From: Vitor Antunes <vitor.hda@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:23:25 GMT
Subject: Re: git fast-import : How to change parent during import?
Message-ID: <20110828162325.5f479ef7@fenix.utopia.dhis.org>
In-Reply-To: <20110308024427.GA21471@elie>

On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 20:44:27 -0600
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Is it possible to change the parent of a commit during fast import?
> > I've tried using "reset" command and making a new commit pointing to a
> > new parent, but in both cases I get a "new tip ... does not contain
> > ..." error message.
> 
> Have you tried "git fast-import --force"?

I know this is an old topic, but I'm looking into this again now. What I'm
now trying to do is to stop using "--force".

Is there a way to manually force fast-import to drop an old commit that the
frontend script decided it was no longer necessary?

Thanks,
-- 
Vitor Antunes