repository to your savannah project page using the instructions under `Pushing a Newly-Created, Existing, or Converted Git Repository`_. -- forwarded from https://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/usinggit#msg20090623105042+0...@https://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance _______________________________________________ Savannah-cvs mailing list Savannah-cvs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-cvs
