Re: Converting to Git using svn-fe (Was: Speeding up the initial git-svn fetch)
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> From: "Jakub Narebski" <jnareb@gmail.com>
> To: "mrevilgnome" <mrevilgnome@gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 4:16:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Converting to Git using svn-fe (Was: Speeding up the initial git-svn fetch)
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> > Are copy operations notated in some fashion?
Yes, copies create a special pair of properties in SVN: copyfrom_rev and copyfrom_path. Unfortunately SVN users use the copy operation for non-branching purposes, so some amount of filtering is required. I posted a script earlier in this thread that used one set of heuristics based on my local SVN repository, but I'm not claiming it will work for everyone.
> Actually it shouldn't be that hard to implement, if it isn't already
> implemented in svn-fe.
David just brought up teaching svn-fe to emit the copyfrom properties to help git do branch mapping. I think there's still a lot of effort in creating a good mapping algorithm, but the pieces are coming together.
Stephen