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Re: git-svn: why fetching files is so slow

From
EWEric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date
Nov 24, 2006, 19:16 UTC
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<20061124191609.GA32506@localdomain>
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Pazu <pazu@pazu.com.br> wrote:
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> ... compared to the standalone svn client. I'm working with repositories over
> the internet, using not-so-fast links, but still, a svn checkout takes somewhere
> around 5 to 10 minutes, while git-svn fetch takes at least 10 times that just to
> fetch the initial revision. Later fetches also take *a lot* more time than a svn
> update would.

git-svn transfers full files, and not deltas. I'll hopefully have a chance to look into improving the situation for slow links this weekend.

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  6. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2006
  7. Eric WongNov 24, 2006
  8. 2/2 git-svn: update tests for recent changesEric Wong, Nov 28, 2006

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