Re: git-svn breaks on gtk+ import

From: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date: Mar 8, 2008, 07:47 UTC
Message-ID: <20080308074737.GC1583@hand.yhbt.net>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0803071844510.27175@master.birnet.private>

Tim Janik <timj@imendio.com> wrote:

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> hi Eric.
> 
> with git-svn from git 1.5.4.3, imports of the Gtk+ repository fail:
> 
>   git-svn clone -T trunk -b branches -t tags -r 19001 
>   http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gtk+
>   Using existing [svn-remote "svn"]
>   Using higher level of URL: http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gtk+ => 
>   http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gtk%2B/http:
>   No such file or directory: PROPFIND request failed on 
>   '/svn/gtk%252B/http%3A': Could not open the requested SVN filesystem at 
>   /usr/bin/git-svn line 1352
> 
> trying the same for glib works fine:
> 
>   git-svn clone -T trunk -b branches -t tags -r 6601 
>   http://svn.gnome.org/svn/glib
>   [...]
>   r6601 = 987f6388b211281d08fce0e63936d9e612ed4d4f (trunk)
>   Checked out HEAD:
>     http://svn.gnome.org/svn/glib/trunk r6601
> 
> looks like the '+' in the the http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gtk+ repository
> name isn't handled correctly.

It's a known bug which I haven't had time to track down and fix.

git-svn handles files and directories with '+' within the base URL you're tracking correctly, but somewhere along the way the base URL you're tracking doesn't work correctly for HTTP.

As Harvey suggested, use the svn:// repository for now.

-- 
Eric Wong