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Re: git svn fetch spewing warnings

From
EWEric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date
Mar 27, 2007, 19:00 UTC
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<20070327190004.GD16591@localdomain>
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Seth Falcon <sethfalcon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> I'm using git 1.5.1.rc1.13.g0872 and I just tried the following to
> create a new git-svn tracked repository.
> 
> I did:
> 
> 
>     git svn init $URL
>     git svn fetch 
>     # I also tried git svn fetch --no-follow-parent
> 
> The command eventually completed and left me with a working
> repository, but in the process I had screenfuls of warning messages
> like this:

We now try harder to find previous versions of the path we're tracking. I've also changed the window from 1000 to 100 revisions, so the warning message spewing is 10 times more frequent. Don't worry, though it's harmless :)

-- 
Eric Wong
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  2. Eric WongMar 27, 2007
  3. Seth FalconMar 27, 2007
  4. git-svn: avoid respewing similar error messages for missing pathsEric Wong, Mar 31, 2007
  5. Seth FalconApr 2, 2007
  6. Eric WongApr 2, 2007

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