On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 08:43:00PM +0200, Christian Brabandt wrote: > Hi James! > > On Do, 23 Apr 2015, James McCoy wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Christian Brabandt <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Hi Daniel! > > > > > > On Do, 23 Apr 2015, Daniel Hahler wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> in the process of moving the repository to Github I suggest using the > > >> existing mirror from https://github.com/vim-jp/vim as a starting > > >> point. > > > > > > As a starting point for what? I think what is going to happen, is that > > > the googlecode repository will be migrated into github (probably using > > > the Export to Github button) > > > > Using that export mangles the history of the repository by, at > > the very least, removing all traces of the .hgtags file. This > > means that there will be no shared history between > > https://github.com/vim/vim and any existing Git mirror (e.g., > > vim-jp's mirror, my mirror, MacVim's mirror, etc.). This also > > means that any Mercurial mirror of the Git mirror won't have the > > same history as the existing Mercurial repository. > > That is the first time I hear about problems with the existing > experimental github's Vim mirror. Wouldn't there then also be a problem > with the repository cleanup script?
If the cleanup script is rewriting history (not just adding pointers/tags to existing history), yes it's a problem. Especially considering that you're planning to continue a Mercurial mirror, enabling those that want to use the mirror to simply add a new remote to their config would be useful. If the history is rewritten when converting to Git, then they'll definitely have to make a new clone from the resulting Mercurial repository. If the history isn't rewritten, then they shouldn't have to, but I'm not 100% on that since I'm not sure what process you're using. Cheers, -- James GPG Key: 4096R/331BA3DB 2011-12-05 James McCoy <[email protected]> -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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