ESR> Ilya Basin :
>> For new branches the 'from' command can refer the common ancestor in
>> an existing branch. For example:
>>
>> /--E thebranch
>> /
>> A---B---C---D master
>>
>> Commit E is newer than D; we already imported D; thebranch is new.
>> Instead of:
>>
Ilya Basin :
> For new branches the 'from' command can refer the common ancestor in
> an existing branch. For example:
>
> /--E thebranch
> /
> A---B---C---D master
>
> Commit E is newer than D; we already imported D; thebranch is new.
> Instead of:
> from refs/he
>> But if the branch is new, but it's parent commit is already imported,
>> I guess, the only way to refer it is by its SHA-1
>> Eric, what parent information can cvsps provide for the first commit
>> in a branch, when invoked with the '-d' flag?
ESR> At the moment it doesn't provide any at all.
Apologies for the somewhat belated reply. I've been even busier than
usual lately and am about to be traveling for a week.
Ilya Basin :
> Hi Eric.
>
> ESR> cvs-fast-export does not have incremental-import support.
> ESR> Whether git-cvs-import has it depend on which version you have
> ESR> and w
Hi Eric.
ESR> cvs-fast-export does not have incremental-import support.
ESR> Whether git-cvs-import has it depend on which version you have
ESR> and what backend it it is using. I don't maintain that wrapper.
Did you mean "git-fast-import"? Or do you know any wrapper that
already uses cvsps3 --fas
Ilya Basin :
> Hi Eric.
>
> I tried --fast-export. It's 2 times faster.
> The first thing that differs: in cvsps2 commits with adjacent
> timestamps were joined into one (see the attached files). Do you know
> the reason?
The cvsps guy included code to do that. Keith Packard didn't.
Sorry I can
Ilya Basin wrote:
> Does this --fast-export thing support what John mentioned, the
> "incremental import support"? Does 'git fast-import' has it?
> I need it, because full import takes too long.
>
> The central repo of my employer is CVS, other people commit to it and
> I use git internally to be
Hi Eric.
I tried --fast-export. It's 2 times faster.
The first thing that differs: in cvsps2 commits with adjacent
timestamps were joined into one (see the attached files). Do you know
the reason?
Does this --fast-export thing support what John mentioned, the
"incremental import support"? Does 'g
On 04/14/2013 01:33 PM, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> [...]
> I wish I could point you at a convertor I really trust. I can't.
> There is a third tool, cvs2git (based on the analyzer from cvs2svn)
> that I don't maintain, which has problems of its own.
^
Ilya Basin :
> IB> Hi esr.
> IB> In cvsps 3.10 the flag --norc was removed. It broke 'git cvsimport'.
> IB> Please give the option back and write something in the man page like:
> IB> This option has no effect; it is present for compatibility
>
> Looks like the tool is completely different. I
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