Re: git-svn dcommit losing/detaching head when commit message empty

From: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date: Feb 27, 2011, 02:50 UTC
Message-ID: <20110227025039.GB26643@dcvr.yhbt.net>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=A-UG2aOcwwNbjoBK4pYDtKp=0nFmcwrgVv0f8@mail.gmail.com>

Hin-Tak Leung <hintak.leung@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi,
> 
> I have just encountered a small problem with git-svn dcommit, which
> while not fatal, were quite worrying as
> it resulted in a detached head(?) for a while. This is with
> git-1.7.4-1.fc14.x86_64 .

This is a known issue for a while that nobody's had time to get around to fixing just yet. I think setting aside a temporary branch should work...

> Hope this helps. BTW, git-svn is a great tool, and thanks a lot for
> that - I wouldn't use anything else (including the "authentic" svn
> client) to interact with svn repositories these days.

Thanks for the encouragement. I hardly need git svn nowadays so I need all the encouragement I can get to set aside time for it from other projects :)

-- 
Eric Wong