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Re: git-svn: commit author x commit committer issue

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PBPeter Baumann <waste.manager@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 8, 2007, 17:13 UTC
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On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 03:46:19PM +0200, Richard MUSIL wrote:
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> Normally, when patch is applied, git distinguishes commit author and
> commit committer (relying on info from patch).
> However, after the patches are committed to svn repository using:
> git-svn dcommit
> author and committer data are set to same values (or at least time and
> date, I cannot verify it for names).
> I wonder if there is any reason for this behavior, because I would
> definitely like to keep original commit info (which came from patch) in
> my git repository.

I think it is because in SVN, you can't differentiate between author and committer. And git-svn just commits every local commit to svn, and after that, it throws away your local commits and uses the info from the reimported svn commits to recreate those thrown away commits. Thats why you loose your author name and also your commit date.

Ok, this was a little too simplified, but describes roughly what happens if you dcommit your changes.

-Peter
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  1. Richard MUSILAug 8, 2007
  2. Quy TonthatAug 8, 2007
  3. Peter BaumannAug 8, 2007
  4. Richard MUSILAug 9, 2007
  5. Eric WongAug 16, 2007
  6. Richard MUSILAug 16, 2007
  7. Eric WongAug 17, 2007
  8. Guilhem BonnefilleAug 22, 2007
  9. Guilhem BonnefilleAug 22, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2007
  11. Eric WongAug 23, 2007
  12. Richard MUSILAug 23, 2007

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