From: Thomas Jarosch <thomas.jarosch@intra2net.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:44:37 GMT
Subject: Re: is it possible filter the revision history of a single file into another repository?
Message-ID: <200812191044.47830.thomas.jarosch@intra2net.com>
In-Reply-To: <8ec76080812181151y4a5a6f5cna57785c935032e77@mail.gmail.com>

On Thursday, 18. December 2008 20:51:38 Whit Armstrong wrote:
> Sorry, seem to be getting this error:
> `/home/whit/dvl/risk.metrics.utils/RiskMetrics/.git-rewrite/t/../index.new'
>: No such file or directory
>
> do I need to set up the index file first?

Hmm, I guess you have an empty commit in your repository like I did.
This is currently a corner case in update-index, which does not create empty 
index files. I posted a patch a few days ago and Junio posted an updated 
version of that. I could send you my version for git 1.6.0.5 if you need it.

> Is there a good site that documents this procedure?

A good start is the git-filter-branch man page and the mailinglist archive.

Thomas