{"thread":{"id":"25169","subject":"svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'","startedAt":"2010-09-20T17:39:41Z","lastAt":"2010-09-21T13:05:24Z","messageCount":7,"participants":["nolan.ring@emc.com","Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"151135","messageId":"4E10ACF241081344B9702AA8C6440440C5B14FB331@MX01A.corp.emc.com","threadId":"25169","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'","fromName":"","fromEmail":"nolan.ring@emc.com","sentAt":"2010-09-20T17:39:41Z","receivedAt":"2010-09-20T17:39:41Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"nolan.ring@emc.com","avatar":null},"body":"All,\n\nI'm running the command svn2git -v --notags --branches REbranches \n\nand I'm getting the following:\n\nIf you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so\n(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n git checkout -b \nHEAD is now at 38b1da3... Update NEO targets to point to NeoMain kernel\nRunning command: git branch -t NeoMain@34 remotes/NeoMain@34\nerror: unknown switch `t'\nusage: git branch [options] [-r | -a] [--merged | --no-merged]\n or: git branch [options] [-l] [-f] []\n or: git branch [options] [-r] (-d | -D) \n or: git branch [options] (-m | -M) [] \n\nGeneric options\n -v, --verbose be verbose\n --track set up tracking mode (see git-pull(1))\n --color use colored output\n -r act on remote-tracking branches\n --contains print only branches that contain the commit\n --abbrev[=] use digits to display SHA-1s\n\nSpecific git-branch actions:\n -a list both remote-tracking and local branches\n -d delete fully merged branch\n -D delete branch (even if not merged)\n -m move/rename a branch and its reflog\n -M move/rename a branch, even if target exists\n -l create the branch's reflog\n -f force creation (when already exists)\n --no-merged print only not merged branches\n --merged print only merged branches\n\nWhere did the -t come from? What is this telling me?\n\nThanks much.\n\nNolan \n"},{"id":"151137","messageId":"AANLkTik_ouA-AD+tmGEvvcJeZqVj4Rge=hcoJ5Bqgt-R@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"25169","inReplyTo":"4E10ACF241081344B9702AA8C6440440C5B14FB331@MX01A.corp.emc.com","subject":"Re: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'","fromName":"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason","fromEmail":"avarab@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-09-20T17:58:16Z","receivedAt":"2010-09-20T17:58:16Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"avarab@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/45301?v=4"},"body":"On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 17:39, wrote:\n> Where did the -t come from?  What is this telling me?\n\ngit branch supports the -t or --track option. You obviously have too\nold a git with too new a svn2git.\n"},{"id":"151146","messageId":"4E10ACF241081344B9702AA8C6440440C5B14FB337@MX01A.corp.emc.com","threadId":"25169","inReplyTo":"AANLkTik_ouA-AD+tmGEvvcJeZqVj4Rge=hcoJ5Bqgt-R@mail.gmail.com","subject":"RE: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'","fromName":"","fromEmail":"nolan.ring@emc.com","sentAt":"2010-09-20T19:19:04Z","receivedAt":"2010-09-20T19:19:04Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"nolan.ring@emc.com","avatar":null},"body":"Hmmm, guess it wasn't that obvious to me!! :-)\n\nI have 1.6.0.2 installed, which does support the --track option; did a later git support -t as well as --track?\n\n> git --version\ngit version 1.6.0.2\n\nIs there some way to know what version of git the svn2git I have installed supports? And any way to get a version of svn2git that supports the one I have.\n\nThanks for your patience.\n\nNolan\n________________________________________\nFrom: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [avarab@gmail.com]\nSent: Monday, September 20, 2010 1:58 PM\nTo: Ring, Nolan\nCc: git@vger.kernel.org\nSubject: Re: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'\n\nOn Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 17:39, wrote:\n> Where did the -t come from? What is this telling me?\n\ngit branch supports the -t or --track option. You obviously have too\nold a git with too new a svn2git.\n"},{"id":"151147","messageId":"AANLkTi=X3NqcURV8GSmZiq5CbVwikFF5skFt_t6gkSp9@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"25169","inReplyTo":"4E10ACF241081344B9702AA8C6440440C5B14FB337@MX01A.corp.emc.com","subject":"Re: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'","fromName":"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason","fromEmail":"avarab@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-09-20T19:30:15Z","receivedAt":"2010-09-20T19:30:15Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"avarab@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/45301?v=4"},"body":"On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 19:19, wrote:\n> Hmmm, guess it wasn't that obvious to me!! :-)\n>\n> I have 1.6.0.2 installed, which does support the --track option; did a later git support -t as well as --track?\n>\n>> git --version\n> git version 1.6.0.2\n>\n> Is there some way to know what version of git the svn2git I have installed supports?  And any way to get a version of svn2git that supports the one I have.\n\nYou should just upgrade Git instead, using an old version of a\nconversion tool is generally a Bad Idea.