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Re: git cvsimport branches not consistent with CVS branches

From
Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>
Date
Jul 8, 2007, 12:22 UTC
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söndag 08 juli 2007 skrev Johannes Schindelin:
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> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 8 Jul 2007, Robin Rosenberg wrote:
> 
> > Corecode's fromcvs is pretty fast and incremental and AFAIK accurate.
> 
> The only problem is that it is a misnomer: it is not fromcvs, but fromrcs, 
> since you have to have access at the _files_. This is not always 
> possible.

A small problem considering that fromcvs works and the other don't. My guess is that fromcvs kan be "fixed" to do remote access much more easily than cvsimport can be "fixed" to import an archive properly.

-- robin
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  3. Robin RosenbergJul 8, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinJul 8, 2007
  5. Robin RosenbergJul 8, 2007
  6. Brian DowningJul 8, 2007
  7. Steffen ProhaskaJul 8, 2007
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