{"thread":{"id":"32649","subject":"Unable to convert a subversion repo to git","startedAt":"2013-01-16T14:06:58Z","lastAt":"2013-01-18T18:59:40Z","messageCount":3,"participants":["Timothy Kretschmer","Michael J Gruber"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"207053","messageId":"CAO2=c4nr8PsbHmyKptWewQMmpqWP=YasKZSnCuB9CCkExpSF8A@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"32649","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Unable to convert a subversion repo to git","fromName":"Timothy Kretschmer","fromEmail":"timothykretschmer@gmail.com","sentAt":"2013-01-16T14:06:58Z","receivedAt":"2013-01-16T14:06:58Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"timothykretschmer@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"I am seeing the following output while converting a subversion repo to git.\n\n >Found possible branch point: <repo-url>/trunk =>\n<repo-url>/branches/CMT_PHASE3, 18441\n> fatal: Not a valid object name refs/remotes/BlueSimViewer 5.0 20110316 Branch\n> cat-file commit refs/remotes/BlueSimViewer 5.0 20110316 Branch: command returned error: 128\n\nThe command I am running to convert the repo is\n\n> git svn clone <repo-url> -A authors-transform.txt --stdlayout bluebox-git > svnlist\n\nI am running git version 1.8.1.1 on an Ubuntu 12.10 server. I am happy\nto provide any other information that would be helpful.\n\nI appreciate any assistance you can provide in this matter,\n  -Tim\n"},{"id":"207203","messageId":"50F97CC3.2000906@drmicha.warpmail.net","threadId":"32649","inReplyTo":"CAO2=c4nr8PsbHmyKptWewQMmpqWP=YasKZSnCuB9CCkExpSF8A@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Unable to convert a subversion repo to git","fromName":"Michael J Gruber","fromEmail":"git@drmicha.warpmail.net","sentAt":"2013-01-18T16:48:03Z","receivedAt":"2013-01-18T16:48:03Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"git@grubix.eu","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/233215?v=4"},"body":"Timothy Kretschmer venit, vidit, dixit 16.01.2013 15:06:\n> I am seeing the following output while converting a subversion repo to git.\n> \n>  >Found possible branch point: <repo-url>/trunk =>\n> <repo-url>/branches/CMT_PHASE3, 18441\n>> fatal: Not a valid object name refs/remotes/BlueSimViewer 5.0 20110316 Branch\n>> cat-file commit refs/remotes/BlueSimViewer 5.0 20110316 Branch: command returned error: 128\n> \n> The command I am running to convert the repo is\n> \n>> git svn clone <repo-url> -A authors-transform.txt --stdlayout bluebox-git > svnlist\n> \n> I am running git version 1.8.1.1 on an Ubuntu 12.10 server. I am happy\n> to provide any other information that would be helpful.\n> \n> I appreciate any assistance you can provide in this matter,\n>   -Tim\n\ngit-svn should cope with funky branch names. What is the exact name of\nthe \"CMT...\" and \"BlueSimViewer...\" branches? Are you using a case\nchallenged file system or just some standard linux fs?\n\nMichael\n"},{"id":"207212","messageId":"50F99B9C.10805@drmicha.warpmail.net","threadId":"32649","inReplyTo":"CAO2=c4k8aexmjNUCSigGDVn_5rzVLp1a2C6ngoke-6eU=8WiWQ@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Unable to convert a subversion repo to git","fromName":"Michael J Gruber","fromEmail":"git@drmicha.warpmail.net","sentAt":"2013-01-18T18:59:40Z","receivedAt":"2013-01-18T18:59:40Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"git@grubix.eu","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/233215?v=4"},"body":"Timothy Kretschmer venit, vidit, dixit 18.01.2013 17:59:\n> The exact names of the branches are \"CMT_PHASE3\" and\n> \"BlueSimViewer5.0_20110316_Branch\"\n\nJust to be sure, not to doubt you: the svn branch name is\n\"BlueSimViewer5.0_20110316_Branch\" and thus differs from the name\nreported by git-svn? Are there maybe unprintable characters/control\ncodes or something in the svn branch name?\n\nSomehow, git-svn is using an improper refname.\n\n> File system on the converting machine is ext4. SVN server is hosted on\n> a Fedora 8 box , running subversion 1.4.x.\n> To move forward, I commented out the problematic branches under\n> .git/packed-refs. Conversion continued but skipped the troubled\n> branches.\n> Still on the road of finding a way to include those branches in the conversion.\n> \n> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Michael J Gruber\n> <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:\n>> Timothy Kretschmer venit, vidit, dixit 16.01.2013 15:06:\n>>> I am seeing the following output while converting a subversion repo to git.\n>>>\n>>>  >Found possible branch point: <repo-url>/trunk =>\n>>> <repo-url>/branches/CMT_PHASE3, 18441\n>>>> fatal: Not a valid object name refs/remotes/BlueSimViewer 5.0 20110316 Branch\n>>>> cat-file commit refs/remotes/BlueSimViewer 5.0 20110316 Branch: command returned error: 128\n>>>\n>>> The command I am running to convert the repo is\n>>>\n>>>> git svn clone <repo-url> -A authors-transform.txt --stdlayout bluebox-git > svnlist\n>>>\n>>> I am running git version 1.8.1.1 on an Ubuntu 12.10 server. I am happy\n>>> to provide any other information that would be helpful.\n>>>\n>>> I appreciate any assistance you can provide in this matter,\n>>>   -Tim\n>>\n>> git-svn should cope with funky branch names. What is the exact name of\n>> the \"CMT...\" and \"BlueSimViewer...\" branches? Are you using a case\n>> challenged file system or just some standard linux fs?\n>>\n>> Michael\n>>\n"}]}