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[PATCH v2] Cleanup warning about known issues in cvsimport documentation

From
Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
Date
Apr 1, 2009, 20:24 UTC
Message-ID
<20090401202415.GA90837@macbook.lan>
In-Reply-To
<20090331194940.GB23184@coredump.intra.peff.net>
Not all statements were complete sentences.
Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
---
I corrected the typos. This is the interdiff:
 diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
 index ba6a50b..d7bab13 100644
 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
 +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
 @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Problems related to timestamps:
     to be used for ordering commits changes may show up in the wrong
     order.
   * If any files were ever "cvs import"ed more than once (e.g., import of
 -   more than one vendor release) the HEAD will be incorrect.
 +   more than one vendor release) the HEAD contains the wrong content.
   * If the timestamp order of different files cross the revision order
     within the commit matching time window the order of commits may be
     wrong.
 @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Problems related to branches:
   * All files from the branching point are added to a branch even if
     never added in cvs.
   * This applies to files added to the source branch *after* a daughter
 -   branch was created: If previously no commit was made on the daugther
 +   branch was created: if previously no commit was made on the daughter
     branch they will erroneously be added to the daughter branch in git.
  
  Problems related to tags:
 Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt |   20 +++++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
index e1fd047..d7bab13 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
@@ -173,24 +173,26 @@ ISSUES
 Problems related to timestamps:
 
  * If timestamps of commits in the cvs repository are not stable enough
-   to be used for ordering commits
+   to be used for ordering commits changes may show up in the wrong
+   order.
  * If any files were ever "cvs import"ed more than once (e.g., import of
-   more than one vendor release)
+   more than one vendor release) the HEAD contains the wrong content.
  * If the timestamp order of different files cross the revision order
-   within the commit matching time window
+   within the commit matching time window the order of commits may be
+   wrong.
 
 Problems related to branches:
 
- * Branches on which no commits have been made are not imported
+ * Branches on which no commits have been made are not imported.
  * All files from the branching point are added to a branch even if
-   never added in cvs
- * files added to the source branch *after* a daughter branch was
-   created: If previously no commit was made on the daugther branch they
-   will erroneously be added to the daughter branch in git
+   never added in cvs.
+ * This applies to files added to the source branch *after* a daughter
+   branch was created: if previously no commit was made on the daughter
+   branch they will erroneously be added to the daughter branch in git.
 
 Problems related to tags:
 
-* Multiple tags on the same revision are not imported
+* Multiple tags on the same revision are not imported.
 
 If you suspect that any of these issues may apply to the repository you
 want to import consider using these alternative tools which proved to be
-- 
1.6.2.1.424.g0b27.dirty
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Message 13 of 22 in “Add warning about known issues to documentation of cvsimport”
  1. Add warning about known issues to documentation of cvsimportHeiko Voigt, Mar 23, 2009
  2. Ferry Huberts (Pelagic)Mar 23, 2009
  3. Heiko VoigtMar 30, 2009
  4. Ferry Huberts (Pelagic)Mar 31, 2009
  5. Heiko VoigtMar 31, 2009
  6. cvsimport: Add a note about crlf options to the documentationHeiko Voigt, Mar 31, 2009
  7. Ferry Huberts (Pelagic)Mar 31, 2009
  8. Jeff KingMar 24, 2009
  9. Heiko VoigtMar 30, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2009
  11. Cleanup warning about known issues in cvsimport documentationHeiko Voigt, Mar 31, 2009
  12. Jeff KingMar 31, 2009
  13. Cleanup warning about known issues in cvsimport documentationHeiko Voigt, Apr 1, 2009
  14. Jeff KingMar 31, 2009
  15. Jeff KingMar 31, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2009
  17. Documentation: use "spurious .sp" XSLT if DOCBOOK_SUPPRESS_SP is setChris Johnsen, Apr 1, 2009
  18. Jeff KingApr 1, 2009
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2009
  20. Jeff KingApr 1, 2009
  21. Chris JohnsenApr 1, 2009
  22. Jeff KingApr 1, 2009

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