\n"},{"id":"151149","messageId":"4E10ACF241081344B9702AA8C6440440C5B14FB33A@MX01A.corp.emc.com","threadId":"25169","inReplyTo":"AANLkTi=X3NqcURV8GSmZiq5CbVwikFF5skFt_t6gkSp9@mail.gmail.com","subject":"RE: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'","fromName":"","fromEmail":"nolan.ring@emc.com","sentAt":"2010-09-20T19:40:37Z","receivedAt":"2010-09-20T19:40:37Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"nolan.ring@emc.com","avatar":null},"body":"Thanks for your quick response.\n\nsvn2git has alot of pre-requisite software. Can I just upgrade git and leave the other software at its current version?\n\nNolan\n________________________________________\nFrom: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [avarab@gmail.com]\nSent: Monday, September 20, 2010 3:30 PM\nTo: Ring, Nolan\nCc: git@vger.kernel.org\nSubject: Re: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'\n\nOn Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 19:19, wrote:\n> Hmmm, guess it wasn't that obvious to me!! :-)\n>\n> I have 1.6.0.2 installed, which does support the --track option; did a later git support -t as well as --track?\n>\n>> git --version\n> git version 1.6.0.2\n>\n> Is there some way to know what version of git the svn2git I have installed supports? And any way to get a version of svn2git that supports the one I have.\n\nYou should just upgrade Git instead, using an old version of a\nconversion tool is generally a Bad Idea.\n"},{"id":"151208","messageId":"4E10ACF241081344B9702AA8C6440440C5B14FB34F@MX01A.corp.emc.com","threadId":"25169","inReplyTo":"4E10ACF241081344B9702AA8C6440440C5B14FB33A@MX01A.corp.emc.com","subject":"RE: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'","fromName":"","fromEmail":"nolan.ring@emc.com","sentAt":"2010-09-21T12:08:30Z","receivedAt":"2010-09-21T12:08:30Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"nolan.ring@emc.com","avatar":null},"body":"At this point I feel like I'm chasing my tail. \n\nI upgraded git and then started trying to upgrade other software that svn2git requires. It's been all downhill!\n\nI found rpm 5.2.1 and tried installing it but needed popt. I found popt and installed it but now need beecrpypt because Python.h is missing. It looks like I need beecrypt but I *can't* find an appropriate beecrypt for Suse 11.\n\n/bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC --mode=compile gcc -m64 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -I. -I../include -I/usr/include/python2.6 -I/re/thirdparty_tools/java/linux/jdk1.6.0_02/jre/../include -I/re/thirdparty_tools/java/linux/jdk1.6.0_02/jre/../include/linux -DOPTIMIZE_X86_64 -O2 -DNDEBUG -Wa,--noexecstack -c -o _bc-py.lo _bc-py.c\nlibtool: compile: gcc -m64 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -I. -I../include -I/usr/include/python2.6 -I/re/thirdparty_tools/java/linux/jdk1.6.0_02/jre/../include -I/re/thirdparty_tools/java/linux/jdk1.6.0_02/jre/../include/linux -DOPTIMIZE_X86_64 -O2 -DNDEBUG -Wa,--noexecstack -c _bc-py.c -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/_bc-py.o\n_bc-py.c:8:20: error: Python.h: No such file or directory\nIn file included from _bc-py.c:14:\n../include/beecrypt/python/mpw-py.h:12: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before âPyObject_HEADâ\n../include/beecrypt/python/mpw-py.h:20: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âmpw_Typeâ\n\nAm I doing something wrong here? \n\nThanks again for any insights.\n\nNolan\n\n________________________________________\nFrom: git-owner@vger.kernel.org [git-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of nolan.ring@emc.com [nolan.ring@emc.com]\nSent: Monday, September 20, 2010 3:40 PM\nTo: avarab@gmail.com\nCc: git@vger.kernel.org\nSubject: RE: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'\n\nThanks for your quick response.\n\nsvn2git has alot of pre-requisite software. Can I just upgrade git and leave the other software at its current version?\n\nNolan\n________________________________________\nFrom: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [avarab@gmail.com]\nSent: Monday, September 20, 2010 3:30 PM\nTo: Ring, Nolan\nCc: git@vger.kernel.org\nSubject: Re: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'\n\nOn Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 19:19, wrote:\n> Hmmm, guess it wasn't that obvious to me!! :-)\n>\n> I have 1.6.0.2 installed, which does support the --track option; did a later git support -t as well as --track?\n>\n>> git --version\n> git version 1.6.0.2\n>\n> Is there some way to know what version of git the svn2git I have installed supports? And any way to get a version of svn2git that supports the one I have.\n\nYou should just upgrade Git instead, using an old version of a\nconversion tool is generally a Bad Idea.\n\n"},{"id":"151214","messageId":"AANLkTikDhzeDmh4k-HOgrGxtyiEzDAAVKn0mrVmA7W_g@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"25169","inReplyTo":"4E10ACF241081344B9702AA8C6440440C5B14FB34F@MX01A.corp.emc.com","subject":"Re: svn2git question: error: unknown switch `t'","fromName":"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason","fromEmail":"avarab@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-09-21T13:05:24Z","receivedAt":"2010-09-21T13:05:24Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"avarab@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/45301?v=4"},"body":"On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 12:08, wrote:\n\n> Am I doing something wrong here?\n>\n> Thanks again for any insights.\n\nYou could get the VirtualBox package for SuSE, install Debian, and run\nsvn2git there.\n"}]}