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Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport: Add -N option to force a new import

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Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net>
Date
Nov 6, 2007, 03:36 UTC
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On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 20:17 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net> writes:
> 
> > I had a git repository for development of rsync and wanted to start
> > importing the upstream CVS with git-cvsimport, but git-cvsimport saw
> > that the git repository existed and insisted on updating a previous
> > import.  This patch adds an -N option to git-cvsimport to force a new
> > import and updates the documentation appropriately.
> 
> Sounds like a useful addition.  Tests?

Good call! As I was dismayed to discover, the existing files in the working tree confused the import, so -N as I implemented it is useless. I ended up doing the import a different way; I'll notify the list if I get around to implementing -N properly.

Matt
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Message 6 of 7 in “git-cvsimport: Add -N option to force a new import”
  1. git-cvsimport: Add -N option to force a new importMatt McCutchen, Oct 24, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 25, 2007
  3. Matt McCutchenOct 25, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinOct 25, 2007
  5. Robin RosenbergOct 25, 2007
  6. Matt McCutchenNov 6, 2007
  7. Piet DelaneyNov 6, 2007

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