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Re: Another question about importing SVN with fast-import

From
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Aug 7, 2007, 01:08 UTC
Message-ID
<20070807010850.GM9527@spearce.org>
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0708061408470.18641@reaper.quantumfyre.co.uk>
Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk> wrote:
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> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
> 
> >Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk> wrote:
> >>However, how do you copy a file from a
> >>particular revision?
> >
> >and sometimes not so much.  You can't do that right now.  I've wanted
> >to open up the data subcommand to allow another form that lets you
> >specify data from a branch and file path (thus selecting a blob
> >from another revision) but I haven't gotten around to it.  I also
> >don't have time to do it during the earlier part of this week.
> >Maybe I'll get to it later near the end of the week.
> 
> I was wondering if this was still a vague todo item, or if it was being 
> worked on?  It really is the biggest thing blocking my import at the 
> moment and I'm willing to have a bash at it myself, but I didn't want to 
> start messing around inside the fast-import code if someone else was 
> already there ...
No, its not vague.  I'm still working on it.  Actually its on
my to-do list for tonight, and if I don't finish it tonight then
Thursday.
 
-- 
Shawn.
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  1. Julian PhillipsJul 16, 2007
  2. Shawn O. PearceJul 17, 2007
  3. Julian PhillipsAug 6, 2007
  4. Shawn O. PearceAug 7, 2007
  5. David FrechJul 19, 2007
  6. Shawn O. PearceJul 20, 2007
  7. Julian PhillipsJul 20, 2007
  8. David FrechJul 20, 2007
  9. Julian PhillipsJul 20, 2007
  10. David FrechJul 20, 2007
  11. Jan HudecJul 23, 2007

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